Surgical Management of Pseudophakic and Aphakic Retinal Detachment; a Randomized Clinical Trial

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: Pseudophakic Retinal Detachment; Aphakic Retinal Detachment

Treatments: Procedure: scleral buckling, primary vitrectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00370279

8405

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the visual and anatomical outcomes and complications of four surgical techniques (1- scleral buckling, 2- primary vitrectomy without encircling band, 3- primary vitrectomy with encircling band, 4- triamcinolone assisted vitrectomy) for management of pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachment

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cases of pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachment with PVR grade A or B

Exclusion criteria

• PVR grade C
• History of surgery for RD
• Signs of diabetic retinopathy, AMD, glaucoma and macular hole
• History of ocular trauma
• Giant retinal tear

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 4 patient groups

1

Active Comparator group

Description:

scleral buckling

Treatment:

Procedure: scleral buckling, primary vitrectomy

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Primary vitrectomy without encircling band

Treatment:

Procedure: scleral buckling, primary vitrectomy

3

Active Comparator group

Description:

Primary vitrectomy with encircling band

Treatment:

Procedure: scleral buckling, primary vitrectomy

4

Active Comparator group

Description:

Triamcinolone assisted vitrectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: scleral buckling, primary vitrectomy