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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/04/012951 [Registered on: 03/04/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 06/07/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Prospective 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   Safety and efficacy of transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy with accelerated corneal collagen cross linking in Keratoconus.  
Scientific Title of Study   Safety and efficacy of transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy with accelerated corneal collagen cross linking in Keratoconus. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
29/2017  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Vinay S Pillai 
Designation  Sr Consultant Ophthalmologist 
Affiliation  Giridhar Eye Institute 
Address  Ponneth Temple Road Kadavanthra Cochin 682 020

Ernakulam
KERALA
682020
India 
Phone  8547720217  
Fax  04844000584  
Email  vinayspillai@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Vinay S Pillai 
Designation  Sr Consultant Ophthalmologist 
Affiliation  Giridhar Eye Institute 
Address  Ponneth Temple Road Kadavanthra Cochin 682 020

Ernakulam
KERALA
682020
India 
Phone  8547720217  
Fax  04844000584  
Email  vinayspillai@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Vinay S Pillai 
Designation  Sr Consultant Ophthalmologist 
Affiliation  Giridhar Eye Institute 
Address  Ponneth Temple Road Kadavanthra Cochin 682 020

Ernakulam
KERALA
682020
India 
Phone  8547720217  
Fax  04844000584  
Email  vinayspillai@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Giridhar Eye Institute 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Giridhar Eye Institute 
Address  Ponneth Temple Road Kadavanthra Cochin 682 020 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Vinay S Pillai  Giridhar Eye Institute  Ponneth Temple Road Kadavanthra Cochin 682 020
Ernakulam
KERALA 
8547720217
04844000584
vinayspillai@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Giridhar Eye Institute  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  (b) Diagnosed as Keratoconus
(b) Steepest keratiometry more than 47D
(c) Corneal thinnest point 400 micron or more
(d) Age 18 years to 50 years 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  (a) History or corneal disease
(b) Corneal thinnest point less than 400 micron
(c) Patient not willing or unable to return for schedule of protocol visits
(d) Any associated ocular co-morbidities
(e) Age less than 18 years 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To study the safety and efficacy of transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy (t-PTK) with accelerated corneal collagen cross linking (ACXL) in Keratoconus.  12 Months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Visual outcome, astigmatic changes, changes in corneal clarity will be assessed and intra-operative and post-operative complications shall be observed.  12 Months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="0" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/07/2017 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   None yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This is a prospective observational study to study the safety and efficacy of transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy (t-PTK) with accelerated corneal collagen cross linking in Keratoconus. Patients attending the cornea services of Giridhar Eye Institute and diagnosed as having keratoconus will be selected. 50 consecutive cases of keratoconus which undergoes t-PTK with ACXL will be included in the study.


 
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