The Influence of Postoperative Postures on Persistent Sub-foveal Fluid After Scleral Buckle Surgery

Peking University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Retinal Detachment

Treatments: Behavioral: postoperative postures

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02294708

PekingUTH-RD-2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether postoperative postures influence persistent sub-foveal fluid after scleral buckle surgery

Full description

In this study, we are to compare the difference of influence of two postoperative postures on the incidence and duration of persistent sub-foveal fluid after scleral buckle surgery for macula-off retinal detachment

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD)
• macula off
• treated by successful scleral buckle surgery
• recent onset with symptom within 1 month

Exclusion criteria

• with failed previous surgery
• intraoperative or postoperative injection of long-acting gas
• with other eye diseases than RRD

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

supine

Experimental group

Description:

postoperative postures: patients in this arm are assigned to adopt supine position for 24 hours after the surgery

Treatment:

Behavioral: postoperative postures

temporal lateral

Experimental group

Description:

postoperative postures: patients in this arm are assigned to adopt temporal lateral position for 24 hours after the surgery

Treatment:

Behavioral: postoperative postures