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Status unknownNCT03383731Updated Dec 26, 2017

A Study of a New Surgical Treatment of Macular Hole Retinal Detachment in High Myopia

An interventional study of Group 1 and Group 2 in Macular Holes, Retinal Detachment and High Myopia, sponsored by Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-12-26.

Sponsored by Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Dec 2017), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2017, registered Dec 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
38
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study evaluates the surgical outcomes of inverted internal limiting membrane insertion combined with air tamponade in the treatment of macular hole retinal detachment (MHRD) in high myopia, and also to compare the treatment efficacy and safety between different surgical approaches of MHRD

Read the detailed description

This study uses a new surgical method (vitrectomy combined with inverted internal limiting membrane insertion and intraocular sterilized air tamponade) to assess its effectiveness and safety on the prognosis of macular hole retinal detachment secondary to high myopia, and also compares this new type of surgery with the current commonly used surgery (vitrectomy combined with internal limiting membrane peeling + silicone oil infusion).

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Conditions studied

  • Macular Holes
  • Retinal Detachment
  • High Myopia

Keywords

  • Operation mode
  • Air tamponade
  • High myopia
  • Macular hole retinal detachment
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In context

Retinal Perforations

139 studies on the registry are indexed under Retinal Perforations; 22 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 38 is below the median of 50 across 94 interventional studies indexed under Retinal Perforations.

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Lead sponsor

Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 182 studies on the registry; 108 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Prior written should be obtained before any assessment is carried out;
  2. Participants are more than 18 years of age, and less than 75 years of age, male or female Chinese patients;
  3. Visual impairment is caused by macular hole associated with retinal detachment secondary to high myopia;
  4. Axial length ≥ 26mm, or the refractive error ≥ -6.0D

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Failure to comply with research or follow-up procedures;
  2. Diabetes with uncontrolled blood glucose (defined as fasting plasma glucose more than 7.0mmol/L or blood glucose more than 11.1mmol/ L 2 hours postprandial), and / or with diabetic retinopathy;
  3. Poor control of blood pressure in hypertensive patients (defined as blood pressure >150/95mmHg, including antihypertensive medication);
  4. With surgical due to other local or systemic conditions at screening or baseline;
  5. With any active ocular or periocular infection or inflammation (e.g., blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, scleritis, uveitis, endophthalmitis) at screening or baseline;
  6. With uncontrolled glaucoma at screening or baseline (IOP ≥ 30mmHg when receiving medical treatment or as judged by the researchers);
  7. With the presence of iris neovascularization or neovascular glaucoma at screening or baseline;
  8. With ocular diseases which may interfere the study results at screening or baseline , including severe vitreous hemorrhage, peripheral retinal hole, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, proliferative vitreoretinopathy ( ≥ Level C ), choroidal detachment;
  9. With other causes which may result in macular hole associated-retinal detachment at screening or baseline,except high myopia;
  10. Previously underwent scleral buckling surgery;
  11. With current or planned medication known to have toxic effects on the lens, retina or optic nerve, including hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, tamoxifen, phenothiazine and ethambutol;
  12. With laboratory abnormalities, such as (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total (TB), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), exceeded the normal limit by more than 2 times, and serum creatinine or blood urea nitrogen exceeded 1.2 times the normal limit;
  13. With abnormal coagulation function (defined as more than normal for 3 seconds or more, more than 1.5 of the international standard ratio (INR), activated partial thromboplastin time of 10 seconds or longer than the time); 14) Patients who participated in any clinical study of medication within 3 months prior to screening (excluding vitamins and minerals)

Exit criteria:

  1. Due to adverse events, especially severe adverse events, the researchers consider withdrawal of patients based on concerns of safety and ethics;
  2. Drop out;
  3. The patients voluntarily withdraw the ;
  4. Serious violation of the study protocol due to the subjects or investigators' reasons;
  5. Other reasons that the researchers believe for quitting the study
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(6)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)

Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.

Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
38 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Group 1

    Group 1: The patients in Group 1 are treated by the surgical method of standard 3-port 23 gauge pars plana vitrectomy + internal limiting membrane peeling + air-fluid exchange + silicone oil infusion

    Procedure: Group 1

  • Experimental
    Group 2

    Group 2: The patients in Group 2 are treated by the surgical method of standard 3-port 23 gauge pars plana vitrectomy + internal limiting membrane peeling + inverted internal limiting membrane insertion + air-fluid exchange

    Procedure: Group 2

Interventions

  • ProcedureGroup 1

    the surgical method of standard 3-port 23 gauge pars plana vitrectomy + internal limiting membrane peeling + air-fluid exchange + silicone oil infusion

  • ProcedureGroup 2

    the surgical method of standard 3-port 23 gauge pars plana vitrectomy + internal limiting membrane peeling + inverted internal limiting membrane insertion + air-fluid exchange

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Macular hole closure rate

    Fundus examination combined with optical coherence tomography (OCT) are performed 3 months after surgery.

    Time frame: 3 months after operation

Secondary outcomes

  1. Best corrected visual acuity

    Best corrected visual acuity are performed 6 months after the surgery.

    Time frame: 6 months after the operation

  2. Best corrected visual acuity

    Best corrected visual acuity are performed 12 months after the surgery.

    Time frame: 12 months after the operation

  3. Reattachment rate of retinal detachment

    Use fundus examination combined with B-scan ultrasound, optical coherence tomography (OCT) to observe the reattachment rate of retinal detachment within 12 months after the surgery.(The reattachment rate assessment is performed 12 months after the first surgery among the patients with air tamponade. The reattachment rate assessment is performed 12 months after the first surgery among the patients with silicone oil tamponade, and the silicone oil removal is performed 6 months after the previous surgery.)

    Time frame: 6 months after the operation

  4. Reattachment rate of retinal detachment

    Use fundus examination combined with B-scan ultrasound, optical coherence tomography (OCT) to observe the reattachment rate of retinal detachment within 12 months after the surgery.(The reattachment rate assessment is performed 12 months after the first surgery among the patients with air tamponade. The reattachment rate assessment is performed 12 months after the first surgery among the patients with silicone oil tamponade, and the silicone oil removal is performed 6 months after the previous surgery.)

    Time frame: 12 months after the operation

  5. Postoperative complication rate of ocular adverse events

    Evaluate the ocular adverse events within 12 months after operation.

    Time frame: Within 12 months after operation

  6. Postoperative complication rate of the non ocular adverse events

    Evaluate the non ocular adverse events within 12 months after operation.

    Time frame: Within 12 months after operation

  7. Postoperative complication rate of severe adverse events

    Evaluate the severe adverse events within 12 months after operation.

    Time frame: Within 12 months after operation

Other outcomes

  1. The number of people whose best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) result improves

    The number of people whose BCVA result improves by more than 1 row, 2 rows and 3 rows comparing to the baseline at a time

    Time frame: 12 months after the operation

  2. The number of people whose BCVA result decreases

    The number of people whose BCVA result decreases by 3 rows comparing to the baseline at a time

    Time frame: 12 months after the operation

  3. The difference of multifocal electroretinogram (ERG) results

    The difference of multifocal ERG results between each group from 1 week to the 6th month after surgery

    Time frame: 6 months after the operation

  4. The difference of multifocal ERG results

    The difference of multifocal ERG results between each group from 1 week to the 12th month after surgery

    Time frame: 12 months after the operation

  5. The change of microperimetry analysis results

    The change of microperimetry analysis results from 1 week to the 6th month after surgery relative to baseline, and the difference between each group

    Time frame: 6 months after the operation

  6. The change of microperimetry analysis results

    The change of microperimetry analysis results from 1 week to the 12th month after surgery relative to baseline, and the difference between each group

    Time frame: 12 months after the operation

  7. The change of the extent of foveal ellipsoid zone damage

    The change of the extent of foveal ellipsoid zone damage from baseline to the 6th month after the surgery relative to baseline, and the difference between each group

    Time frame: 6 months after the operation

  8. The change of the external limiting membrane integrity of fovea

    The change of the external limiting membrane integrity of fovea from baseline to the 6th month after the surgery relative to baseline, and the difference between each group

    Time frame: 6 months after the operation

  9. The change of the extent of foveal ellipsoid zone damage

    The change of the extent of foveal ellipsoid zone damage from baseline to the 12th month after the surgery relative to baseline, and the difference between each group

    Time frame: 12 months after the operation

  10. The change of the external limiting membrane integrity of fovea

    The change of the external limiting membrane integrity of fovea from baseline to the 12th month after the surgery relative to baseline, and the difference between each group

    Time frame: 12 months after the operation

  11. The number of retreatment and retreatment modalities

    λ Describe the number of retreatment and retreatment modalities for patients with different surgical procedures over a period of 12 months

