Status:

SUSPENDED

Xenogenic Keratoplasty From Porcine Cornea

Lead Sponsor:

Xiamen University

Conditions:

Porcine Corneal Xenograph

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Acellular porcine cornea is a valid substitution for human cornea because of its similar biological structure, corneal superficial curvature and good histocompatibility toward human. Facing the lack o...

Detailed Description

Acellular porcine cornea eligibility criteria: 1. fresh porcine cornea, 2. porcine cornea keeping transparent without scar, neovascularization or corneal ulcer, 3. porcine cornea keeping integrative ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with severe infectious corneal ulcer
  • The ulcers can not be controlled with existing antibiotics eye drops or medicine after 1 week treatment
  • The infected corneas have risks of penetrating
  • The depth of ulcers are less than 400um
  • The bridge of the ulcers is away from corneal limbal more than 1mm
  • Patients aged 18 or older
  • Patients able and willing to sign the informed consent form

Exclusion

  • Patients with severe infectious corneal ulcer in stable stage
  • Patients with corneal ulcers after viruses infection, such as herpes simplex virus
  • Patients with corneal ulcers from non-infectious factors, such as toxicity, burn or immunological inflammation
  • The ulcers are not cover pupil zone and will not result in visional defect in future
  • The depth of ulcer is less than 50um
  • Patients has history of keratoplasty surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01443559

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

July 17 2015

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Xiamen University Affiliated Xiamen Eye Center

Xiamen, Fujian, China, 361005