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Retinal Vein OcclusionOVCRNCT00379223

Radial Optic Neurotomy in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion : a Randomized Trial

A study testing vitrectomy with radial optic neurotomy in people with Retinal Vein Occlusion, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Natural evolution of severe central retinal vein occlusion with low visual acuity is very poor. A randomized clinical trial will compare troxerutin and platelet anti-aggregating agents (drug treatment) versus surgery and drug treatment. Surgery will include vitrectomy and radial optic neurotomy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Retinal Vein Occlusion
What is being tested?
vitrectomy with radial optic neurotomy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
7 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Oct 2006to Sep 2008
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Central Retinal Vein Occlusion oedematous or hemorrhagic (at fundus exam and at fluorescein angiography)
  • Visual Acuity (VA) ≤ 20/200 with ETDRS charts
  • Decreased VA since more than 1 month, less than 3 months
  • Common care recommendations for CRVO during the period before recruitment (Control ocular pressure if associated hypertension or glaucoma ; Hemodilution if hematocrit ≥ 38% ,if no cardio-vascular contra-indication, to maintain hematocrit under 38% during 6 weeks ; Troxerutin (3 /d) and aspirin (100 - 160 mg/d) ; Clinical and angiographic controls to look for retinal ischemia indicating laser PRP to prevent neovascular glaucoma.
  • Signed informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Ischemic CRVO : 1- More than 30 disc diameters of ischemia at fluorescein angiography and/or •2- If Angiogram is uninterpretable because of hemorrhages, deficit of afferent pupillary reflex 0.9 with photographic filters (proposed by Hayreh) with indication to do laser PRP or laser PRP already done,
  • Rubeosis or neovascular glaucoma,
  • Bilateral diabetic retinopathy preproliferative or proliferative,
  • Uncharacterized coagulation disease, or anticoagulant treatment,
  • Untreated systemic disease (diabetes, severe high blood pressure, Cardiac failure) ou eye disease (glaucoma),
  • Contra-indication or documented allergy to troxerutin or platelet anti-aggregating agents,
  • Contra-indication to surgical procedure
  • incapacity to received an informed consent, incapacity to follow all the study schedule

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Service d'ophtalmologie, Hopital Pellegrin, place Amélie Raba Léon

    Bordeaux, 33076

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About this study

Official title: Multicenter Trial to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Vitrectomy With Radial Optic Neurotomy for the Preservation of Visual Function in Subjects With Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)

Natural evolution of severe central retinal vein occlusion with low visual acuity is very poor. A randomized clinical trial will compare troxerutin and platelet anti-aggregating agents (drug treatment) versus surgery and drug treatment. Surgery will include vitrectomy and radial optic neurotomy. The primary outcome will be vision measured 6 months after surgery.

Read the detailed description

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) is the second most frequently retinal vascular disease causing loss of vision, after diabetic retinopathy. No treatment of CRVO has clearly demonstrated beneficial and long lasting visual results. Commonly used treatment options are platelet anti-aggregating agents, correcting rheologic factors with troxerutin and isovolumic hemodilution. Surgical treatment of CRVO has recently been proposed (2001) and has been studied in numerous non comparative pilot studies. Limited but encouraging results motivate our randomised controlled trial. We will evaluate at 6 months visual acuity after surgery associating pars plana vitrectomy and radial optic neurotomy, in patients with central vein occlusion and bad vision, associated with the correction of rheologic factors.

Being tested
vitrectomy with radial optic neurotomy
Keywords
retinal vein occlusion, vitrectomy, surgery, retinal disorders, vascular diseases
Medical subject headings
Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Diseases, Vascular Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • vitrectomy with radial optic neurotomyProcedure or surgery

Study groups in NCT00379223
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1No interventionStandard treatment of central retinal vein occlusion : the rheologic correction
2ExperimentalStandard treatment of central retinal vein occlusion : the rheologic correction and surgery associating pars plana vitrectomy and radial optic neurotomy
Receives: Procedure: vitrectomy with radial optic neurotomy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Proportion of patients showing an improvement of visual acuity (at least 3 lines (15 letters) in ETDRS charts)

    Measured: between pre operative examination and 6 months after randomization

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Efficacy

    Measured: between pre operative examination and 6 months after randomization

  2. Mean visual acuity

    Measured: between pre operative examination and 6 months

  3. Macular thickness in Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

  4. Persistence of hemorrhages in the fundus

  5. Retinal ischemia indicating pan retinal photocoagulation

    Measured: 6 months after randomization

  6. Safety : Serious complications after surgery (retinal detachment, retinal ischemia, neovascular glaucoma) or medical treatment during the 6 months following surgery.

    Measured: after surgery or medical treatment examination and 6 months after randomization

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Sep 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2006
  3. Primary completionSep 2008
  4. Study completionSep 2008

Why it stopped: lack of recruting

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
7 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00379223
Sponsor's protocol ID
9418-04
Other IDs
2004-028
Acronym
OVCR
Status last verified
Aug 2008
First submitted
20 Sep 2006
Last updated
4 Mar 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing vitrectomy with radial optic neurotomy in people with Retinal Vein Occlusion, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Mar 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: lack of recruting). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Proportion of patients showing an improvement of visual acuity (at least 3 lines (15 letters) in ETDRS charts) (time frame: between pre operative examination and 6 months after randomization). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Mar 2011.

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