Eye drops before surgery may tame inflammation in retinal detachment
NCT ID NCT07162818
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether nepafenac 0.1% eye drops, given before surgery, can lower inflammation in people with retinal detachment. Sixty-one adults used the drops or a placebo for five days before surgery. Researchers measured inflammatory markers in the eye fluid. The goal is to see if this simple treatment could help prevent a complication called proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), which can cause surgical failure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nepafenac 0.1% eye drops
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple eye drop treatment before surgery to reduce inflammation and prevent scarring in retinal detachment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study measuring biomarkers, not clinical outcomes. The drops may not actually prevent vision loss or scarring in real-world use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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61 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- 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: * ARR with PVR grade A and B * ARR onset more than 7 days and less than 1 month * Macula off * ARR patients with a minimum age of 18 years. * Willing to follow the research stages and sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * ARR patients with media opacities that do not allow fundus examination * History of undergoing intraocular surgery less than 3 months. * ARR patients with comorbid eye diseases. * ARR patients with systemic complications that make it impossible to undergo vitrectomy surgery. * ARR sufferers who are known to have a history of allergies to the NSAID group.
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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 Pusat, Indonesia
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