The Effect of Caffeine Consumption on Cataract Formation After Pars Plana Vitrectomy: a Comparative Study
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Assessment of cataract development in patients with regular caffeine consumption and those without caffeine consumption after pars plana vitrectomy.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 105
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age 18 or older
• Written informed consent
• No previous cataract surgery in the study eye
• Scheduled small gauge vitrectomy with intraoperative gas tamponade (SF6 or C3F8) due to retinal detachment or macular hole repair
• No regular caffeine consumption (drinking not more than one cup of a caffeine- containing beverage \[e.g. coffee, energy drinks\] at a maximum of two days per week during the past year)
Locations
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Austria
Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery (VIROS), Hanusch Hospital, Vienna
RECRUITING
Vienna
Contact Information
Primary
Andreas Schlatter, MD
office@viros.at
+4391021
Backup
Christoph Leisser, DDr.
office@viros.at
+4391021
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-04-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-04-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 74
Treatments
Experimental: Caffeine consumption
Patients with regular caffeine consumption needing pars plana vitrectomy
Experimental: No caffeine consumption
Patients with regular caffeine consumption needing pars plana vitrectomy
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery