NCT05766722

Feasibility of an Artificial Intelligence Phone Call After Cataract Surgery

Feasibility of an Artificial Intelligence Phone Call for Post-operative Care Following Cataract Surgery in a Diverse Population

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 250 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Uptown Eye Specialists · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To analyze the evidence for clinical safety, usability, acceptability, satisfaction, appropriateness, and cost-effectiveness of Dora for recognizing patients who require additional in-person evaluation post cataract surgery. To assess Dora's sensitivity and specificity in cataract surgery management To determine what can be learnt to enhance AI technology in the field of ophthalmology especially when working with culturally diverse patients such as Punjabi and Chinese speaking patients.

Detailed description

Background: Cataract is defined as the degradation of the optical quality of the crystalline lens that affects vision and is the current leading cause of blindness worldwide. AI is set to revolutionize post-cataract surgery management by enhancing automation, increasing effectiveness, decreasing burdens placed on patients and the health care system. Ultimately, using AI-enabled automation could enhance patient management during and post cataract surgery.Cataract post-operative contact will be delivered by Dora agent, a natural language AI assistant. Aim and objective: Dora is a clinically safe, usable, appropriate, satisfactory and cost-effective AI technology for recognizing patients who require additional evaluation post cataract surgery.

Conditions

• Cataract

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	DORA AI	Dora will phone patients on the day of cataract surgery (2 to 4 hours after discharge home) and again at postoperative week three. Dora calls made on the day of surgery will evaluate if the patient has any acute post-operative concerns like pain, and will prompt a postoperative day 1 visit if necessary. Calls to Dora at postoperative week three will result in either a follow-up to check refractive difficulties and/or confirmation of second eye surgery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-01
• Completion: 2023-12-01
• First posted: 2023-03-13
• Last updated: 2023-03-23