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Macular HoleILM MHNCT06685328

Minimal Vitrectomy and ILM Flap with Sodium Hyaluronate Gel for MH

A study testing minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with a sodium hyaluronate gel-covered internal limiting membrane(ILM) flap with balanced saline filling and postoperative supine position and Conventional vitrectomy combined with inner limiting membrane flap flip coverage with sterile air filling and postoperative prone position in people with Macular Hole and Macular Hole Surgery, run by Jie Zhong at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the prognostic validity of two different surgical approaches: minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with a sodium hyaluronate gel-covered internal limiting membrane(ILM) flap with balanced saline filling and postoperative supine position, versus conventional… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with a sodium hyaluronate gel-covered internal limiting membrane(ILM) flap with balanced saline filling and postoperative supine position and Conventional vitrectomy combined with inner limiting membrane flap flip coverage with sterile air filling and postoperative prone position
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
52 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Nov 2024to 30 Jun 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

  • Patients diagnosed with idiopathic macular hole and 250 μm ≤ aperture size ≤ 800 μm, with clinical diagnosis based on visual acuity testing, fundus photography, and swept optical coherence tomography/optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCT/OCTA)
  • Age ≥18 years, gender not restricted
  • 22 mm ≤ eye axis ≤ 26 mm
  • Patients who can cooperate with accurate microperimetry testing
  • Individuals who are able to follow up at the time specified by the researcher

Who cannot join

  • Coexisting active eyelid or appendage infections
  • Coexisting ocular pathology other than cataract that affects vision (e.g., retinal detachment or proliferative vitreoretinopathy; diabetic retinopathy; retinal vascular occlusion; uveitis; ocular tumors; glaucoma)
  • patients who refused to be randomized
  • Other relevant medical history such as cranial brain disease, systemic immune system disease, etc.
  • Those who have received medical or surgical treatment other than myopia and cataract in the study eye within the previous 12 months
  • Other patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, should be excluded.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site
  • Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610072

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About this study

Official title: Clinical Study of Minimal Posterior Pole Vitrectomy and Fixing the Inverted Inner Limiting Membrane Flap with Sodium Hyaluronate Gel for Macular Hole

The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the prognostic validity of two different surgical approaches: minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with a sodium hyaluronate gel-covered internal limiting membrane(ILM) flap with balanced saline filling and postoperative supine position, versus conventional vitrectomy combined with ILM flap flap coverage with sterile air filling and postoperative prone position.

The main question it aims to answer is:

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Whether patients with macular hole have the same or even better prognosis with minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with sodium hyaluronate gel covered flip ILM flap accompanied by balanced salt solution filling accompanied by postoperative supine position than with conventional macular hole surgery.

Participants will:

The control group undergoes conventional vitrectomy combined with internal limbal flap coverage accompanied by sterile air filling of the vitreous cavity and three days of postoperative surgery in strict supine position. The study group undergoes minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with sodium hyaluronate gel-assisted flap of the inner border membrane accompanied by 24 hours of postoperative surgical treatment in a non-strict supine position.

Participants of this study come to Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital for follow-up examinations at 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months postoperatively in the 23rd clinic of the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital for review of visual acuity, intraocular pressure, fundus photography, optical coherence tomography angiography, microfluidic field of view (at 6 months postoperatively), and slit-lamp examination.

Read the detailed description

Macular hole is a tissue defect that occurs from the inner limiting membrane of the retina to the photoreceptor layer in the macula, severely compromising the patient's central vision. Currently, the standard of care for macular holes is complete vitrectomy combined with stripping, plugging, or flipping of the inner limiting membrane to cover the macular hole, followed by tamponade with prolonged gas or filtered air. After surgery, patients are usually required to remain in a supine position for days to weeks, which is extremely stressful. Despite the effectiveness of current methods, there is still room for thought and improvement.

Given the potential drawbacks of the current mainstream surgery, one investigator developed a minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with a sodium hyaluronate gel-assisted flip inner border flap technique for macular hole repair that eliminates the need for prolonged gas or filtered air tamponade and the need for patients to remain in the face-down position for long periods postoperatively. Primary healing was achieved in all postoperative macular holes. However, existing studies have small sample sizes and irregular follow-up times.

In this project, the researchers plan to investigate the prognostic effects of this minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with sodium hyaluronate gel-assisted flap with non-strict supine postoperative position for 24 hours and traditional vitrectomy combined with flap covering with sterile air-filled vitreous cavity and strict prone postoperative position for three days on the prognosis of macular holes, and to investigate the therapeutic effects of different surgical methods on macular holes and provide a new idea for the surgical treatment of macular holes. To provide new ideas for the surgical treatment of macular hole.

