NCT02641132

Pterygium Head Body MMC1: Two Different Surgical Procedures and Their Effect on Endothelial Cell Count.

The Comparison of Endothelial Cell Count in Pterygium Surgery Relating to the Timing of MMC Application.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 62 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Meir Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To evaluate changes in endothelial cell count after pterygium surgery with mitomycin C (MMC) 0.02%

Detailed description

To evaluate the change in endothelial cell count in patients after pterygium surgery with mitomycin C (MMC) 0.02% for 2 minutes in 2 groups. * The control group: application of MMC after excision of the body of the pterygium without the head * The study group: application of MMC after excision of the body and the head of the pterygium

Conditions

• Pterygium

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Mitomycin C 0.02%	Pterygium excision with application of mitomycin C
PROCEDURE	Pterygium surgery	Two different procedures- excision of the head and the body and excision of the head only

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2015-12-29
• Last updated: 2015-12-29

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Israel