Chronological Versus Non-chronological Phacoemulsification Training

Sohag University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Age-related Cataract

Treatments: Procedure: Chronological phacoemulsification training; Procedure: Non-Chronological phacoemulsification training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07337070

Soh-Med-25-12-9PD

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare between two methods used in training residents on phacoemulsification. The residents were classified into two groups; the first group were trained on surgical steps in a chronological order, while the second groups in non-chronological order. The outcomes included surgical competency, success rate and incidence of complications.

Enrollment: 800 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 45 years or more with age-related cataract, and prepared for phacoemulsification.

Exclusion criteria

• Dense nuclear cataract grade IV or dense.
• Intumescent cataract
• Complicated and traumatic cataract
• Zonular dehiscence
• Poor pupillary dilatation
• Coexisting ocular disorder (glaucoma, PEX, uveitis,central corneal opacity….)
• Endothelial cell count 2000 or less
• Axial length 21 mm or less, 26 mm or more.
• Previous intraocular surgery
• Poor vision in the fellow eye due to irreversible condition (6/60 or less)
• Previous complicated cataract surgery in fellow eye.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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800 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Chronological phacoemulsification training

Group B

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Non-Chronological phacoemulsification training