NCT02030262

Study of Impact of Air vs SF6 20% on Visual Acuity Improvement After Epiretinal Membrane Stripping

Study of the Impact of Air Versus SF6 20% on Visual Acuity Improvement After Epiretinal Membrane Stripping

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if one of these gaz (air and sulfur hexafluoride) is better than the other in epiretinal membrane peeling surgery. Both are already used for this surgery and this study will tell us if one is better than the other.

Conditions

• Epiretinal Membrane

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Epiretinal membrane peeling with fluid-air exchange	The intervention starts with a pars plana vitrectomy and then a epiretinal membrane peeling is performed. During the fluid-gaz exchange, the gaz used will be air. The remaining of the intervention is the same between the two arms.
PROCEDURE	Epiretinal membrane peeling with fluid-SF6 exchange	The intervention starts with a pars plana vitrectomy and then a epiretinal membrane peeling is performed. During the fluid-gaz exchange, the gaz used will be SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride). The remaining of the intervention is the same between the two arms.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-12-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2016-02-01
• First posted: 2014-01-08
• Last updated: 2016-03-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada