CataractNCT06182605
Multifunctional Cataract Surgery Assistive Instruments Used in Cataract Surgery
A study testing multifunctional instruments and traditional instruments in people with Cataract, run by Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
In order to better cope with complex situations of cataract surgery, we designed and improved a new set of multi-functional cataract surgery auxiliary devices, including ophthalmic surgery auxiliary hooks, eye retractor hooks and membranous cataract scissors. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Cataract
- What is being tested?
- multifunctional instruments and traditional instruments
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion, Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2024to 30 Dec 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Clinical diagnosis of cataract Patients need to undergo cataract surgery
Who cannot join
- Active intraocular inflammation The intraocular pressure (IOP) was higher than 25 mmHg The endothelial cell count (ECC) was less than 1,200 cells/mm2 Combined with other eye diseases Combined with other serious systemic diseases
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
China1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009
Wen Xu, 13858185223, xuwen2003@zju.edu.cn
About this study
In order to better cope with complex situations of cataract surgery, we designed and improved a new set of multi-functional cataract surgery auxiliary devices, including ophthalmic surgery auxiliary hooks, eye retractor hooks and membranous cataract scissors. Their common feature is that they have the function of 2-3 traditional surgical instruments, which can be switched in operations, reducing the replacement of different surgical instruments, lowing the number of surgical instruments in and out of the incision, reducing trauma and improving surgical efficiency. The purpose of this multi-center prospective clinical study is to verify the advantages of this new group of multifunctional devices and further summarize the experience and improvement by comparing the safety and effectiveness of traditional cataract surgical instruments combined with new multifunctional cataract assisted surgical instruments and traditional cataract surgical instruments alone.
Read the detailed description
Cataract is the number one cause of blindness, and the main treatment method is surgery to remove the cloudy lens and install an intraocular lens. The operation relies on ophthalmic micromanipulative instruments, but in complex cases such as abnormal lens capsule, ocular trauma, etc., the difficulty of surgery increases, so that conventional instruments are often unable to complete the operation well. In order to better cope with these complex situations, we designed and improved a new set of multi-functional cataract surgery auxiliary devices, including ophthalmic surgery auxiliary hooks, eye retractor hooks and membranous cataract scissors, which have obtained utility model patents and first-class medical device filings. Their common feature is that they have the function of 2-3 traditional surgical instruments, which can be switched intraoperatively, reduce the replacement of different surgical instruments, reduce the number of surgical instruments in and out of the incision, reduce trauma and improve surgical efficiency. The purpose of this multi-center prospective clinical study is to verify the advantages of this new group of multifunctional devices and further summarize the experience and improvement by comparing the safety and effectiveness of traditional cataract surgical instruments combined with new multifunctional cataract assisted surgical instruments and traditional cataract surgical instruments alone.
- Conditions
- Cataract
- Being tested
- multifunctional instruments, traditional instruments
- Medical subject headings
- Cataract
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
multifunctional instrumentsDevice
Also called A set of available instruments including ophthalmic retractor, ophthalmic hook and membranous cataract scissors,
Ophthalmic retractors can be used to lift the lens during surgery to assist in lens sucking or resection; Intraoperative injection of reagent, which has the advantage of retractable, micro-incision. Ophthalmic hooks can be used to secure support capsular bags; auxiliary cleavage; polishing capsule; Viscoelastic agent is injected as needed. The front end of the membranous cataract scissor is a capsular tearing forceps, and the capsule tearing and capsule scissors can be flexibly switched. All three instruments have the functions of two or three traditional instruments, which can be designed to reduce the number of times the instruments enter and exit the incision during surgery, improve surgical efficiency,
traditional instrumentsDevice
Also called commonly used instruments for cataract surgery
traditional Cataract-assisted instruments for cataract operation.Puncture knives, microscissors, microscopic forceps, nucleus hooks, lens graft forceps, are used to cut the cornea, assist in removing the cloudy lens, suturing wounds.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-functional instruments | Experimental | Patients undergoing cataract with lens subluxation surgery with Multifunctional cataract-assisted retractor Receives: Device: multifunctional instruments |
| Traditional instruments | Active comparator | Patients undergoing cataract with lens subluxation surgery with traditional capsule retractor Receives: Device: traditional instruments |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Successful implantation rate of intraocular lens
implantation rate of intraocular lens with different instrument
Measured: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary outcomes (2)
Visual function
Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measured using a decimal chart Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measured using a decimal chart
Measured: 1day postoperation，1 week，1 month， 3month postoperation
intraocular pressure
intraocular pressure
Measured: 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 month postoperation
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Dec 2023
- Study start1 Jan 2024
- Primary completion31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Dec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for CataractStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06182605
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2023-0370
- Status last verified
- Apr 2025
- First submitted
- 7 Dec 2023
- Last updated
- 15 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Multifunctional Cataract Surgery Assistive Instruments Used in Cataract Surgery
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06182605
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2023-0370
- Conditions
- Cataract
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 27 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In order to better cope with complex situations of cataract surgery, we designed and improved a new set of multi-functional cataract surgery auxiliary devices, including ophthalmic surgery auxiliary hooks, eye retractor hooks and membranous cataract scissors. Their common feature is that they have the function of 2-3 traditional surgical instruments, which can be switched in operations, reducing the replacement of different surgical instruments, lowing the number of surgical instruments in and out of the incision, reducing trauma and improving surgical efficiency. The purpose of this multi-center prospective clinical study is to verify the advantages of this new group of multifunctional devices and further summarize the experience and improvement by comparing the safety and effectiveness of traditional cataract surgical instruments combined with new multifunctional cataract assisted surgical instruments and traditional cataract surgical instruments alone.
