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. 2015 Nov 6;2015(11):CD006259. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006259.pub2

Mostafaei 2011.

Methods Parallel‐group randomised controlled trial, 1 eye per person
Participants Country: Iran
Number of participants (eyes): 40 (40)
% women: 19%
Average age: 68 years (range 48 to 83)
Risk of trabeculectomy failure: low
Inclusion criteria:
  • open‐angle glaucoma and uncontrolled IOP with evidence of optic nerve damage and visual field restriction


Exclusion criteria: none reported
Interventions
  • MMC (18 eyes)

    • Application: intraoperative

    • Dose: 0.02 mg

    • Location: subconjunctival, 180 degrees away from operating site

  • 5‐FU (22 eyes)

    • Application: intraoperative

    • Dose: 5 mg

    • Location: subconjunctival

Outcomes Primary outcome of successful surgery defined as an IOP of 6 to 22 mmHg at 6 months postoperatively.
Secondary outcome: complications identified at the 6‐month follow‐up
IOP using Goldmann applanation
Complications
Follow‐up: baseline, 2 weeks postoperatively, 1, 3 and 6 months
Notes Date study conducted: Not reported
Conflict of interest: None declared
Funding source: Not reported
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Parallel trial design, but the details not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No report on concealment
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No report on masking
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No report on loss to follow‐up.
One reported complication of surgery was observed but it was not made clear to which study group this participant belonged to.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All intended outcomes were identified and reported
Other bias Low risk The study appeared to be free from other bias