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NCT04542616Completed

Baerveldt 350 vs Ahmed ClearPath 250 for the Treatment of Glaucoma

Outcomes Comparison Between Baerveldt 350 and Ahmed ClearPath 250 Tube Shunts for the Treatment of Glaucoma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Apr 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

To compare the safety and efficacy of Baerveldt 350 and Ahmed ClearPath 250 tube shunts in lowering IOP in glaucoma patients.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80 (actual)
First submitted
27 Aug 2020
Start date
13 Aug 2020
Primary completion date
31 Jul 2024
Lead sponsor
State University of New York at Buffalo
Diseases
Glaucoma
NCT number
NCT04542616

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 80
  • From 13 Aug 2020 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Phakic eyes (no previous cataract surgery).
  • Aphakic eyes (status post previous cataract removal but without a lens implant).

Age

  • Age \<18 years.
  • Women of child-bearing age.

Other

  • Patients unable to comprehend and sign the study consent form.
  • Women who are pregnant.

Who the study is looking for

  • Significant uncontrolled glaucoma despite medical, laser or previous surgical therapy that requires tube shunt implantation as standard-of-care to stabilize the glaucoma and preserve vision.
  • Pseudophakia
  • Patients who are willing to participate and are able to understand and sign the study consent form.
  • Age ≥18 years.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
The Ira G. Ross Eye Institute
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BuffaloUnited StatesUnknown status

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