Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02825693
Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery in The NHS
The Development of Surgical Pathways Using Femto-second Laser Technology to Increase the Efficiency and Safety of Cataract Surgery Within a Public Health Sector Setting - A Randomised Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 400 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study aims to examine the health economic impact of adopting femtosecond laser technology to assist high volume cataract surgery (FLACS) within a state-funded healthcare system, the National Health Service (NHS).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Conventional cataract surgery (phacoemulsification) | |
| PROCEDURE | Femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-06-01
- Completion
- 2018-06-30
- First posted
- 2016-07-07
- Last updated
- 2020-07-23
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02825693. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.