Detailed description
Cataract is the number one cause of blindness, and the main treatment method is surgery to remove the cloudy lens and install an intraocular lens. The operation relies on ophthalmic micromanipulative instruments, but in complex cases such as abnormal lens capsule, ocular trauma, etc., the difficulty of surgery increases, so that conventional instruments are often unable to complete the operation well. In order to better cope with these complex situations, we designed and improved a new set of multi-functional cataract surgery auxiliary devices, including ophthalmic surgery auxiliary hooks, eye retractor hooks and membranous cataract scissors, which have obtained utility model patents and first-class medical device filings. Their common feature is that they have the function of 2-3 traditional surgical instruments, which can be switched intraoperatively, reduce the replacement of different surgical instruments, reduce the number of surgical instruments in and out of the incision, reduce trauma and improve surgical efficiency. The purpose of this multi-center prospective clinical study is to verify the advantages of this new group of multifunctional devices and further summarize the experience and improvement by comparing the safety and effectiveness of traditional cataract surgical instruments combined with new multifunctional cataract assisted surgical instruments and traditional cataract surgical instruments alone.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-functional instruments | Experimental | Device: multifunctional instrumentsPatients undergoing cataract with lens subluxation surgery with Multifunctional cataract-assisted retractor |
| Traditional instruments | Active comparator | Device: traditional instrumentsPatients undergoing cataract with lens subluxation surgery with traditional capsule retractor |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Clinical diagnosis of cataract Patients need to undergo cataract surgery
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Active intraocular inflammation The intraocular pressure (IOP) was higher than 25 mmHg The endothelial cell count (ECC) was less than 1,200 cells/mm2 Combined with other eye diseases Combined with other serious systemic diseases
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| multifunctional instrumentsAlso: A set of available instruments including ophthalmic retractor, ophthalmic hook and membranous cataract scissors,Ophthalmic retractors can be used to lift the lens during surgery to assist in lens sucking or resection; Intraoperative injection of reagent, which has the advantage of retractable, micro-incision. Ophthalmic hooks can be used to secure support capsular bags; auxiliary cleavage; polishing capsule; Viscoelastic agent is injected as needed. The front end of the membranous cataract scissor is a capsular tearing forceps, and the capsule tearing and capsule scissors can be flexibly switched. All three instruments have the functions of two or three traditional instruments, which can be designed to reduce the number of times the instruments enter and exit the incision during surgery, improve surgical efficiency, | Device | Multi-functional instruments |
| traditional instrumentsAlso: commonly used instruments for cataract surgerytraditional Cataract-assisted instruments for cataract operation.Puncture knives, microscissors, microscopic forceps, nucleus hooks, lens graft forceps, are used to cut the cornea, assist in removing the cloudy lens, suturing wounds. | Device | Traditional instruments |
Primary outcome
Successful implantation rate of intraocular lens
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
implantation rate of intraocular lens with different instrument
2 secondary outcomes
Visual function
Time frame: 1day postoperation，1 week，1 month， 3month postoperation
intraocular pressure
Time frame: 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 month postoperation
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 May 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing multifunctional instruments and traditional instruments in people with Cataract, run by Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine at 1 site in China.
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 1 inclusion and 1 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact xu wen, PHD (13858185223, xuwen2003@zju.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Successful implantation rate of intraocular lens (time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year). 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 15 May 2025.