Clinical Trial: Early Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in Bacterial Keratitis

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Early Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in Bacterial Keratitis

Brief Summary: In this study Investigators are going to do early amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for bacterial keratitis.

Detailed Summary: In this study investigators are going to do amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT), early in the first week for bacterial keratitis. Investigators are comparing this technique with no amniotic membrane transplantation (NAMT) in a clinical trial, Inform consent is going to be taken, then the enrolment population is added in the study. Investigators are going to compare the final scar size, the time to scar formation, perforation rate , early need to penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), risk of vision loss (being no light perception (NLP) between two groups.This trial has been approved by the review board in Tehran University of Medical Sciences.( 487/5671)
Sponsor: Farabi Eye Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Time to scar formation [ Time Frame: It needs at most 3 months ]

The time keratitis needs for scar to be formed


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

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Information By: Farabi Eye Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: August 13, 2015
Date Started: January 2014
Date Completion: April 2016
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
Last Verified: March 2016