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NCT Number: NCT00757536

Primary Vitrectomy With Endolaser or Encircling Band for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

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

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Key information

Conditions

Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Encircling Band Endolaser Treatment Primary Vitrectomy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery

Vienna, State of Vienna, 1030, Austria

About this study

published

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Encircling Band

Procedure

ppVE and encircling band

Endolaser Photocoagulation

Procedure

ppVE and endolaser photocoagulation

Primary outcomes

  1. Retinal redetachment rate

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Surgery-related complications, patients' comfort, refractive change, visual acuity and optical coherence tomography.

    Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Primary Vitrectomy Combined With 360° Endolaser or Encircling Band for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (V.E.E. Study)

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Sep 23, 2008
Registry last updated
Jan 26, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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