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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR2117
Date of registration: 23/11/2009
Primary sponsor: Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam (OZR)
Public title: Posture or Patching (PoP). Accelerated clearing of the media with massive vitreous hemorrhage and suspected retinal tear.
Scientific title: Posture or Patching (PoP). Accelerated clearing of the media with massive vitreous hemorrhage and suspected retinal tear. - PoP
Date of first enrolment: 1/1/2010
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: pending
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=2117
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: J.C.   Meurs, van
Address:  Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam, Schiedamsevest 180, Schiedamsevest 180 3011 BH Rotterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)10 4017777
Email: vanMeurs@oogziekenhuis.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: J.C.   Meurs, van
Address:  Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam, Schiedamsevest 180, Schiedamsevest 180 3011 BH Rotterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)10 4017777
Email: vanMeurs@oogziekenhuis.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age ¡Ý 18 years;

2. Informed consent;

3. Vitreous hemorrhage (of spontaneous origin) totally obstructing visiblilty of the retina;

4. Suspicion of a retinal tear.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Retinal detachment (as demonstrated by ultrasonography);

2. Diabetic retinopathy;

3. Retinal veinous occlusion;

4. Allergy for eye bandage.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Vitreous hemorrhage

Intervention(s)
Group 1:

1. Instructions to maintain posture, i.e. in a sitting position at an angle of 45º, and;

2. Binocular occlusion.

Group 2:

1. Instructions to maintain posture, i.e. in a sitting position at an angle of 45º.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Visibility of the superior retinal hemisphere at 20 h. (For the purpose of this study, visibility of the superior retina is defined as 4 clock hours or better);

2. Number of clock hours that is sufficiently visible;

3. Time interval between assuming prescribed posture and ophthalmoscopic examination on the day after presentation;

4. Use of anticoagulant drugs.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
2009-07 / 2009-367
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek het Oogziekenhuis
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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