Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Tracking Information
First Submitted Date ICMJE	October 23, 2006
First Posted Date ICMJE	October 24, 2006
Last Update Posted Date	June 16, 2011
Study Start Date ICMJE	March 2005
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE; (submitted: October 23, 2006)	The difference in VAS score between the two groups
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE	Same as current
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00391573 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE; (submitted: October 23, 2006)	Graft hyperemia, oedema and tarsal conjunctival papillary hypertrophy; Surgical complications; Pterygium recurrence
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE	Same as current
Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE	Not Provided
Descriptive Information
Brief Title ICMJE	Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Official Title ICMJE	Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Brief Summary	To compare the use of polyglactin sutures versus nylon sutures for conjunctival autograft suturing in pterygium surgery.
Detailed Description	Not Provided
Study Type ICMJE	Interventional
Study Phase	Not Applicable
Study Design ICMJE	Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment; Masking: Single; Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition ICMJE	Pterygium
Intervention ICMJE	Procedure: Polyglactin sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery; Procedure: Nylon sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery
Study Arms	Not Provided
Publications *	Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ICMJE; (submitted: October 23, 2006)	32
Original Enrollment ICMJE	Same as current
Study Completion Date	June 2005
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion criteria included patients with primary nasal pterygium, aged 18 years or older, and able to cooperate surgery under local anaesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with recurrent pterygium, scarred superior conjunctiva, previous surgery involving the superior bulbar conjunctiva, history of glaucoma, and cicatricial ocular surface disease were excluded
Sex/Gender	Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Ages	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Listed Location Countries ICMJE	China
Removed Location Countries
Administrative Information
NCT Number ICMJE	NCT00391573
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE	KC/KE-05-0008; HARECCTR0500063
Has Data Monitoring Committee	Not Provided
U.S. FDA-regulated Product	Not Provided
IPD Sharing Statement	Not Provided
Responsible Party	Not Provided
Study Sponsor ICMJE	Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Collaborators ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ICMJE	Principal Investigator: Victoria Wong, Dr Hong Kong Eye Hospital
PRS Account	Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Verification Date	June 2011
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