Immediate Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery (ISBCS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01841957 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 29, 2013
Last Update Posted : April 28, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Bilateral Cataract | Procedure: ISBCS Procedure: DSBCS | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Immediate Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A Prospective, Case-controlled Clinical Trial in the United States |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 1, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 1, 2022 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ISBCS
Immediate Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery
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Procedure: ISBCS
same-day cataract surgery |
Active Comparator: DSBCS
Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery
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Procedure: DSBCS
bilateral surgery delayed by 1-3 weeks amongst eyes |
- Visual acuity [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]Best uncorrected and best spectacle corrected post-operative visual acuity
- Recovery time and number of post-operative visits [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 30 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 30-100
- Candidate for topical anesthesia
- Signed the informed consents
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergies to medications used in study
- Cannot have topical anesthesia
- Unwilling to participate in research trial
- Have any other significant ocular comorbidities
- Have known systemic immuno-compromised state

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01841957
United States, Texas | |
Panhandle Eye Group | |
Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106 |
Responsible Party: | Sloan W. Rush, MD, MD, Panhandle Eye Group, LLP |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01841957 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2 |
First Posted: | April 29, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 28, 2022 |
Last Verified: | April 2022 |
Bilateral Cataract Simultaneous Cataract Surgery ISBCS |
Cataract Lens Diseases Eye Diseases |