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Air Tamponade Versus Fluorinated Gas Tamponade for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Sponsor: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Summary
TITLE: RCT of air tamponade versus fluorinated gas tamponade for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment DESIGN: Non-inferiority RCT of 150 patients from 10 UK centres AIMS: To assess whether air tamponade is non inferior to gas tamponade for the repair of RRD treated with vitrectomy. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE: Primary anatomical success with single operation at 24 weeks.
Official title: Gas Tamponade Versus Air During Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous rEtinal dEtachmeNt; a Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2026-03-20
Completion Date
2029-03-20
Last Updated
2025-12-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
air
use of sterile air as a tamponade
Gas SF6 (Sulfur Hexafluoride) and others
use of fluorinated gases such as SF6, C2F6 or C3F8 as a tamponade agent