Peeling eye membrane during retinal surgery: help or hype?
NCT ID NCT07438210
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether peeling a thin membrane inside the eye (the internal limiting membrane) during surgery for a detached retina helps patients see better and prevents scar tissue. The trial was stopped early after enrolling only 21 people, so the results are not strong enough to draw firm conclusions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ILM peeling (a surgical procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that peeling the inner membrane during retinal detachment surgery improves vision and reduces scar tissue formation.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 21 participants, so results are limited and may not be reliable. It is a small, early-stage study with no clear conclusions.
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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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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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: * retinal detachment * age: 18 or older * written informed consent for surgery and participation in the study prior to surgery Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy (pregnancy test will be taken preoperatively in women of reproductive age)
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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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VIROS
Vienna, 1140, Austria
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