NCT04651530

Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation in Normal Tension Glaucoma

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Helsinki University Central Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation added to cataract surgery lowers intraocular pressure more than cataract surgery alone in patients with normal tension glaucoma.

Detailed description

Subjects with normal tension glaucoma that is stable with current medication needing cataract surgery are recruited in the study. All patients meeting the inclusion criteria and giving informed consent will be randomized to whether having endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation performed in the same session with cataract surgery, or cataract surgery alone.

Conditions

• Normal Tension Glaucoma
• Cataract

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Phaco	phacoemulsification of cataract only
PROCEDURE	Phaco+ECP	Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation is done in the same procedure as phacoemulsification of cataract

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-08
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2020-12-03
• Last updated: 2020-12-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland