Comparison of Small-gauge Vitrectomy and Conventional Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Comparison of Small-gauge and Conventional Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01758757

Enrollment

347

Registered

2013-01-01

Start date

2007-09-30

Completion date

2011-07-31

Last updated

2013-01-01

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Conditions

Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Keywords

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, Vitrectomy

Brief summary

Surgical outcome of vitreous surgery for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) with conventional 20, 23, and 25-gauge vitrectomy were compared.

Detailed description

The 424 eyes of 347 patients of PDR who underwent vitreous surgery for persistent vitreous hemorrhage or progressive proliferative membrane were evaluated.

Interventions

PROCEDUREVitrectomy

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

10 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* The patients of proliferative diabetic retinopathy who underwent vitreous surgery and followed at least 6 months

Exclusion criteria

* The patients of proliferative diabetic retinopathy who underwent vitreous surgery but did not follow more than 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of retinal breaks	One year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of neovascular glaucoma	One Year

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026