# Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)

> **NCT00887900** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital Oftalmologico de Brasilia** · enrollment: 40 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Keratoconus

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK)
- **PROCEDURE:** Penetrated keratoplasty

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00887900
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital Oftalmologico de Brasilia
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2006-01
- **Primary completion:** 2007-12
- **Final completion:** 2008-12
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2009-04-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00887900

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00887900, "Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-09-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00887900. Licensed CC0.

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