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Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Ex-PRESS to Trabeculectomy

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01263561
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 20, 2010
Results First Posted : December 9, 2014
Last Update Posted : December 9, 2014
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Yvonne Buys, University of Toronto

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Prospective randomized study comparing guarded Ex-PRESS to trabeculectomy. Primary outcome: IOP and success (complete success defined as IOP between 5-18 mmHg and 20% reduction from baseline without medication or additional glaucoma surgery and qualified success defined as IOP between 5-18 mmHg and 20% reduction from baseline with or without glaucoma medication but no additional glaucoma surgery). Secondary outcomes: number of glaucoma medications, visual acuity, number of complications, corneal pachymetry and corneal endothelial cell counts.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Glaucoma Procedure: ExPRESS shunt Procedure: trabeculectomy Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
Complications will be evaluated for the intra-operative, early post-operative (up until 1 month) and late post-operative (from 1 month to 1 year) periods. In addition complications will be evaluated as severe (defined as a permanent reduction in vision or complications requiring a surgical intervention) and not severe (complications which resolve with conservative management). As an individual subject may have more than one complication, the number of complications will be compared between the two surgical groups.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 64 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Ex-PRESS to Trabeculectomy
Study Start Date : April 2009
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : April 2013

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MedlinePlus related topics: Glaucoma

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: trabeculectomy
trabeculectomy filtering surgery
 Procedure: trabeculectomy
trabeculectomy filtering surgery
Experimental: ExPRESS
ExPRESS miniature glaucoma drainage device
 Procedure: ExPRESS shunt
ExPRESS miniature glaucoma drainage device


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Intraocular Pressure [ Time Frame: 1 year post surgery ]
  2. Success Rate (IOP Between 5-18 mmHg and 20% Reduction From Baseline) Without Glaucoma Medication [ Time Frame: 1 year post surgery ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Complications [ Time Frame: 1 year post surgery ]
    Complications will be evaluated for the intra-operative, early post-operative (up until 1 month) and late post-operative (from 1 month to 1 year) periods. In addition complications will be evaluated as severe (defined as a permanent reduction in vision or complications requiring a surgical intervention) and not severe (complications which resolve with conservative management). As an individual subject may have more than one complication, the number of complications will be compared between the two surgical groups.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 85 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 18 to 85
  • open-angle glaucoma uncontrolled medically
  • intraocular pressure ≥ 18 mmHg
  • trabeculectomy as the planned surgical procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any previous ocular incisional surgery with the exception of previous clear
  • cornea cataract surgery
  • uveitis
  • vitreous present in anterior chamber
  • patient unwilling or unable to accept randomization or to give consent or to attend the follow up visits
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Locations
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Canada, Ontario
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Toronto Westarn Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Toronto
Investigators
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Study Director: Graham E Trope, Professor University of Toronto
Study Director: Yvonne M Buys, Professor University of Toronto
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Responsible Party: Yvonne Buys, MD, FRCSC; Professor, University of Toronto
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01263561    
Other Study ID Numbers: 07-0888-A
First Posted: December 20, 2010    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: December 9, 2014
Last Update Posted: December 9, 2014
Last Verified: December 2014
Keywords provided by Yvonne Buys, University of Toronto:
glaucoma
filtration surgery
trabeculectomy
ExPRESS shunt
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Glaucoma
Ocular Hypertension
Eye Diseases