NSAID vs Steroid in Trabeculectomy Wound Management
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study will examine the efficacy of steroid vs NSAID treatment in relation to trabeculectomy wound management. Eligible study participants will be randomized to receive either steroid or NSAID topical treatment one week post-trabeculectomy. Each group will dose with their assigned study treatment until three months post-trabeculectomy. Study participants will be followed for twelve months post-trabeculectomy.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Active Comparator: NSAID Bromfenac 0.07% Oph Susp: used from one week post-op to three months post-op |
Drug: Bromfenac 0.07% Oph Susp
Bromfenac 0.07% Oph Susp to be used post-operatively (week 1 to month 3) by one treatment group.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Steroid Dexamethasone: used from one week post-op to three months post-op |
Drug: Dexamethasone
Topical dexamethasone to be used by all study participants for one week pre-trabeculectomy and by all study participants for one week post-trabeculectomy. At one week post-op, one of the treatment groups will continue to dose with dexamethasone.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Target IOP [12 months]
the proportion of patients achieving a target IOP range (≤21, ≤18, ≤15 or ≤12 mmHg) at 12 months post-operatively
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Adult patients over the age of 18 years
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Uncontrolled open angle glaucoma
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Scheduled to undergo stand-alone trabeculectomy
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No previous incisional glaucoma surgery
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No ocular surgery of any kind in prior 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
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steroids and/or NSAIDs contraindicated
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poor corneal epithelial health
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Cindy Hutnik
- Glaucoma Research Society of Canada
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Cindy Hutnik, MD, Ivey Eye Institute
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- TWM