Alleviated Positioning for Small Macular Holes

NCT ID: NCT00190164

Last Updated: 2008-07-18

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

69 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-08-31

Study Completion Date

2008-06-30

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

Rational of the study: There are arguments to think that the closure of macular holes can be obtained without a strict positioning under certain conditions, i.e. hole size ≤ 400 µm, if the patient avoids the position laid down on the back. In order to be able to confirm these observations, it is necessary to make a randomized study with an adequate number of patients.

Aim of the study: To show that the percentage of success (anatomical closure confirmed by OCT) is not lower in the group without positioning.

Tested Hypothesis: The absence of strict positioning is "at least as effective" on the success of the surgery of small macular holes as the imposition of a strict positioning.

Expected results: To show that the success rate of the surgery of the idiopathic macular holes of 400 µm or less is not decreased by the replacement of a strict positioning (face-down 22h/24) by a simple instruction of avoiding the position laid down on the back, thus avoiding the patients this painful part of the treatment and allowing a reduction in the duration of hospitalization and consequently a reduction in the cost of the treatment.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Rational of the study: There are arguments to think that the closure of macular holes can be obtained without a strict positioning under certain conditions, i.e. hole size ≤ 400 µm, if the patient avoids the position laid down on the back. In order to be able to confirm these observations, it is necessary to make a randomized study with an adequate number of patients.

Main Aim of the study: To show that the percentage of success (anatomical closure confirmed by OCT) is not lower in the group without positioning.

Tested Hypothesis: The absence of strict positioning is "at least as effective" on the success of the surgery of small macular holes as the imposition of a strict positioning.

Primary outcome: Frequency of the successes defined by anatomical closing.

Secondary objectives: To show the non inferiority of the technique without positioning by the following variables: - ETDRS visual acuity in the third postoperative month. - Progression of cataract - Frequency of the complications.

Design of the study: Randomized multicentric study, in parallel groups, open, with individual benefit for the patient.

Number of subjects and duration of the study: 68 patients, divided into two parallel groups, of more than 18 years, presenting a hole ≤ 400 µm, will be included and followed over a period of 3 months. The estimated total duration of the study is 27 months.

Data analysis: In the case of this equivalence clinical trial the margin of non inferiority was fixed at 15%. The secondary criteria will consequently be analyzed.

Expected results: To show that the success rate of the surgery of the idiopathic macular holes of 400 µm or less is not decreased by the replacement of a strict positioning (face-down 22h/24) by a simple instruction of avoiding the position laid down on the back, thus avoiding the patients this painful part of the treatment and allowing a reduction in the duration of hospitalization and consequently a reduction in the cost of the treatment.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Macular Hole

Keywords

Explore important study keywords that can help with search, categorization, and topic discovery.

Macular hole Vitrectomy positioning retina surgery

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

1

Macular hole surgery with alleviated positioning

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Macular hole surgery with alleviated positioning

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Macular hole surgery with alleviated positioning

2

Macular hole surgery with no alleviated positioning

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

Macular hole surgery with no alleviated positioning

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Macular hole surgery with no alleviated positioning

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Macular hole surgery with alleviated positioning

Macular hole surgery with alleviated positioning

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Macular hole surgery with no alleviated positioning

Macular hole surgery with no alleviated positioning

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Patient presenting an idiopathic macular hole of stage 2, 3 or 4
* Opening diameter of the macular hole ≤ 400 µm
* Patient having been informed of the objectives and constraints of the study and having signed an informed consent
* Patient not presenting a per-operational complication having required a complementary gesture or a modification of the usual procedure, with the only exception of discovering a retinal tear, flat, located between 10 and 2h and having required only a treatment by cryo.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient having a strong myopia of the eye operated (correction carried or optimal \> 6 dioptres)
* Patient MONOPHTALMIA
* Patient presenting a non contact plan capsular CRYSTALLINE being able to leave a passage of gas towards the former segment
* Patient presenting an associated ocular pathology -
* Patient presenting a TM already operated of the eye to include (repetition or failure after a first surgery)
* Patient refusing to sign an assent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Department Clinical Research of Developpement

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Ramin TADAYONI, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Service d'Ophtalmolgie de l'Hôpital Lariboisière

Paris, , France

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

France

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

CRC03140

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P031004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id