Comparison of Two Treatments for Strabismus Correction: Botulinum Toxin A Associated to Surgery and Surgery Alone

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Two different treatments were given to large angle horizontal strabismus (eso and exotropia) adult patients who agree to participate of the study. Inform consents were required for participants. Group 1 (12 patients) received conventional recess-resect surgery plus intraoperative injection of botulinum toxin A (5U). Group 2 (11 patients) received only conventional recess-resect surgery. The patients were randomly located in one of the groups. The angles of horizontal deviation were compared between the groups before and six months after treatment.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Campinas, Brazil
• Treatments: abobotulinumtoxinA; Botulinum Toxins; Botulinum Toxins, Type A; incobotulinumtoxinA; onabotulinumtoxinA; Pharmaceutical Solutions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• adults with large angle horizontal strabismus

Exclusion Criteria:

• oblique muscle disfunction

• previous strabismus surgery

• dissociated vertical deviation

• paretic or restrictive deviation