# Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial

> **NCT00391573** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital Authority, Hong Kong** · enrollment: 32 (—)

## Conditions studied

- Pterygium

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Polyglactin sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery
- **PROCEDURE:** Nylon sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00391573
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2005-03
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** 2005-06
- **Target enrollment:** 32 (—)
- **Last updated:** 2011-06-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00391573

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00391573, "Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-09-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00391573. Licensed CC0.

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