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A Proposed Intervention to Decrease Resident-Performed Cataract Surgery Cancellation

NCT02621840 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 442

Last updated 2017-05-09

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Summary

The investigators aim to investigate the impact of mandating on-site pre-admission testing on cataract cancellation rates in a randomized, prospective, intervention study. Cataract extraction is the most commonly performed ocular surgery making surgical training an integral component of ophthalmology residency. Patient cancellation of surgery results in a financial burden to the institution and a loss of essential educational experiences for the residents. An earlier study explored variables impacting cancellation rates and identified incomplete pre-admission testing as a major contributing factor to surgery cancellation.

Patients will be randomized to either 1) the intervention group where on-site pre-admission testing will be mandated or 2) the control group, where on-site pre-admission testing will be offered but not mandated. Cancellation rates will be collected prospectively and statistical analysis utilized to evaluate the significance of intervention.

Conditions

  • Cataract

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mandatory On-Site Pre-Admission Testing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wills Eye

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Bailey, MD · Wills Eye Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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