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Postoperative Positioning After Surgery for Macular Holes

NCT01974310 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2016-02-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Idiopathic macular holes are an important cause of visual loss. Macular holes can be treated by surgically removing the vitreous gel and injecting intraocular gas. Following macular hole surgery, face-down positioning is often advised with the aim of improving the likelihood of macular hole closure. The current evidence of postoperative positioning protocols is insufficient to draw firm conclusions and guide practice. The investigators wish to compare non-face-down positioning and face-down positioning after surgery for macular holes in a randomized trial.

Hypothesis: Non-face-down positioning is equivalent to face-down positioning after surgery for macular holes.

Conditions

  • Macular Holes

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Vitrectomy & Intraocular gas fill

PROCEDURE

Postoperative face-down positioning

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Morten la Cour, Professor · Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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