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PterygiumNCT05026307

Corneal Topographic Changes After Pterygium Surgery

A study testing Excision of pterygium in people with Pterygium, run by Sohag University at 1 site in Egypt.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the corneal topographic changes after primary pterygium surgery Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Pterygium
What is being tested?
Excision of pterygium
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
25 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
15 Jun 2021to Feb 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • patients with primary pterygium

Who cannot join

  • patients with recurrent pterygium
  • patients with primary pterygium with other ocular pathologies.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sara a abdel raheem, resident contact

01153987387

saraalalem2020@yahoo.com

Gamal A Radwan, professor contact

Egypt1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Sohag

    Sohag, 82511

    Osama R ElSherif, professor

    Recruiting

Other trials in Egypt

About this study

The purpose of the study is to assess the corneal topographic changes after primary pterygium surgery

Read the detailed description

Prospective interventional comparative study . This study will be conducted on eyes with primary pterygium before and after successful excision in department of ophthalmology, Sohag university hospital to assess the corneal topographic changes using pentacam .

Postoperative evaluation will be scheduled for one month ,three and six months postoperative.

Conditions
Pterygium
Being tested
Excision of pterygium
Medical subject headings
Pterygium

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Excision of pterygiumProcedure or surgery

    Simple surgical excision of pterygium with bare sclera

Study groups in NCT05026307
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PterygiumExperimentalSimple surgical excision of pterygium withe bare sclera
Receives: Procedure: Excision of pterygium

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Changes in corneal topography

    Detection of changes in corneal topography using Pentacam

    Measured: One month, three and six months postoperative

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Aug 2021
  2. Study start15 Jun 2021
  3. Primary completionDec 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionFeb 2022 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
25 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05026307
Sponsor's protocol ID
Soh-Med-21-06-03
Status last verified
Aug 2021
First submitted
22 Aug 2021
Last updated
30 Aug 2021
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Nangia V, Jonas JB, Nair D, Saini N, Nangia P, Panda-Jonas S. Prevalence and associated factors for pterygium in rural agrarian central India. The central India eye and medical study. PLoS One. 2013 Dec 4;8(12):e82439. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082439. eCollection 2013.

    PubMed 24324789
  • Moran DJ, Hollows FC. Pterygium and ultraviolet radiation: a positive correlation. Br J Ophthalmol. 1984 May;68(5):343-6. doi: 10.1136/bjo.68.5.343.

    PubMed 6712914
  • Di Girolamo N, Chui J, Coroneo MT, Wakefield D. Pathogenesis of pterygia: role of cytokines, growth factors, and matrix metalloproteinases. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2004 Mar;23(2):195-228. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2004.02.002.

    PubMed 15094131
  • Xu Z, Li W, Jiang J, Zhuang X, Chen W, Peng M, Wang J, Lu F, Shen M, Wang Y. Characteristic of entire corneal topography and tomography for the detection of sub-clinical keratoconus with Zernike polynomials using Pentacam. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 28;7(1):16486. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16568-y.

    PubMed 29184086

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Excision of pterygium in people with Pterygium, run by Sohag University at 1 site in Egypt.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Aug 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Sara a abdel raheem, resident (01153987387, saraalalem2020@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Changes in corneal topography (time frame: One month, three and six months postoperative). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05026307, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Aug 2021.

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