Pilot RCT of posturing following surgery for macular hole

Completed

• Conditions: Eye Diseases: Macular hole; Eye Diseases; Macular hole

• Registration Number: ISRCTN96973836
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients listed for surgery for idiopathic full thickness macular hole
2. Able and willing to posture face down for 10 days postoperatively
3. Agree to participate in the trial and give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of visual loss suggesting a duration of macular hole > 12 months
2. Patients unwilling or unable to posture face down for 10 days postoperatively
3. History of trauma which may have been causative
4. Age less than 18 years old in UK or less than 16 years old in Scotland
5. Previous vitrectomy surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Variance and effect size to inform power calculation for a full study<br>2. Recruitment rate<br>3. Establish procedures and protocols

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Macular hole closure<br>2. Visual acuity<br>3. Complications<br>4. Differences in answer to patient survey questions between the 2 groups