UK Surveillance of Treated Retinopathy of Prematurity

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Retinopathy of Prematurity

Treatments: Other: Surviellance card

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02484989

DALA1012

Details and patient eligibility

About

Currently, there is little recent data on regional variations in treatment methods, neonatal units that provide retinopathy (ROP) treatment, facilities for treatment available at each unit including anaesthetic support for such preterm babies, facilities to transfer babies to units that offer treatment etc. While some parts of the UK have established neonatal networks and agreements among units for ROP treatment, in other parts, such arrangements are illdefined.

The number of babies needing ROP treatment may be higher since the introduction of revised guidelines in 2008 as earlier treatment has been shown to be beneficial. Collecting epidemiological data through the British Ophthalmic Surveillance Unit (BOSU) on the incidence of treatable ROP, the treatment methods used and facilities for treatment will provide the foundation for effective planning of resources and manpower to deal with the additional demand.

Enrollment: 270 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 1 year old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any baby with ROP who is treated or referred to another unit for treatment either in the form of laser therapy, cryotherapy, antiVEGF agent or vitrectomy/scleral buckling (or a combination of above treatments)

Exclusion criteria

• None; we will monitor data to exclude duplication of cases which may arise from children being transferred between neonatal units or consultants

Trial design

270 participants in 1 patient group

Retinopathy of prematurity

Description:

Any baby with ROP who is treated or referred to another unit for treatment either in the form of laser therapy, cryotherapy, antiVEGF agent or vitrectomy/scleral buckling (or a combination of above treatments)

Treatment:

Other: Surviellance card