Status:

COMPLETED

Foldable Capsular Vitreous Body Implantation Study

Lead Sponsor:

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Conditions:

Vitreoretinal Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is intended to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the FCVB in its on-label use, but in a different racial type than studies till now (Asians only). The device will be inserted in Caucasian...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients aged over 18
  • Axial length between 16 and 28 mm (according the guidelines from the manufacturer)
  • Loss of functional vision in study eye
  • Visual acuity of 0.4 or better in fellow eye
  • Requirement of (repeated) long-term silicone oil tamponade to maintain eye pressure and keep the retina attached

Exclusion

  • Visual acuity beyond 0.4 in non-study eye
  • Severe general disease that is evaluated to impact live expectancy beyond the duration of the study follow-up (3 years)
  • Retinal detachment under silicone oil fill
  • Patients with a silica gel allergy or scar diathesis
  • Patients with serious heart, lung, liver, or kidney dysfunction
  • Patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, endophthalmia, uveitis and other uncontrollable eye diseases, or a contralateral eye that had intraocular retinal surgery
  • Patients with history of drug abuse or alcoholism
  • Patients are had participating in other drug or medical device clinical trials before screening for this trial
  • Pregnancy, preparation for pregnancy during clinical trial, or breast-feeding
  • Belief by any of the research doctors that a patient's condition would hinder the clinical trial, such as a patient prone to mental stress, loss of control of mood, or depression

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 2 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 5 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

2 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03390244

Start Date

May 2 2017

End Date

May 5 2020

Last Update

August 18 2022

Active Locations (1)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

1

University Hospitals Leuven (UZLeuven)

Leuven, Vl-Brabant, Belgium, B3000