Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Ex-PRESSTM Mini Glaucoma Shunt to Trabeculectomy in Subjects With Open Angle Glaucoma

Lead Sponsor:

University of Virginia

Conditions:

Glaucoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A prospective randomized trial to compare the safety and efficacy of the Ex-PRESS to trabeculectomy in patients with open angle glaucoma who failed medical or are allergic to medical treatment and for...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult subject over the age of 18
  • Subject diagnosed with open angle glaucoma (POAG, PXFG or PDSG) or ocular hypertension
  • Subject is a candidate for filtering surgery with intraoperative anti-metabolites
  • IOP \> 18 mmHg on maximum tolerated medial therapy based on two measurements taken 1 hour apart at the same visit.
  • Subject willing to attend all follow-up evaluations
  • Subject willing to sign informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Subject diagnosed with: PACG, NTG, secondary glaucoma, neovascular glaucoma
  • Subject has history of glaucoma surgery (filtering, glaucoma drainage device, cyclo destructive procedures)
  • Subject has history of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP)
  • Subject underwent large incision extra capsular cataract extraction
  • Subject had cataract phacoemulsification within the last month
  • Subject has a visually significant cataract that is planned for extraction at the time of filtering surgery or within 12 months thereafter
  • Any ocular disease or history in the operated eye other than glaucoma and cataract, such as uveitis, ocular infection, severe dry eye, severe blepharitis , active proliferative retinopathy, ICE syndrome, epithelial or fibrous down growth, aphakia, and ocular pathology that may interfere with accurate IOP measurements
  • Subject has vitreous present in the anterior chamber for which vitrectomy is anticipated
  • IOP of ≤18mmHg
  • Subject participates in any other concurrent ocular investigation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00444080

Start Date

October 1 2006

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

October 14 2020

Active Locations (8)

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University of California

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0730

2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610

3

Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

4

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104