Protecting the Corneal Endothelium During Cataract Surgery Using the Anterior Capsule

NCT ID: NCT03855293

Last Updated: 2019-02-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-02

Study Completion Date

2018-04-05

Brief Summary

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Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide. Since the introduction of phacoemulsification to remove the cataractous lens, risk and complication rates of cataract surgery decreased significantly.

The phacoemulsification technique utilizes a high-intensity ultrasound energy for the fragmentation and emulsification of the lens. One of the main complications during phacoemulsification, is damaging of the endothelium due to contact with lens fragments of the nucleus following turbulent flow of irrigating solution, resulting in corneal damage, inflammation of the endothelium and corneal edema.

In this study we want to evaluate the effect of the anterior capsule, gained by capsular rhexis, as a corneal shield during phacoemulsification on the corneal endothelium.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Endothelial Cell Loss, Corneal

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Study group

rhexis protection shield

Group Type OTHER

Rhexis protection shield

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

In the study group the anterior capsule will be used as a protection shield during pacoemulsifikation and removed after the phacoemulsifikation

Control group

regular surgery

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Rhexis protection shield

In the study group the anterior capsule will be used as a protection shield during pacoemulsifikation and removed after the phacoemulsifikation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Cataract
* Age 21 and older
* Written informed consent prior to surgery
* Moderate to severe nuclear or mixed cataract

Exclusion Criteria

* Corneal pathologies
* Pregnancy
* Patients with an increased surgical risk (i.e. patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome, patients with the potential risk of intra-operative floppy iris syndrome)
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Prim. Prof. Dr. Oliver Findl, MBA

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Prim. Prof. Dr. Oliver Findl, MBA

Prim. Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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Rhexis Protection Shield

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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