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NCT04904679
The Use of Amniotic Membrane or Internal Limiting Membrane for Large or Refractory Macular Holes: A Prospective Study
NA trial testing Pars plana Vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling in Macular Holes in 23 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.
30 September 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Hospital Oftalmologico de Sorocaba |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Active, enrolled |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 23 |
| Start date | 26 June 2020 |
| Primary completion | 30 September 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2025 |
| Sites | 2 locations across Brazil |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Pars plana Vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling
Conditions studied
- Macular Holes — all drugs for Macular Holes →
Sponsor
Hospital Oftalmologico de Sorocaba
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Macular Holes. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Prospective, randomized, unmasked interventional study. To evaluate anatomical and functional results through microperimetry in cases of refractory or large macular holes (MH), using amniotic membrane (AM) or internal limiting membrane ( ILM ).
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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The use of amniotic membrane or inverted internal limiting membrane flap for large or refractory macular holes: a prospective, comparative study using microperimetry.
Carvalho Araujo AC, Bordon AF, Falcão V, Bortolai P, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40952489 · DOI 10.1007/s00417-025-06917-3
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04904679 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Hospital Oftalmologico de Sorocaba
- Last refreshed: 6 May 2025
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