Visco-Circumferential-Suture-Trabeculotomy Versus Trabeculotomy

Surgical Outcomes of Visco-Circumferential-Suture-Trabeculotomy in Primary Congenital Glaucoma: A 3-year Randomized Controlled Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04683289

Enrollment

Registered

2020-12-24

Start date

2015-01-01

Completion date

2020-09-01

Last updated

2020-12-29

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Conditions

Primary Congenital Glaucoma

Brief summary

comparing outcomes of Visco-Circumferential-Suture-Trabeculotomy in primary congenital glaucoma to trabeculotomy

Detailed description

prospective randomized interventional study conducted on infants below the age of 2 years with PCG attending the outpatient clinic of Mansoura Ophthalmic Center of Mansoura University were recruited to compare the long-term surgical outcomes of this proposed technique (VCST) and rigid probe VT in patients with PCG.

Interventions

PROCEDUREtrabeculotomy

performing partial unroofing of the SC and viscoelastic injection into the 2 ostia of the canal. This was followed by connecting the scalemm canal to the anterior chamber

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 2 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* infants below the age of 2 years with PCG

Exclusion criteria

* patients older than 2 years on presentation * eyes with previous surgery * eyes with secondary glaucoma * eyes diagnosed as anterior segment dysgenesis syndrome

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
IOP	36 months	intraocular pressure measuring

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
complications	36 months months	visual devastating complications

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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