Cryotherapy of Sclerotomy Sites for Prevention of Late Postvitrectomy Diabetic Hemorrhage

Late Postvitrectomy Diabetic Hemorrhage. Clinical Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Late vitreous hemorrhage in postvitrectomized diabetic eyes may be due to fibrovascular tuft formation in sclerotomy sites. Cryotherapy of sclerotomy sites may prevent bleeding by regressing the fibrovascular tuft. This study will detect the safety and efficacy of cryotherapy of sclerotomy sites for prevention of late vitreous hemorrhage in vitrectomized diabetic eyes.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hemorrhage
• Late Postvitrectomy Diabetic Hemorrhage.

• NCT number: NCT00370409
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: hahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2006
• Completion date: June 2008