Can a steroid injection tame the inflammation behind retinal detachment?
NCT ID NCT07774182
First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a steroid injection given about a week before surgery can reduce harmful inflammation and scarring in people with retinal detachment. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the injection plus standard surgery or surgery alone. The study measures levels of inflammatory markers in eye fluids and imaging changes to see if the injection helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Triamcinolone acetonide, an anti-inflammatory steroid, injected into the eye before surgery.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could reduce scarring and improve surgical outcomes for people with retinal detachment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and the steroid may not significantly change biomarkers or clinical outcomes. Risks include infection, increased eye pressure, and cataract progression.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years or older with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) grade B or C. * No previous history of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. * No requirement for surgical intervention other than treatment for RRD. * Willingness to participate in all study procedures and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * RRD with vitreous opacity precluding adequate fundus examination. * RRD caused by a giant retinal tear. * History of cataract surgery within the previous 3 months. * RRD associated with other ocular comorbidities. * Systemic disease that precludes vitrectomy. * History of ocular hypertension or glaucoma. * RRD with a cloudy lens requiring cataract surgery.
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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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Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
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