Eye surgery trial to prevent blindness in stickler syndrome pulled before start
NCT ID NCT04465188
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if a surgical procedure called scleral buckling could prevent retinal detachment in people with Stickler syndrome, a genetic condition that raises the risk of vision loss. The plan was to treat one eye in patients aged 5 to 35 who had already lost vision in the other eye. However, the trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no conclusions can be drawn.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- scleral buckle surgical procedure
- What this could lead to
- If it had worked, this could have pointed toward a way to prevent retinal detachment and vision loss in people with Stickler syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before it started, so no results are available. Even if it had run, it was a small early-phase study, and surgery carries risks like infection or bleeding.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France