Being tested
minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with a sodium hyaluronate gel-covered internal limiting membrane(ILM) flap with balanced saline filling and postoperative supine position, Conventional vitrectomy combined with inner limiting membrane flap flip coverage with sterile air filling and postoperative prone position
Keywords
macular hole, inner limiting membrane flap, sodium hyaluronate gel, minimal posterior pole vitrectomy
Medical subject headings
Retinal Perforations

What participants receive

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

  • minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with a sodium hyaluronate gel-covered internal limiting membrane(ILM) flap with balanced saline filling and postoperative supine positionProcedure or surgery

    Vitrectomy of the posterior pole within the vascular arch was performed by a standard 25G ciliary flattening three-way tract procedure, followed by injection of a small amount of tretinoin suspension (TA) to mark the posterior vitreous cortex, which was excised. The inner limiting membrane (ILM) of the macular surface was stained with indocyanine green (ICG, 2.5 mg/ml), and the ILM around the hole was peeled off, leaving a semicircular piece of ILM attached to the hole, and then the single ILM flap was folded and covered with MH. 0.2 to 0.3 mL of hyaluronic acid gel (Bausch \& Lomb, Iviz) was injected over the inverted ILM flap using perfluorocarbon liquid for complete coverage. The perfluorocarbon liquid was aspirated. Postoperatively, the patient was advised to remain in a non-emergent supine position for 24 hours.

  • Conventional vitrectomy combined with inner limiting membrane flap flip coverage with sterile air filling and postoperative prone positionProcedure or surgery

    A standard 25G ciliary flattening three-way tract procedure was taken to perform posterior and midperipheral vitrectomy, followed by injection of a small amount of tretinoin (TA) to label the posterior vitreous cortex and excision of the posterior vitreous cortex within the vascular arch. The ILM on the macular surface was stained with indocyanine green (ICG, 2.5 mg/ml), and the peripapillary ILM was peeled off with forceps, leaving a semicircular piece of ILM attached to the foramen ovale, and the individual ILM flaps were then turned over and covered with MH. Air-liquid exchange was then performed and subsequent surgery was routinely performed according to existing surgical concepts. Ultrasonic emulsification and IOL implantation were selectively performed depending on the extent of the cataract and the patient's surgical needs. Antibiotic ointment is applied at the end of the procedure. After surgery, patients were advised to remain in strict prone position for 3 days.

Study groups in NCT06685328
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
minimal posterior pole vitrectomyExperimentalPatients undergo minimal posterior pole vitrectomy with tearing of the internal limiting membrane and its folding to cover the macular hole, injection of perfluorocarbon liquid to isolate the balanced salt solution, injection of sodium hyaluronate gel under the perfluorocarbon liquid to cover the folded internal limiting membrane, replacement of the perfluorocarbon liquid and filling of the vitreous cavity with the balanced salt solution and postoperative supine position for 24 hours.
Receives: Procedure: minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with a sodium hyaluronate gel-covered internal limiting membrane(ILM) flap with balanced saline filling and postoperative supine position
conventional vitrectomyOtherPatient undergo conventional vitrectomy with tearing of the inner limiting membrane and flipping to cover the macular hole, gas-liquid exchange and sterile air to fill the vitreous cavity, keeping standard prone position for three days postoperatively.
Receives: Procedure: Conventional vitrectomy combined with inner limiting membrane flap flip coverage with sterile air filling and postoperative prone position

What is being measured

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

  1. postoperative best corrected visual acuity

    Testing patients' visual function through the visual acuity chart

    Measured: 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after surgery

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. The time point at which best corrected visual acuity is achieved

    Measured: 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after surgery

  2. Anatomic closure rate at 6 months postoperatively

    Evaluate the anatomical structure of the macular area through OCT/OCTA. Recording the proportion of achieving type 1 closure(1A: reconstruction of all retinal layers; 1B outer layer disruption; 1C inner layer disruption) and time point of achieving type 1 closure

    Measured: 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after surgery

  3. Postoperative cataract progression rates in two surgical modalities

    If the patient have no or mild preoperative cataract, the researchers will observe the rate of postoperative cataract progression in both groups; if the patient have moderate to severe cataract, the researchers will perform cataract surgery at the same time as the macular hole surgery.

    Measured: 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after surgery

  4. Proportion of postoperative displacement of the internal limiting membrane in the two surgical modalities

    Evaluate the anatomical structure of the macular area through OCT/OCTA

    Measured: 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after surgery

  5. Microperimetry changes: microperimetry at 6 months postoperatively

    Assess macular sensitivity via microperimetry

    Measured: 6 months after surgery

  6. Incidence of adverse events

    e.g., high intraocular pressure, retinal detachment, hemorrhage, cataract worsening, and infection

    Measured: Within 6 months after surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Nov 2024
  2. Study start1 Nov 2024
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)

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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
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
52 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06685328
Sponsor's protocol ID
2024-598
Acronym
ILM MH
Status last verified
Nov 2024
First submitted
6 Nov 2024
Last updated
12 Nov 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing minimal posterior pole vitrectomy combined with a sodium hyaluronate gel-covered internal limiting membrane(ILM) flap with balanced saline filling and postoperative supine position and Conventional vitrectomy combined with inner limiting membrane flap flip coverage with sterile air filling and postoperative prone position in people with Macular Hole and Macular Hole Surgery, run by Jie Zhong at 1 site in China.

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 6 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: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Nov 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

postoperative best corrected visual acuity (time frame: 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 12 Nov 2024.

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