Status:

UNKNOWN

Gas Tamponade for Prevention of Postoperative Vitreous Hemorrhage in Diabetics

Lead Sponsor:

Rush Eye Associates

Conditions:

Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Hypothesis: Patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy for the indication of diabetic vitreous hemorrhage will have a lower incidence of postoperative vitreous hemorrhaging during the 6-month trial per...

Detailed Description

Subjects enrolled into the study are randomized into one of the ensuing treatment cohorts: Group A patients undergo vitreous substitution with 20-30% sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas during PPV, whereas ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion:
  • The patient has medically-managed type I or II diabetes mellitus.
  • The age of the patient is \> 18 years old,
  • Snellen best-corrected visual acuity is from 20/40 to hand motions at one foot in the subject's study eye
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy with a clinically evident vitreous hemorrhage of duration of at least one month by subjective history is present in the subject's study eye.
  • The vitreous hemorrhage is symptomatic and primarily responsible for the patient's reduced vision in the judgement of the examiner.
  • Grade 0 or I vitreoretinal adhesion according to the classification system described by Ahn et al \[@\] in the study eye is clinically present.
  • Ahn J, Woo SJ, Chung H, et al. The effect of adjunctive intravitreal bevacizumab for preventing postvitrectomy hemorrhage in proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Ophthalmology. 2011; 118: 2218-2226.
  • Exclusion:
  • The subject's study eye previously underwent anterior or posterior vitrectomy.
  • A lens or cornea opacity is thought to be responsible for two or more lines of reduced visual acuity in the subject's study eye (cataract, corneal scar, ectasia, etc.).
  • Optic nerve or retina disease otherwise not related to diabetes mellitus is thought to be responsible for two or more lines of reduced visual acuity in the subject's study eye (optic neuritis, macular degeneration, glaucoma, epiretinal membrane, etc.).
  • A non-ocular cause (i.e. cerebrovascular accident) or amblyopia is thought to be responsible for two or more lines of reduced visual acuity in the subject's study eye
  • Neovascular glaucoma with a high intraocular pressure ( \> 30 mm Hg) is discovered in the subject's study eye.
  • Medically uncontrolled systemic hypertension (systolic \> 200 mmHg or diastolic \> 120 mmHg) is present.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 15 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    January 21 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    150 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04380077

    Start Date

    May 15 2020

    End Date

    January 21 2025

    Last Update

    November 18 2023

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    La Carlota Hospital

    Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico, 67512