Clinical Analysis of Recurrence Patterns Following Conjunctival Autografts for Pterygium Surgery

Recurrent Pterygium Clinical Trial

Official title:

Retrospective Study of Recurrence Patterns Following Conjunctival Autografts for Pterygium Surgery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02059837
• Other study ID #: KNUH 2014-1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 10, 2014
• Last updated: February 10, 2014
• Start date: February 2009
• Est. completion date: October 2011

Study information

• Verified date: February 2014
• Source: Kyungpook National University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Korea: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is conducted to evaluate its morphologic reproliferating patterns in patients with pterygium treated with the excision and conjunctival autograft.

Description:

The medical records of 116 eyes of 116 patients with pterygium who had pterygium excision and conjunctival autograft between February 2009 and May 2011 were reviewed. Using consecutively recorded photographs, we evaluated preoperative morphologic characteristics and its growth patterns.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 116
• Est. completion date: October 2011
• Est. primary completion date: May 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 21 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Recurrent pterygium

• Unilateral or bilateral pterygium

• Both male and female

• Consenting to participate in study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fibrovascular proliferation secondary to injury

• Severe dry eye syndrome

• Pseudopterygium

• Signs of malignancy on pterygium

• Corneoscleral trauma or corneo-limbal scars

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pterygium
• Recurrent Pterygium

Intervention

Procedure:
• recurrent pterygium excision and following grafting
The excision of recurrent pterygial tissue and autograft of conjunctiva was done.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Hong Kyun Kim	Daegu	Kyungangpookdo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kyungpook National University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pterygium recurrence pattern	Morphologic recurrence pattern of pterygium using consecutively recorded photographs.	12 months	No