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Comparison between two surgical techniques for treatment of the primary pterygium

Comparison between rotation of conjunctival flap and amnionic membrane transplant in pterygium surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5mfhkz
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-02-12
Start date
2010-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pterygium.

Interventions

Test group: 126 eyes treated exeresis of the pterygium followed by a transplant of amnionic membrane. Control group: 102 eyes treated with exeresis of the pterygium followed by rotation of the conjunc
Procedure/surgery
H11.0
E04.540

Sponsors

Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
No minimum to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary Pterygium. Level II Pterygium. Healthy volunteers. Both genders. Age range 18 to 60 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Recidivated pterygium. Level I pterygium. Level III pterygium. Current ocular infection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Recurrence in a period of a year after the surgery verified by visualization through biomicroscopy of corneal invasion by fibrovascular tissue in any extension, through statistical analysis using the significance test for equality of two proportions (significance level of 5%) in groups test and control.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes are expected.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactJoaquim;Joaquim Paes;Paes

Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro;Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

joaquimpaes@gmail.com;joaquimpaes@gmail.com+55 (34) 9972 7272;99727272

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)