Conjunctival Autologous Transplantation Using Fibrin Glue in Primary Pterygia

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00949728

Enrollment

151

Registered

2009-07-30

Start date

2006-10-31

Completion date

2009-07-31

Last updated

2009-07-30

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Conditions

Primary, Pterygium

Keywords

Pterygium, Autologous Transplantation, Conjunctiva, Fibrin Tissue Adhesive, Recurrence

Brief summary

To evaluate the recurrence and postoperative complications rates after conjunctival autograft surgery using fibrin adhesive for primary pterygium

Interventions

PROCEDUREConjunctival autograft using fibrin glue

Conjunctival autograft using fibrin glue in pterygium surgery

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of primary pterygium * Symptomatic pterygium * Limbal invasion

Exclusion criteria

* Secondary pterygium

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Recurrence of pterygium after its excision with the conjunctival autograft technique.	One, three and five months after surgery.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative complications following the pterygium excision, such as partial graft detachment, dellen, granuloma or sutures failure.	One day, one week and one month after surgery.

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

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