NCT01387620

Comparison of DisCoVisc and Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose 2%

Intraindividual Randomized Clinical Comparison of DisCoVisc and Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose 2% in Phacoemulsification

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This prospective study was performed to compare two ophthalmic viscosurgical devices, DisCoVisc (hyaluronic acid 1.6% - chondroitin sulfate 4.0%) and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose 2% in terms of their overall clinical performance during phacoemulsification.

Conditions

• Corneal Edema
• Intraocular Pressure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Hyaluronic Acid and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose	Hyaluronic Acid 1.6% was used to performed phacoemulsification in one eye and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose 2% was used in the fellow eye.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2010-02-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2011-07-04
• Last updated: 2011-07-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil