Trabeculectomy With MMC Versus Ahmed Glaucoma Implant for Treatment of Pediatric Aphakic Glaucoma

Pediatric Aphakic Glaucoma Clinical Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

In this randomized clinical trial we compare trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C (T+MMC) and Ahmed glaucoma implant (AGI) in treatment of aphakic glaucoma in children under 16 years of age.Complete and qualified success were defined as 5≤IOP≤21mmHg without and with medication respectively and we came to this point that; T+MMC and AGI are comparable in terms of success rate and complications in pediatric aphakic glaucoma.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Glaucoma
• Pediatric Aphakic Glaucoma

• NCT number: NCT00371072
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: hahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Start date: March 2004
• Completion date: November 2005