# Impact of C3F8 or SF6 Use and Length of Face-down Positioning (7 vs 14 Days Respectively) in Macular Hole Surgery

> **NCT02073266** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval** · enrollment: 59 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Macular Holes
- Visual Acuity Gain
- Cataract
- Complications

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Macular hole surgery using a 25 G pars plana vitrectomy, ILM peeling, fluid-air exchange followed by air-gas exchange with SF6 or C3F8.

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02073266
- **Lead sponsor:** CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2010-01
- **Primary completion:** 2012-12
- **Final completion:** 2013-05
- **Target enrollment:** 59 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2016-07-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02073266

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02073266, "Impact of C3F8 or SF6 Use and Length of Face-down Positioning (7 vs 14 Days Respectively) in Macular Hole Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02073266. Licensed CC0.

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