NCT05371977

Deep Sclerectomy Versus Trabeculectomy in Normal Tension Glaucoma

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (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 deep sclerectomy is as effective in lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) as trabeculectomy in patients with normal tension glaucoma.

Detailed description

Subjects with normal tension glaucoma that is unstable with current medication needing filtration surgery are recruited in the study. All patients meeting the inclusion criteria and giving informed consent will be randomized to whether having deep sclerectomy or trabeculectomy.

Conditions

• Normal Tension Glaucoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Trabeculectomy	trabeculectomy glaucoma surgery
PROCEDURE	Deep Sclerectomy	deep sclerectomy glaucoma surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-31
• Primary completion: 2026-05-01
• Completion: 2029-05-01
• First posted: 2022-05-12
• Last updated: 2024-03-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland