Status:

COMPLETED

The Subjective Pre-, Intra-, and Postoperatively Experiences of Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery.

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Bialystok

Conditions:

Patient Satisfaction

Patient Compliance

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Assessment of types and intensity of unpleasant experiences pre-, intra-, and postoperatively in the patients undergoing cataract surgery, using especially designed questionnaire. Strategic aim: form...

Detailed Description

Untreated cataract - the most common reason for an operation in the world - leads to continual decrease in vision, eventually may be the cause of blindness. This condition always requires surgical int...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The criteria for inclusion required non complicated cataracts (NC1, NC2) according to The Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III scale). Additional inclusion criteria were as follows: documented progression of best corrected visual acuity less than 0.6 according to Snellen notification
  • patient agreement to participate in the study after informing them about the nature of the research

Exclusion

  • bilateral deafness that prevented any communication with the patient;
  • no logical contact with the patient (mental disorders, senile dementia, etc.);
  • any conditions that might complicate the surgery: post-inflammatory or post-traumatic cataract, chronic corneal disease and corneal opacity that prevent intraoperative vision, advanced disease macular degenerative, active inflammatory process, pregnancy, general steroid therapy.
  • lack of patient consent to participate in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 15 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 15 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04327856

Start Date

February 15 2020

End Date

May 15 2020

Last Update

July 8 2020

Active Locations (2)

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Medical University

Bialystok, Poland, 15-089

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Ophthalmology Clinic Medical University of Bialystok

Bialystok, Poland, 15-089