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Cost-effectiveness of ISBCS vs. DSBCS

NCT03400124 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 858

Last updated 2021-09-05

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and costs of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) compared to delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery (DSBCS) in order to determine whether ISBCS is an effective and cost-effective alternative to DSBCS.

Conditions

  • Bilateral Cataract

Interventions

PROCEDURE

ISBCS

The intervention group will undergo cataract surgery in both eyes on the same day (ISBCS)

PROCEDURE

DSBCS

The usual care / control group will undergo cataract surgery in both eyes on separate days, with a time period of at least two weeks between surgeries.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

    collaborator OTHER

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rudy Nuijts, PhD · Department of Ophthalmology, Maastricht University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-01
Primary Completion
2020-10-01
Completion
2021-02-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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