Management of Consecutive Exotropia

Management of Consecutive Exotropia and Its Effect on Ocular Motility

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04961021

Enrollment

Registered

2021-07-14

Start date

2020-08-03

Completion date

2021-12-31

Last updated

2022-01-26

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Conditions

Concomitant Squint, Divergent Strabismus, Strabismus

Brief summary

Patients with consecutive exotropia will be managed by medial rectus muscle advancement +/- resection or medial rectus muscle advancement +/- lateral rectus recession

Interventions

PROCEDUREStrabismus surgery

Strengthening of medial rectus muscle or strengthening of medial rectus muscle with weakening of the lateral rectus muscle

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with consecutive exotropia. * Eight years old or more. * Cooperative patients.

Exclusion criteria

* Adduction deficit. * Mental disability.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Percentage of patients with satisfactory postoperative alignment	6 months	Efficacy of each surgical procedure and its further effect using prism cover test to access postoperative alignment of the eye

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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