Diabetic eye patients at risk for extra retinal scarring?
NCT ID NCT07241845
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will look at 225 adults with diabetic retinopathy to find out how many also develop an epiretinal membrane — a thin, scar-like layer on the retina that can blur vision. Researchers will use eye scans to detect the membrane and check for related factors like age, diabetes control, and other health conditions. The goal is simply to measure how common this problem is and what might increase the risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better predict and manage epiretinal membrane in people with diabetic eye disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new therapy, so it cannot directly improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 225 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
diabetic patients above 18 years of age.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients aged 18 years or older. * Patients with ERM confirmed by OCT images. * Patients with DM with varying severity of diabetic retinopathy. Exclusion Criteria: * • History of previous eye trauma or surgery other than uneventful cataract surgery, uveitis, history of retinal detachment, media opacity impairing the quality OCT images, high myopia, macular or retinal diseases disease affecting the visual acuity other than diabetic retinopathy, e.g. macular hole, retinitis pigmentosa, AMD, CRVO.
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