Scientists probe eye fluids to unlock secrets of retinal detachment
NCT ID NCT06347302
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at fluid samples from the eyes of 137 people undergoing surgery for retinal detachment or other eye conditions. Researchers measured fats and proteins in these fluids to understand inflammation and cell death that can harm vision after surgery. The goal is to find clues that could lead to better treatments and improve visual outcomes.
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 research could point toward new therapies that improve vision recovery after retinal detachment surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not lead to immediate clinical changes, and further research is needed to confirm any links.
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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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137 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Oct 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: * Subject having given oral, free and informed consent to take part in the study * Subjects with primary retinal detachment requiring vitrectomy (RD group) Or * Subject requiring vitrectomy for macular surgery (primary epiretinal membrane or macular hole) (Control group) Exclusion Criteria: * Subject not affiliated to or not benefiting from national health insurance * Pregnant, parturient or breast-feeding women * Minors * Subject to a measure of legal protection (curatorship, guardianship) * Subjects of full age who are incapable or unable to express their consent * Subject who has already participated in the study * Subject with recurrent retinal detachment * Subjects with an epiretinal membrane of secondary origin (OVCR, inflammation, diabetic retinopathy) * Subject refusing blood sampling * Subjects with pre-existing retinal pathology (vascular or degenerative retinopathy) * People with diabetes
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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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Chu Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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