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CataractNCT00922571

A Study of Cataract Surgery With the Femtosecond Laser

A study testing FS Laser Surgery and FS Laser System in people with Cataract, run by Abbott Medical Optics.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using the Femtosecond Laser System to perform surgical maneuvers during cataract extraction surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Cataract
What is being tested?
FS Laser Surgery and FS Laser System
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 2009to May 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Able and willing to comply with the treatment/follow-up schedule and requirements
  • Able to understand and provide written Informed Consent
  • 3. ETDRS visual acuity equal to or worse than 20/30 (best corrected)
  • Patient age between 50 and 80 years old
  • Pupil dilates to at least 8 mm
  • Patient able to fixate
  • 1-3+ nuclear sclerotic cataract(This criterion does not apply to subjects who will receive post-IOL corneal relaxing incisions)
  • Axial length between 22 and 26 mm

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant, intending to become pregnant during course of study, less than 3 months postpartum or less than 6 weeks after completion of breast feeding
  • Participation in a study of another device or drug within 3 months prior to study enrollment or during this study, and as per the Investigator's careful discretion, as long as not contradictory to any of the above criteria
  • Any condition which, in the Investigator's opinion, would make it unsafe (for the subject or for the study personnel) to treat the subject as part of this research study
  • Anterior chamber depth less than 2.5 mm via Optical Coherence Tomography (Visante, Zeiss) or IOL Master (Zeiss) measurements
  • History of prior ocular surgery
  • History of ocular trauma
  • Co-existing ocular disease affecting vision
  • Astigmatism greater than five diopters (D.)

About this study

Official title: A Study of Cataract Surgery With the Assistance of the Femtosecond Laser

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using the Femtosecond Laser System to perform surgical maneuvers during cataract extraction surgery.

Conditions
Cataract
Being tested
FS Laser Surgery, FS Laser System
Keywords
Cataract, Femtosecond laser
Medical subject headings
Cataract

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • FS Laser SurgeryProcedure or surgery

    The Catalys System is an ophthalmic surgical laser system intended for use in cataract surgery. The intervention consists of the both surgery and the use of the device.

  • FS Laser SystemDevice

    Also called OptiMedica Catalys™ Precision Laser System (Catalys System)

    The Catalys System is an ophthalmic surgical laser system intended for use in cataract surgery. The intervention consists of the both surgery and the use of the device.

Study groups in NCT00922571
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
FS Laser SurgeryExperimentalFor femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FS Laser Surgery), subjects will receive capsulotomy, lens segmentation and, at investigator discretion, lens softening using the OptiMedica Catalys™ Precision Laser System (Catalys System)
Receives: Procedure: FS Laser Surgery; Device: FS Laser System

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Capsulotomy Size

    Capsulotomy size will be measured during surgery.

    Measured: Day of Surgery

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Cumulated Dissipated Energy (CDE)

    CDE (the amount of ultrasound energy delivered during phacoemulsification of the crystalline lens) used will be measured during surgery.

    Measured: Day of surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Jun 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2009
  3. Primary completionMay 2014
  4. Study completionMay 2014

Why it stopped: Sponsor decided not to pursue market release of prototype device used in this study

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00922571
Sponsor's protocol ID
OMC-C-1.1
Status last verified
Jan 2025
First submitted
16 Jun 2009
Last updated
4 Feb 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing FS Laser Surgery and FS Laser System in people with Cataract, run by Abbott Medical Optics.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Sponsor decided not to pursue market release of prototype device used in this study). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Capsulotomy Size (time frame: Day of Surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Feb 2025.

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