Status:

UNKNOWN

High Frequency Deep Sclerotomy (HFDS) ab Interno a Combination Surgical Intervention Using Cataract Surgery to Lower IOP

Lead Sponsor:

Oertli Instrumente AG

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Geneva, Switzerland

Conditions:

Cataract

Glaucoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Objective: To compare intraocular pressure lowering effect of combined sclerotomy ab interno with phacoemulsification and phacoemulsification alone, in primary or secondary open angle glaucoma patien...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients suffering from primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) inadequately controlled with maximum tolerated medical therapy and who will be treated with cataract surgery.

Exclusion

  • One eyed patients
  • Unwilling or unable to give consent, unwilling to accept randomization, or unable to return for scheduled protocol visits
  • The presence of extreme narrow angle with complete or partial closure in either eye, except for occludable angles treated with a patent iridectomy
  • Any abnormality preventing reliable applanation tonometry, any opacity or patient uncooperativeness that would restrict adequate examination of the ocular fundus or anterior chamber of either eye
  • The risk of visual field or visual acuity worsening as a consequence of participation in the trial, in the investigator's opinion
  • Any clinically significant, serious, or severe medical or psychiatric condition; any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with optimal participation in the study or present a special risk to the patient
  • Participation in any other investigational study within 30 days prior to baseline visit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

108 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02312362

Start Date

November 1 2012

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

December 9 2014

Active Locations (5)

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Aswān, Egypt

2

Kiel, Germany

3

Mumbai, India

4

Geneva, Switzerland