Status:
SUSPENDED
SUSY Study (SUture StudY) Comparing Scarring With Polypropylene vs Polyglactin 910 Sutures
Lead Sponsor:
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Conditions:
Entropion
Inflammation in the Eyelid
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Entropion is a common condition in which the ageing eyelid becomes lax and rolls inwards, resulting in the eyelashes rubbing against the surface of the eye. This can cause discomfort, excessive wateri...
Detailed Description
Purpose and design This study will be the first of its kind to address the difference in inflammatory reaction between these two sutures in entropion repair surgery. Both sutures are widely used in th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients (aged 18 years or over)
- Diagnosis of involutional entropion with sufficient lid laxity for a wedge excision
- Ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Aged under 18 years
- Prior lower eyelid surgery
- Predisposing conditions and treatments known to interfere with scarring and healing
- Concurrent steroid treatment
- Addison's disease
- Poorly controlled diabetes
- History of keloid scarring
- History or current cicatrizing disease
- Warfarin
- Unable to provide informed consent No one will be unfairly excluded/included in the research
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 25 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04724512
Start Date
October 25 2021
End Date
October 1 2024
Last Update
November 30 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Western Eye Hospital
London, United Kingdom, NW1 5QH