Cataract Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) Feasibility Pilot Study

NCT06506669 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-08-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this pilot clinical trial comparing two different sedation approaches for cataract surgery is to assess patient satisfaction, the quality of recovery, and surgical outcomes as well as to evaluate the overall feasibility and acceptability of the study protocol for the purpose of planning a larger clinical trial. Participants will be asked to respond to several surveys throughout the study on their experience and to assess outcomes of interest.

Conditions

  • Cataract
  • Bilateral Senile Cataract
  • Anesthesia
  • Patient Satisfaction

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Oral sedation

Oral medication for anxiolysis administered in the preoperative setting

PROCEDURE

Placebo

A placebo pill with no active ingredients administered in the preoperative setting

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Catherine L Chen, M.D. · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-12
Primary Completion
2025-05-06
Completion
2025-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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