NCT00370409

Cryotherapy of Sclerotomy Sites for Prevention of Late Postvitrectomy Diabetic Hemorrhage

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 112 (actual)
• Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Late vitreous hemorrhage in postvitrectomized diabetic eyes may be due to fibrovascular tuft formation in sclerotomy sites. Cryotherapy of sclerotomy sites may prevent bleeding by regressing the fibrovascular tuft. This study will detect the safety and efficacy of cryotherapy of sclerotomy sites for prevention of late vitreous hemorrhage in vitrectomized diabetic eyes.

Conditions

• Late Postvitrectomy Diabetic Hemorrhage.

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Cryotherapy	Cryotherapy of both sides of sclerotomy sites was done for 6 seconds after complition of operation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-01-01
• Primary completion: 2008-02-01
• Completion: 2008-06-01
• First posted: 2006-08-31
• Last updated: 2008-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran