Study of Impact of Air vs SF6 20% on Visual Acuity Improvement After Epiretinal Membrane Stripping

N/ACompletedNCT02030262

CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval32 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if one of these gaz (air and sulfur hexafluoride) is better than the other in epiretinal membrane peeling surgery. Both are already used for this surgery and this study will tell us if one is better than the other.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Epiretinal Membrane

Interventions

Epiretinal membrane peeling with fluid-air exchangePROCEDURE

The intervention starts with a pars plana vitrectomy and then a epiretinal membrane peeling is performed. During the fluid-gaz exchange, the gaz used will be air. The remaining of the intervention is the same between the two arms.

Epiretinal membrane peeling with fluid-SF6 exchangePROCEDURE

The intervention starts with a pars plana vitrectomy and then a epiretinal membrane peeling is performed. During the fluid-gaz exchange, the gaz used will be SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride). The remaining of the intervention is the same between the two arms.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of epiretinal membrane with corresponding optical coherence tomography * ETDRS visual acuity worse or equal to 20/30 * Adult able to give consent Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration * Opacity blocking the fundus visualisation * Presence of active intraocular inflammation * Presence of intraocular tumor * Presence of retinal detachment

Locations (1)

Centre universitaire d'ophtalmologie, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, CHU de Québec

Québec, Quebec, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual acuity

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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