Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00391573

Enrollment

Registered

2006-10-24

Start date

2005-03-31

Completion date

2005-06-30

Last updated

2011-06-16

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Conditions

Pterygium

Brief summary

To compare the use of polyglactin sutures versus nylon sutures for conjunctival autograft suturing in pterygium surgery.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPolyglactin sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery

PROCEDURENylon sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Inclusion criteria included patients with primary nasal pterygium, aged 18 years or older, and able to cooperate surgery under local anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with recurrent pterygium, scarred superior conjunctiva, previous surgery involving the superior bulbar conjunctiva, history of glaucoma, and cicatricial ocular surface disease were excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The difference in VAS score between the two groups	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Graft hyperemia, oedema and tarsal conjunctival papillary hypertrophy	—
Surgical complications	—
Pterygium recurrence	—

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026