NCT02626416

Brief Summary

The incidence rate of postoperative capsular opacification (PCO) in children after cataract surgery is reported to be as high as 100%, while timely Nd: YAG laser posterior capsulotomy is effective to treat visual axis opacification (VAO) caused by PCO. Therefore, long-term follow-up, timely diagnosis and treatment is important to improve patient's outcome. The major and central part of lens is easy to be observed through a dilated pupil. Especially, opacification in the lens and/or lens capsule is distinctive showing as "white" on the "black" background. The characteristic features of the disease and advances in photographic technique with mobile phone make it possible for patients and/or their guardians to monitor the progress of cataract or PCO with mobile application in a "self-help" manner under non-clinical settings.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
1,400

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2016

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 7, 2015

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 10, 2015

Completed
22 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2016

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

December 10, 2015

Status Verified

December 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

December 7, 2015

Last Update Submit

December 7, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Telemedicine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Times of follow-ups for each participant

    up to one year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Best corrected visual acuity

    up to 24 weeks

Study Arms (2)

telemedicine group

EXPERIMENTAL

Congenital cataract patients use telemedicine to pursue and adjust the time of follow-up under non-clinical settings

Device: LenZOC (mobile application)

non-telemedicine group

NO INTERVENTION

Congenital cataract patients pursue and adjust the time of follow-up through outpatient visit in the hospital

Interventions

The transparency of the visual axial at the anterior segment is observed through a dilated pupil. Image of the eye of a patient taken with LenZOC is calibrated with a standardized white and black bar adhered to the patient's eyelid. Calibrated images are dimmed as graysalegrayscale. The intensity and progress of visual axial opacification (VAO) is quantified as absolute area and relative area (calculated as: absolute area of VAO/ absolute area of dilated pupil).

telemedicine group

Eligibility Criteria

AgeUp to 18 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Children after cataract surgery for more than 1 year without any postoperative complications
  • Without other ocular abnormality
  • Parents owned a smart mobile phone that meets the requirements for installation of the LenZOC
  • Written informed consents provided

You may not qualify if:

  • Intraocular pressure \>21 mmHg
  • Pre-existing ocular diseases including but not restricted to:
  • Glucoma Micro-cornea Micro-ophthalmic Diseases of post-segment that might lead to VAO

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Zhognshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • Lin H, Chen W, Luo L, Congdon N, Zhang X, Zhong X, Liu Z, Chen W, Wu C, Zheng D, Deng D, Ye S, Lin Z, Zou X, Liu Y. Effectiveness of a short message reminder in increasing compliance with pediatric cataract treatment: a randomized trial. Ophthalmology. 2012 Dec;119(12):2463-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.06.046. Epub 2012 Aug 24.

    PMID: 22921386BACKGROUND
  • Rivas-Perea P, Baker E, Hamerly G, Shaw BF. Detection of leukocoria using a soft fusion of expert classifiers under non-clinical settings. BMC Ophthalmol. 2014 Sep 9;14:110. doi: 10.1186/1471-2415-14-110.

    PMID: 25204762BACKGROUND
  • Lin H, Long E, Chen W, Liu Y. Documenting rare disease data in China. Science. 2015 Sep 4;349(6252):1064. doi: 10.1126/science.349.6252.1064-b. No abstract available.

    PMID: 26339020BACKGROUND
  • Plager DA, Lynn MJ, Buckley EG, Wilson ME, Lambert SR; Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group. Complications, adverse events, and additional intraocular surgery 1 year after cataract surgery in the infant Aphakia Treatment Study. Ophthalmology. 2011 Dec;118(12):2330-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.06.017. Epub 2011 Sep 16.

    PMID: 21925737BACKGROUND
  • Rong X, Ji Y, Fang Y, Jiang Y, Lu Y. Long-Term Visual Outcomes of Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation in Children with Congenital Cataracts. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 31;10(7):e0134864. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134864. eCollection 2015.

    PMID: 26230501BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cataract

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lens DiseasesEye Diseases

Study Officials

  • Haotian Lin, M.D. Ph.D.

    Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Yizhi Liu, M.D. Ph.D.

    Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Weirong Chen, M.D.

    Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator, Home for Cataract Children, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2015

First Posted

December 10, 2015

Study Start

January 1, 2016

Primary Completion

January 1, 2018

Study Completion

January 1, 2018

Last Updated

December 10, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12

Locations