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Rhegmatogenous Retinal DetachmentNCT06324305

Comparative Study Between Three Different Techniques in Drainage of SRF During PPV in RRD

A study testing Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and drainage of subretinal fluid in people with Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment, run by Ain Shams University.

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Trial summary

The study will investigate and compare the three techniques in drainage of subretinal fluid in patients with macula off RRD: namely using the original break, performing a posterior drainage retinotomy and using PFC with drainage through the original break or peripheral retinotomy regarding the presence of persistent… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
What is being tested?
Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and drainage of subretinal fluid
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
66 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Apr 2024to Apr 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • • Age: above 18 years old
  • Patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) where the detachment is involving the macula.
  • Patients with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) no more than PVR -B.
  • Patients with peripheral break.
  • Duration of detachment: within one month.

Who cannot join

  • • Patients with macula on RRD.
  • Patients with tractional retinal detachment.
  • Patients with giant retinal tear.
  • Patients with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) more than PVR -B.
  • More than one month duration of detachment.
  • Patients with posterior staphyloma.
  • Patients with recurrent retinal detachment.
  • Patients with full thickness macular hole.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Dina T Mohamed, master's contact

01067747874

dina.tarek@med.asu.edu.eg

Tamer F Elewa, MD contact

01222421432

tamerfahmy@med.asu.edu.eg

About this study

Official title: Comparative Study Between Three Different Techniques in Drainage of Sub-Retinal Fluid During Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Patients With Macula Off Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

The study will investigate and compare the three techniques in drainage of subretinal fluid in patients with macula off RRD: namely using the original break, performing a posterior drainage retinotomy and using PFC with drainage through the original break or peripheral retinotomy regarding the presence of persistent sub-retnal fluid and related intra or postoperative complications

Read the detailed description

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a serious surgical condition with significant ocular morbidity if not managed properly. Approaches to the repair of RRD have greatly evolved over the years, leading to outstanding primary surgical success rates. The management of RRD is often a topic of great debate. Several factors may affect surgical success and dictate a surgeon's preference for the technique employed.

Scleral buckling, vitrectomy and pneumatic retinopexy have been used successfully for the treatment of RRD.

Using original breaks to drain subretinal fluid without perfluorocarbon liquid in cases of vitrectomy for RRD may be an effective and safe surgical technique for functional and anatomical recovery without serious complications. but it may leave some SRF at the macula (2) Posterior drainage retinotomy is a surgical technique that involves the creation of a small retinal hole to facilitate the removal of subretinal fluid (SRF), in conjunction with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), for the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) (3). First described by Machemer in 1981 as a technique for relaxing the retina in proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and trauma (4), retinotomy has since expanded to include more indications for its use (5). In addition, the use of drainage retinotomy aids the management of bullous RRD, because the complete drainage of fluid significantly decreases the likelihood of retinal fold formation (6). Although there are benefits with retinotomy, complications associated with its use include visual field scotomas and PVR at the endodrainage retinotomy sites .

Perfluorocarbon liquid (PFC) has been a major milestone in vitrectomy surgery and is an invaluable tool in the repair of giant retinal tear-associated detachments (8). By stabilizing the mobile, detached retina, PFC reduces the risk of iatrogenic breaks, especially towards the periphery. PFC may also be useful to assist with subretinal fluid drainage in cases when the retinal break is anterior in order to avoid the need for a posterior drainage retinotomy.

Subretinal fluid that persists after pars plana vitrectomy for RRD is defined by being persistent for more than one month. While mostly benign, SRF has been shown to exhibit complications. Those include the development of macular hole (MH), permanent disruption of the outer retinal layers, subretinal fibrosis, macular edema, and epiretinal membranes affecting the visual outcome.

To the best of our knowledge, very limited reports studied the comparison between the three techniques in an anatomical along with a functional way, presence of subretinal fluid that persists after (PPV) for macula off RRD, or related intra and postoperative complications and also relating them to the functional outcome.

Being tested
Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and drainage of subretinal fluid
Keywords
drainage techniquies, comparison, subretinal fluid

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and drainage of subretinal fluidProcedure or surgery

    Drainage of subretinal fluid during Pars Plana Vitrectomy in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD)

Study groups in NCT06324305
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group 1Active comparatordrainage of sub-retinal fluid from the original (primary) break
Receives: Procedure: Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and drainage of subretinal fluid
Group 2Active comparatordrainage of sub-retinal fluid using perfluorocarbon (PFC) and removing sub-retinal fluid through the original break or peripheral retinotomy
Receives: Procedure: Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and drainage of subretinal fluid
Group 3Active comparatordrainage of sub-retinal fluid through formation of a posterior drainage retinotomy only.
Receives: Procedure: Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and drainage of subretinal fluid

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The presence versus absence of sub-macular fluid using each of the three different techniques in pars plana vitrectomy (PPV)

    optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging after PPV

    Measured: within 1 week and within 1 month from the PPV

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Mar 2024
  2. Study start1 Apr 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionDec 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completionApr 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
66 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06324305
Sponsor's protocol ID
SRF drainage techniques in RRD
Status last verified
Mar 2024
First submitted
15 Mar 2024
Last updated
21 Mar 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Warren A, Wang DW, Lim JI. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery: A review. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2023 Apr;51(3):271-279. doi: 10.1111/ceo.14205. Epub 2023 Jan 25.

    PubMed 36640144
  • Fu Y, Chen S, Gu ZH, Zhang YL, Li LY, Yang N. Natural history of persistent subretinal fluid following the successful repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Int J Ophthalmol. 2020 Oct 18;13(10):1621-1628. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2020.10.17. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 33078114
  • Mimouni M, Jaouni T, Ben-Yair M, Almus S, Derman L, Ehrenberg S, Almeida D, Barak Y, Zayit-Soudry S, Averbukh E. PERSISTENT LOCULATED SUBRETINAL FLUID AFTER RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT SURGERY. Retina. 2020 Jun;40(6):1153-1159. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002565.

    PubMed 31241497
  • Chen X, Zhang Y, Yan Y, Hong L, Zhu L, Deng J, Din Q, Huang Z, Zhou H. COMPLETE SUBRETINAL FLUID DRAINAGE IS NOT NECESSARY DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY FOR MACULA-OFF RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT WITH PERIPHERAL BREAKS: A Prospective, Nonrandomized Comparative Interventional Study. Retina. 2017 Mar;37(3):487-493. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001180.

    PubMed 27429377

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and drainage of subretinal fluid in people with Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment, run by Ain Shams University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Dina T Mohamed, master's (01067747874, dina.tarek@med.asu.edu.eg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The presence versus absence of sub-macular fluid using each of the three different techniques in pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) (time frame: within 1 week and within 1 month from the PPV). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06324305, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Mar 2024.

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