A Novel Technique for the Removal of Pterygiums

The University of The West Indies

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pterygium

Treatments: Procedure: Sutures; Procedure: Cautery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02321150

KJebodhsingh

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to introduce a new surgical technique for the removal of pterygiums that entails the use of bipolar electrocautery to secure the graft, rather than sutures.

With this, the objective is to evaluate the benefits of a new technique for pterygium surgery with respect to postoperative patient comfort, surgery time, cost and recurrence rate.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with one or more pterygiums over age 18

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with glaucoma

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Sutures

Active Comparator group

Description:

After pterygium removal the conjunctival graft to cover bare sclera will be secured with interrupted 8.0 polyglactin sutures.

Treatment:

Procedure: Sutures

Cautery

Experimental group

Description:

After pterygium removal the conjunctival graft to cover bare sclera will be secured with bipolar electrocautery, power set at 25 until whitening of tissue observed.

Treatment:

Procedure: Cautery