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Evaluating the effect of UV-A/Riboflavin Collagen Cross-Linking in treatment of bacterial corneal ulcer

Evaluating the effect of UV-A/Riboflavin Collagen Cross-Linking in treatment of bacterial corneal ulcer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2014101919581N1
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-01-23
Start date
2013-03-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Corneal ulcers. Corneal ulcer

Interventions

Intervention 1: We do collagen cross linkage at time of addmision in case group . We instiled Riboflavin(1%) drop every five minute till 30 minute then ultraviolet radiation ( 400nm ) for 30 minute
Treatment - Surgery
Treatment - Drugs
We do collagen cross linkage at time of addmision in case group . We instiled Riboflavin(1%) drop every five minute till 30 minute then ultraviolet radiation ( 400nm ) for 30 minute and during this
In controlled group we start fortified cefazolin ( loomg/ml ) and fortified gentamacin ( 14 mg/ml ) every 30 minute and according to clinical response and result of culture and smear we change the the

Sponsors

Shiraz Univercity of Medical Seiences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 32 patients with corneal ulcer will be selected 16 cases and 16 control group. The study will be restricted to patients who will refer to Khalili hospital; moderate corneal ulcers Patients that will have any kind of corneal perforation; those with a corneal descematocele;patients with collagen vascular disease and immunocompromised patients;and patients who will need any kind of emergency keratoplasty will be excluded from our study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Corneal ulcers. Timepoint: Before the intervention, and daily. Method of measurement: Response to treatment according to improvement of ulcer with measurment of epithelialization ( milimeter ) and improvement of stromal infiltration.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of non- healing corneal ulcers. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: No improvement in corneal epithelialization and stromal infiltrations.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShahram Bamdad

Shiraz Univercity of Medical Seiences

Shahrambamdad@yahoo.com+98 71 3230 5410

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026