    Time frame: within 12 months after the operation

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai 200080, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Feman SS, Hepler RS, Straatsma BR. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment due to macular hole. Management with cryotherapy and a Y-shaped sling. Arch Ophthalmol. 1974 May;91(5):371-2. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1974.03900060383007. No abstract available. PubMed 4595402 ↗
  • Hong MC, Wu TT, Sheu SJ. Primary gas tamponade in the management of macular hole with retinal detachment in highly myopic eyes. J Chin Med Assoc. 2011 Mar;74(3):121-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.01.026. Epub 2011 Feb 25. PubMed 21421206 ↗
  • Miyake Y. A simplified method of treating retinal detachment with macular hole. Long-term follow-up. Arch Ophthalmol. 1986 Aug;104(8):1234-6. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1986.01050200140070. PubMed 3741257 ↗
  • Mete M, Parolini B, Maggio E, Pertile G. 1000 cSt silicone oil vs heavy silicone oil as intraocular tamponade in retinal detachment associated to myopic macular hole. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2011 Jun;249(6):821-6. doi: 10.1007/s00417-010-1557-9. Epub 2010 Nov 16. PubMed 21080197 ↗
  • Soheilian M, Ghaseminejad AK, Yazdani S, Ahmadieh H, Azarmina M, Dehghan MH, Moradian S, Anisian A, Peyman GA. Surgical management of retinal detachment in highly myopic eyes with macular hole. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2007 Jan-Feb;38(1):15-22. doi: 10.3928/15428877-20070101-02. PubMed 17278531 ↗
  • Li X, Wang W, Tang S, Zhao J. Gas injection versus vitrectomy with gas for treating retinal detachment owing to macular hole in high myopes. Ophthalmology. 2009 Jun;116(6):1182-87.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.01.003. Epub 2009 Apr 17. PubMed 19375168 ↗
  • Uemoto R, Yamamoto S, Tsukahara I, Takeuchi S. Efficacy of internal limiting membrane removal for retinal detachments resulting from a myopic macular hole. Retina. 2004 Aug;24(4):560-6. doi: 10.1097/00006982-200408000-00009. PubMed 15300077 ↗
  • Lim LS, Tsai A, Wong D, Wong E, Yeo I, Loh BK, Ang CL, Ong SG, Lee SY. Prognostic factor analysis of vitrectomy for retinal detachment associated with myopic macular holes. Ophthalmology. 2014 Jan;121(1):305-310. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.08.033. Epub 2013 Oct 16. PubMed 24139155 ↗
  • Shin MK, Park KH, Park SW, Byon IS, Lee JE. Perfluoro-n-octane-assisted single-layered inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for macular hole surgery. Retina. 2014 Sep;34(9):1905-10. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000339. No abstract available. PubMed 25154029 ↗
  • Michalewska Z, Michalewski J, Dulczewska-Cichecka K, Adelman RA, Nawrocki J. TEMPORAL INVERTED INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE FLAP TECHNIQUE VERSUS CLASSIC INVERTED INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE FLAP TECHNIQUE: A Comparative Study. Retina. 2015 Sep;35(9):1844-50. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000555. PubMed 25946691 ↗
  • Kuriyama S, Hayashi H, Jingami Y, Kuramoto N, Akita J, Matsumoto M. Efficacy of inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for the treatment of macular hole in high myopia. Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jul;156(1):125-131.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.02.014. Epub 2013 Apr 24. PubMed 23622567 ↗
  • Hasegawa Y, Hata Y, Mochizuki Y, Arita R, Kawahara S, Kita T, Noda Y, Ishibashi T. Equivalent tamponade by room air as compared with SF(6) after macular hole surgery. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2009 Nov;247(11):1455-9. doi: 10.1007/s00417-009-1120-8. Epub 2009 Jun 21. PubMed 19544065 ↗
  • He F, Dong F, Yu W, Dai R. Recovery of photoreceptor layer on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography after vitreous surgery combined with air tamponade in chronic idiopathic macular hole. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2015 Jan;46(1):44-8. doi: 10.3928/23258160-20150101-07. PubMed 25559508 ↗
  • Mateo-Montoya A, de Smet MD. Air as tamponade for retinal detachments. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2014 Mar-Apr;24(2):242-6. doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000373. Epub 2013 Sep 23. PubMed 24170524 ↗
  • Zheng Y, Kang M, Wang H, Liu H, Sun T, Sun X, Wang F. Inverted internal limiting membrane insertion combined with air tamponade in the treatment of macular hole retinal detachment in high myopia: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial. Trials. 2018 Aug 30;19(1):469. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2833-y. PubMed 30165894 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Statistical Analysis Plan that underlie results in a publication

Supporting information: Statistical analysis plan

Time frame: starting 6 months after publication

Access criteria: Dr Fenghua Wang and Dr Ying Zheng will review requests and criteria.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Apr 2017 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Apr 2020, 35 months after the start.

Of 45 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Retinal Perforations, half reached primary completion within 28 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 31. This study's planned 35 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 45 studies reached it within 28 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 31.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 6, 2017
First posted
Dec 26, 2017
StartActual
Apr 7, 2017
Primary completionEst.
Apr 6, 2020
CompletionEst.
Apr 6, 2020
Last update
Dec 26, 2017
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 Dec 26, 2017, 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
NCT03383731
Responsible party
Fenghua Wang (Doctoral supervisor, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 26, 2017
Start date
Apr 7, 2017
Primary completion
Apr 6, 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 6, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 26, 2017

Study contacts

Fenghua Wang
Contact
shretina@sjtu.edu.cn
+8618917504061
Fenghua Wang
principal investigator · Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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