Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery Outcomes in an Educational Setting
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Cataracts
In brief
The overall objective is to determine the visual outcomes and cost to perform Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) in a small cohort at an academic medical center in the United States. The primary outcome measure will be the percentage of the study group achieving a post operative visual acuity 20/40 Snellen. This percentage will be compared to historical cohorts reported for phacoemulsification cataract surgery (PCS), when performed in academic centers. A secondary outcome will be to determine the actual institutional cost of providing MSICS in the setting of an academic medical center. The hypothesis is that MSICS is appropriate for a teaching environment (as evidenced by a comparable rate of 20/40 acuity or better at 90 days post op, as compared to PCS), and can be provided at a cost that makes visual rehabilitation affordable to the uninsured and underinsured.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02277314
- Run by
- University of Arizona
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2014-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-01-13
Who can join
Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 21 years or older (adults).
- Medically Stable, able to safely undergo surgery.
- Nuclear sclerotic cataract
- Preoperative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) 20/80 or worse
- Expected post-operative potential acuity of 20/40 or better
- Able to pay the $500 cost of surgery at the time of surgery
You may not qualify if…
- Potential subjects not satisfying any of the above
Where it is running
- University of Arizona Medical Center Alvernon Physician Offices — Tucson, Arizona, United States (enrolling)
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