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The effect of head elevation on the clearance of vitreous hemorrhage

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The effect of head elevation on the clearance of vitreous hemorrhage
Vitreous hemorrhage clearance
Head elevation
Registration Number
TCTR20150314001
Lead Sponsor
Ratchadaphiseksompotch scholarship from the faculty of medicine, Chulalongkorn university
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending (Not yet recruiting)
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

•Age more than 18 years old
•Evidence of acute onset of new vitreous hemorrhage within 1 month
•Visual acuity worse than 20/50 or decrease more than 3 lines of EDTRS
•Initial conservative treatment plan for vitreous hemorrhage
•Good compliance to participate our study

Exclusion Criteria

•History of recent eye injury within 3 months
•Previous treatment with anti-VEGF agents or intravitreous drug injection within 1 month before enrollment or plan to have intravitreous drug injection within 1 month
•Surgeon preference to surgery
•Vitreous hemorrhage or echographic evidence of retinal break or rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
•Cataract grading more than nuclear sclerosis grade 2+, cortical grade1+, posterior subcapsular grade1+ and posterior polar cataract
•Patients who have limitation to head elevate position at 45 degree such as patients with neck and C-spine abnormality
•Patients who have limitation to lie in normal position such as patients with heart failure, end stage renal disease with pulmonary congestion

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine and compare the improvement of visual acuity after assignment of head elevation with no 2 weeks Visual acuity
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the improvement of vitreous haemorrhage, quality of life of patient, characteristic of VH clearance 2 weeks Fundus photo, quality of life visual analogue score
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