NCT01974310

Postoperative Positioning After Surgery for Macular Holes

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Face-down Protocol Versus Non-face-down Protocol After Surgery for Macular Holes.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Idiopathic macular holes are an important cause of visual loss. Macular holes can be treated by surgically removing the vitreous gel and injecting intraocular gas. Following macular hole surgery, face-down positioning is often advised with the aim of improving the likelihood of macular hole closure. The current evidence of postoperative positioning protocols is insufficient to draw firm conclusions and guide practice. The investigators wish to compare non-face-down positioning and face-down positioning after surgery for macular holes in a randomized trial. Hypothesis: Non-face-down positioning is equivalent to face-down positioning after surgery for macular holes.

Conditions

• Macular Holes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Vitrectomy & Intraocular gas fill
PROCEDURE	Postoperative face-down positioning

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2015-03-01
• First posted: 2013-11-01
• Last updated: 2016-02-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark