NCT01261455

Prospective Randomized Pilot Study Comparing Inferior Versus Superior Conjunctival Autografts for Primary Pterygia

Prospective Randomized Pilot Study Comparing the Surgical Times Between Inferior Versus Superior Conjunctival Autografts for Primary Pterygia

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any difference in the surgical time when the surgery is performed with a graft taken from under the upper lid versus lower lid. The investigators will also be recording the level of pain felt by patients after surgery, any difficulties during or after surgery, and if the pterygium grows back.

Conditions

• Pterygium

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Location of the autograft taken following pterygium excision	Following pterygium excision, a conjunctival autograft is taken from either the superior or inferior conjunctiva.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• Completion: 2012-10-01
• First posted: 2010-12-16
• Last updated: 2010-12-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada