Orbital fracture registry aims to improve eye injury care
NCT ID NCT03887988
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This registry will follow about 300 adults with orbital blow-out fractures to see how different treatments affect double vision and eye position over 6 months. Patients may receive surgery or non-surgical care as part of routine practice. The goal is to collect real-world data to better understand recovery and guide future treatment decisions.
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 registry could provide better data on which treatments work best for orbital fractures, helping guide future care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Patients older than 18 years old with displaced fracture of the inferior and/or medial orbital wall (blow-out fractures) that require treatment (either surgically or non-surgically)
- 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: * Age 18 years or older at the time of the injury * Patients with a dislocated fracture of the inferior and/or medial orbital wall, either * Diagnosed at the study site via CT or CBCT within 2 weeks of the date of the injury, OR * Who will undergo secondary reconstruction Exclusion Criteria: * Bilateral orbital fracture * Concomitant displaced fracture(s) of the orbital roof or any other area of the orbit * Concomitant ruptured globe * Displaced fracture of the malar bone * Displaced midface fracture * Displaced nasoorbitoethmoidal (NOE) fracture or complex zygoma fractures * Presence at the time of enrollment of any disease with influence on eye motility (eg, strabismus, myasthenia gravis, Graves' ophthalmopathy) * Previous radiotherapy in the orbital region * Participation in any other medical device or medicinal product study within the previous month(s) that could influence the results of the present study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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12 de Octubre University Hospital
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia
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Emergency Clinical County Hospital of Constanta
Constanța, Romania
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Eramus MC
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Federal State Budgetary Institution "National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I. Pirogov" of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
Moscow, Russia
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Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
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Hospital Vall d' Hebron
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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King Edward VIII Hospital
Durban, South Africa
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Klinikum der LMU München
Munich, 80337, Germany
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Mayo Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
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Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
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UC Davis
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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Universitaetsspital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
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Uppsala University Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden
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