The posturing after retinal detachment (PostRD) trial Version 1.1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of face-down posturing on retinal displacement and distortion following retinal detachment repair
IRAS ID
197934
Contact name
David Charteris
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
During the surgical repair of a retina detachment, a gas bubble is inserted into the eye to keep the retina flat. Following this, it is common to ask patients to adopt a certain head position for a set period of time after their operation. This is known as posturing. It is thought that by adopting a certain head position/posturing, the bubble aids re-attachment of the retina. However, when the retinal detachment involves the macula (central portion of the retina) it has been shown that the retina can shift (or displace) post-operatively, leading to distortion in the patient's vision.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether adopting different head positions following surgery for macula-involving retinal detachments, can reduce retinal displacement and visual distortion.
We plan to recruit 368 patients. The study will be operational at two different hospitals in the United Kingdom.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Sheffield Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/YH/0159
Date of REC Opinion
13 Apr 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion