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Performance, Safety and Efficiency Comparison Between 10,000 and 5,000 Cuts Per Minute Vitrectomy Using a 25G Cutter - A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

NCT04859556 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2021-04-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

As technology advances, vitrectomy cutters are smaller and cut rates have become faster. In this prospective study, the vitrectomy efficiency and safety between 5,000 cuts per minute with 10,000 cuts per minute are compared

Conditions

  • Vitreous Hemorrhage
  • Macula Hole
  • Epiretinal Membrane
  • Retinal Detachment

Interventions

DEVICE

Alcon 25Gauge, 10,000 cuts per minute Ultravit cutter

a proprietary Vitrector from Alcon for the use on the Constellation system

DEVICE

Alcon 25Gauge, 5,000 cuts per minute Ultravit cutter

a proprietary Vitrector from Alcon for the use on the Constellation system

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alcon Research

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-01-01
Completion
2020-06-01

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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