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WithdrawnNCT00403702Updated Jun 3, 2024

Comparison High-density Silicone Oils in Retinal Detachment

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Oxane HD [oil-RMN3-mixture] and Densiron [(F6H8) in Retinal Detachment, sponsored by Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México. Withdrawn at 1 site in Mexico. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-03.

Sponsored by Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
Poor accrual

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Aug 2006, registered Nov 2006).
Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the safety, intraocular adverse effects and the anatomic and functional outcome with two endotamponade silicone oil after a 3-month in complex inferior retinal re-detachments.

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Five to 10% of retinal detachments progressed to proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), the common more cause of surgical failure of retina detachment.

Despite the use of internal tamponades, the treatment of retinal detachments due to a progressed proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is still a problem. At present, conventional silicone oil, having a lower specific gravity than water, is an excellent tool in advanced PVR retinal detachment especially of the upper circumference.

In the past, to diminish the re-detachments diverse heavier-than-water density endotamponades were investigated by to use in in cases of inferior PVR. However,heavier-than-water density endotamponades have demonstrated adverse short term effects. (Example: silicon dispersion: hypotension and inflammation)

Recently, two new long-term heavier-than-water internal tamponades were introduced: Oxane HD [oil-RMN3-mixture] and Densiron [mixture of 30.5 vol% perfluorohexyloctane (F6H8) with 69.5 vol% polydimethylsiloxane (silicone oil)], showing satisfying anatomical results and good intraocular tolerance.

In the present study, we will compare the anatomical outcome, functional results and intraocular adverse effects of two types of heavier tamponades.

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Conditions studied

  • Retinal Detachment

Keywords

  • Retinal detachment
  • proliferative vitreoretinopathy
  • heavier-than-water internal tamponades
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In context

Retinal Detachment

199 studies on the registry are indexed under Retinal Detachment; 29 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México is the lead sponsor of 60 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients complicated persistent retinal detachment due secondary to proliferative vitreoretinopathy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetes
  • Uveitis
  • Glaucoma
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • DrugOxane HD [oil-RMN3-mixture]
  • DrugDensiron [(F6H8)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. visual acuity

  2. anatomical results

Secondary outcomes

  1. complication: hypotony,

  2. vitreous hemorrhage,

  3. inflammatory reaction,

  4. cataract,

  5. chronic hypotony,

  6. IOP elevated intraocular pressure,

  7. pseudohypopyon,

  8. fibrin,

  9. emulsification droplets in the anterior chamber

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Study locations

1 site
  • Asociacion Para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico
    Mexico, D.F 04330, Mexico
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References and documents

Publications

  • Sandner D, Engelmann K. First experiences with high-density silicone oil (Densiron) as an intraocular tamponade in complex retinal detachment. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2006 May;244(5):609-19. doi: 10.1007/s00417-005-0110-8. Epub 2005 Oct 5. PubMed 16205937 ↗
  • Theelen T, Tilanus MA, Klevering BJ. Intraocular inflammation following endotamponade with high-density silicone oil. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul;242(7):617-20. doi: 10.1007/s00417-004-0898-7. Epub 2004 Mar 17. PubMed 15029505 ↗
  • Nicolai U, Eckardt C, Kohlhoff M, Wottge HU. Biocompatibility of silicone oil and high-density liquids. An immunologic study. Ger J Ophthalmol. 1992;1(3-4):180-7. PubMed 1483133 ↗
  • Mester U, Rothe R, Zubcov A. Experimental studies with a high-density silicone oil for giant retinal tear. Ophthalmic Res. 1986;18(2):81-6. doi: 10.1159/000265419. PubMed 3737116 ↗
  • Wong D, Cazabon S, Ali H, Kumar I, Valldeperas X, Groenewald C, Pearce I. Can the sequential use of conventional silicone oil and heavy oil be a strategy for the management of proliferative vitreoretinopathy? Ann Acad Med Singap. 2006 Mar;35(3):181-4. PubMed 16625267 ↗
  • Scheer S, Boni S, Barale PO, Bourhis A, Bonnel S, Tuil E, Girmens JF, Buil O, Baudouin C, Laroche L, Nordmann JP, Poisson F, Warnet JM, Sahel JA. [Heavy silicone oil as internal tamponade for retinal detachment: efficacy and tolerance]. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2006 Feb;29(2):129-35. doi: 10.1016/s0181-5512(06)73760-3. French. PubMed 16523153 ↗
  • Tognetto D, Minutola D, Sanguinetti G, Ravalico G. Anatomical and functional outcomes after heavy silicone oil tamponade in vitreoretinal surgery for complicated retinal detachment: a pilot study. Ophthalmology. 2005 Sep;112(9):1574. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2005.04.013. PubMed 16139666 ↗
  • Bhisitkul RB, Gonzalez VH. "Heavy oil" for intraocular tamponade in retinal detachment surgery. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Jun;89(6):649-50. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.057182. No abstract available. PubMed 15923493 ↗
  • Wolf S, Schon V, Meier P, Wiedemann P. Silicone oil-RMN3 mixture ("heavy silicone oil") as internal tamponade for complicated retinal detachment. Retina. 2003 Jun;23(3):335-42. doi: 10.1097/00006982-200306000-00008. PubMed 12824833 ↗
  • Rizzo S, Genovesi-Ebert F, Belting C, Vento A, Cresti F. A pilot study on the use of silicone oil-RMN3 as heavier-than-water endotamponade agent. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005 Nov;243(11):1153-7. doi: 10.1007/s00417-005-0015-6. Epub 2005 Jun 28. PubMed 15983817 ↗
  • Schwartz SG, Flynn HW Jr, Wang X, Kuriyan AE, Abariga SA, Lee WH. Tamponade in surgery for retinal detachment associated with proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 May 13;5(5):CD006126. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006126.pub4. PubMed 32408387 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Aug 2006 to primary completion in Aug 2006, 0 months.

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Registered
Nov 2, 2006
First posted
Nov 27, 2006
StartActual
Aug 2006
Primary completionActual
Aug 2006
CompletionActual
Aug 2007
Last update
Jun 3, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 3, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00403702
Lead sponsor
Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México
First posted
Nov 27, 2006
Start date
Aug 2006
Primary completion
Aug 2006
Completion
Aug 2007
Last update
Jun 3, 2024

Study contacts

Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD
study director · Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México
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