An Objective Evaluation of Postoperative Positioning in Macular Hole Surgery

Helse Stavanger HF

Status: Completed

Conditions: Macular Hole

Treatments: Procedure: Positioning measuring device

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02011165

REK2013/781

Details and patient eligibility

About

The macular hole formation takes place in the centre of the retina. A closure of the macular hole is believed to take place if the central retinal area is kept dry in the postoperative period. Therefore the eye is filled with a gas mix and the patients are urged to avoid the supine position in the first postoperative days. The investigators use the "tennis ball technique" where a tennis ball is fastened in the back of the night shirt in order to help patients compliance in avoiding the supine sleeping position. The investigators have developed a positioning measuring device which can measure the extent of supine positioning time. Patients are to sleep two nights with the positioning measuring device, one night with a tennis ball in the back of the night shirt and one night without. Hereby the investigators search new knowledge concerning patients compliance and verification of the "tennis ball technique".

Enrollment: 43 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pars plana vitrectomy for macular hole, vitreomacular traction or epiretinal membrane where intra ocular gas tamponade is used.
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 18 years

Trial design

43 participants in 2 patient groups

Tennis ball

Description:

Night with tennis ball fastened in the back of the night shirt. A positioning measuring device mounted.

Treatment:

Procedure: Positioning measuring device

No tennis ball

Description:

Night without tennis ball fastened in the back of the night shirt. A positioning measure device mounted.

Treatment:

Procedure: Positioning measuring device