Primary Vitrectomy With Endolaser or Encircling Band for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment; Encircling Band; Primary Vitrectomy; Endolaser Treatment
• Interventions: Procedure: Encircling Band; Procedure: Endolaser Photocoagulation

• Registration Number: NCT00757536
• Lead Sponsor: The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery

Brief Summary

Comparing primary PPV with 360° endolaser photocoagulation with primary PPV with an encircling band for patients with RRDs.

Detailed Description

published

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-05
• Study First Submitted: 2008-09-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-22
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-23
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2016-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-01-24
• Last Update Posted: 2016-01-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with or without macula-off detachment phakic or pseudophakic eyes
• Multiple breaks, inferior and posterior located breaks or unclear hole formation
• Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) stage A and B

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous retinal detachment surgery
• Giant tears
• PVR stage C
• Age less than 18 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 1	Encircling Band	-
Group 2	Endolaser Photocoagulation	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Retinal redetachment rate	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surgery-related complications, patients' comfort, refractive change, visual acuity and optical coherence tomography.	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery; 🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria