Glaucoma
Conditions
Keywords
aqueous shunt surgery, glaucoma drainage device, glaucoma filtration surgery, Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant, Paul Glaucoma Implant
Brief summary
The Baerveldt Versus Paul (BvP) Study is a Registry-based Randomised Controlled Trial, Comparing the Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant (BGI) and the Paul Glaucoma Implant (PGI). Participants will Include patients requiring aqueous shunt surgery for control of intraocular pressure and glaucoma. The objective of this study is to compare the long-term safety and effectiveness of placement of a BGI and PGI for patients who are undergoing aqueous shunt implant surgery. Patients who qualify for the study are randomized to receive either a BGI or PGI aqueous shunt.
Detailed description
Background and Rationale: Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only proven modifiable factor for slowing glaucoma progression. Glaucoma drainage devices are commonly used when glaucoma is inadequately controlled with medical or laser treatment and when other glaucoma procedures are considered likely to fail. The 350-mm² Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant (BGI) is an established non-valved glaucoma drainage device with demonstrated efficacy and safety in previous randomised clinical trials. The Paul Glaucoma Implant (PGI) is a newer non-valved device that uses a smaller-diameter tube. The PGI has been proposed to provide improved early postoperative IOP control and potentially reduce complications such as hypotony, corneal endothelial damage and tube exposure. However, these potential advantages have not been established in a prospective randomised comparison with the BGI. Existing comparative evidence is primarily retrospective and has not demonstrated a clear difference between the devices. The Baerveldt versus Paul Study is designed to address this uncertainty by directly comparing the long-term safety and effectiveness of the BGI and PGI in patients requiring glaucoma drainage device surgery. Study Design: This is a multicentre, Phase 4, pragmatic, registry-based randomised controlled trial with five years of postoperative follow-up. Eligible study eyes will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to implantation of either a 350-mm² Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant or a Paul Glaucoma Implant. Both devices are established treatments used in routine glaucoma care. Neither participants nor treating investigators will be masked to treatment allocation. Randomisation will use randomly permuted blocks of variable size and will be stratified by clinical centre and glaucoma type. Glaucoma-type strata will include primary glaucoma or ocular hypertension, secondary glaucoma excluding uveitic and neovascular glaucoma, neovascular glaucoma, and uveitic glaucoma. The trial will be conducted using the Fight Glaucoma Blindness! Registry within the Save Sight Registries platform. The registry-based design will support participant enrolment, collection of baseline and postoperative clinical data, monitoring of follow-up completeness, central data-quality checks, safety surveillance and statistical analysis. This approach is intended to integrate trial procedures into routine clinical care while maintaining the methodological safeguards of a randomised controlled trial. Implantation will be performed in accordance with the study protocol. Accepted variations in surgical technique, including methods of tube occlusion, use of intraluminal stents or fenestrations and patch-graft material, may be selected by the operating surgeon and will be recorded prospectively in the registry. Outcomes and Follow-up: The principal objective is to compare surgical success and failure between the two treatment groups. Surgical failure is defined as IOP greater than 21 mmHg or less than 6 mmHg on two consecutive visits more than three months after surgery; less than a 20% reduction in IOP from baseline on two consecutive visits more than three months after surgery; additional glaucoma surgery; loss of light-perception vision; or removal of the implant for any reason. Eyes that have not met a failure criterion and do not require glaucoma medication will be classified as complete successes. Eyes that have not failed but require supplemental glaucoma medication will be classified as qualified successes. Additional outcomes will include IOP, number of glaucoma medications, visual acuity, visual-field outcomes, glaucoma reoperations, and intraoperative and postoperative complications. Safety outcomes will include hypotony, choroidal effusion, suprachoroidal haemorrhage, endophthalmitis, corneal oedema, tube or implant erosion, tube malposition, diplopia and other device- or procedure-related complications. Follow-up is scheduled at postoperative day 1; week 1; months 1, 3, 6, 12 and 18; and annually from years 2 through 5. An independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board will review accumulating safety data, trial conduct and prespecified interim analyses.
Interventions
DEVICEBaerveldt Glaucoma Implant
Surgical insertion of an aqueous shunt for control of intraocular pressure and/or glaucoma
DEVICEPaul Glaucoma Implant
Surgical insertion of an aqueous shunt for control of intraocular pressure and/or glaucoma
Sponsors
University of Sydney
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The BvP Study is a 5-year, Phase 4, randomised, unblinded, comparative study to compare the Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant (BGI) and the Paul Glaucoma Implant (PGI) in patients undergoing aqueous shunt surgery. Patients who are planned for aqueous shunt surgery will be randomised to one of two groups, to receive implantation of either a BGI or PGI.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Age ≥ 18 years of age 2. Glaucoma that is inadequately controlled on tolerated medical therapy with intraocular pressure greater than or equal to 16 mm Hg. 3. An aqueous shunt implant as planned surgical procedure 4. A diagnosis of ocular hypertension, primary open angle glaucoma, primary angle closure glaucoma, or secondary glaucoma.
Exclusion criteria
1. Unwilling or unable to give consent, unwilling to accept randomization, or unable to return for scheduled protocol visits. 2. Pregnant or nursing women. 3. No light perception vision. 4. Uveitis secondary to Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 5. Previous cyclodestructive procedure or previous aqueous shunt device implanted in the same eye 6. Supero-temporal buckling or other external impediment to supero-temporal aqueous shunt implantation 7. Silicone oil-filled eyes or sufficient residual intraocular silicone oil to preclude supero-temporal aqueous shunt implantation 8. Vitreous present in the anterior chamber, sufficient to require a vitrectomy at the time of surgery 9. Condition with high episcleral pressure, such as Sturge-Weber or nanophthalmos 10. Acute trauma (within 3 months) 11. Need for glaucoma surgery combined with other ocular procedures (i.e. cataract surgery, penetrating keratoplasty, or retinal surgery) or anticipated need for additional ocular surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical Failure | From enrollment until the end of follow up at 5 years postoperative. | Failure in the BvP Study is defined by following criteria: * IOP \> 21 mmHg or \< 6 mmHg on 2 consecutive study visits at visits \> 3 months. * IOP not reduced by 20% (or more) below baseline on 2 consecutive study visits at visits \> 3 months. * Additional glaucoma surgery * Loss of light perception vision * Removal of implant for any reason |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intraocular Pressure | From enrollment until the end of follow up at 5 years postoperative. | Intraocular pressure measured by Goldmann Applanation Tonometry |
| Number of glaucoma medications | From enrollment until the end of follow up at 5 years postoperative. | Number of glaucoma medications used |
| Visual acuity | From enrollment until the end of follow up at 5 years postoperative. | Snellen chart visual acuity |
| Visual field outcomes | From enrollment until the end of follow up at 5 years postoperative. | Visual field parameters, mean deviation and pattern standard deviation |
| Safety Outcomes | From enrollment until the end of follow up at 5 years postoperative. | Records of complications (intraoperative and postoperative) and reoperations occurring in each treatment arm. |
Countries
Australia
Contacts
CONTACTEamonn T Fahy, MBBCh PhD FRANZCO
Outcome results
None listed