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Pilot RCT of posturing following surgery for macular hole
ISRCTN ISRCTN96973836
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Pilot RCT of posturing following surgery for macular hole
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0141187718
Study hypothesis 1. To estimate variance and effect size in order to inform power calculations that will determine the design and size of a future study
2. To estimate recruitment and therefore duration of a future study
3. To establish procedures and protocols for the future study
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Pilot randomised controlled study
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Eye Diseases: Macular hole
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Patients listed for surgery for idiopathic full thickness macular hole
2. Able and willing to posture face down for 10 days postoperatively
3. Agree to participate in the trial and give informed consent
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. History of visual loss suggesting a duration of macular hole > 12 months
2. Patients unwilling or unable to posture face down for 10 days postoperatively
3. History of trauma which may have been causative
4. Age less than 18 years old in UK or less than 16 years old in Scotland
5. Previous vitrectomy surgery
Anticipated start date 15/11/2006
Anticipated end date 15/11/2007
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 30
Interventions 1. Posture face down for 50 minutes in every hour for the first 10 days after operation
2. Not to maintain specific posture, except avoid face up posture
Primary outcome measure(s) 1. Variance and effect size to inform power calculation for a full study
2. Recruitment rate
3. Establish procedures and protocols
Secondary outcome measure(s) 1. Macular hole closure
2. Visual acuity
3. Complications
4. Differences in answer to patient survey questions between the 2 groups
Sources of funding Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
NHS R&D Support Funding
Trial website
Publications
Contact name Mr  W Luke  Membrey
  Address Moorfields Eye Hospital
162 City Road

  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode EC1V 2PD
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 020 7566 2059
  Fax +44 020 7566 2059
  Email Luke.Membrey@moorfields.nhs.uk
Sponsor Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
  Address The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Fax +44
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Date applied 28/09/2007
Last edited 06/11/2007
Date ISRCTN assigned 28/09/2007
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