OSUWMC EEI Sequential Cataract Patient Experience Project

Ohio State University286 enrolled

Overview

The purpose is to gauge the patients' level of comfort and anxiety for sequential cataract surgeries to assess if the second experience of cataract surgery differs from the initial experience.

Each patient is scheduled to undergo two sequential cataract extractions under topical anesthesia with local anesthetic eye drops and minimal sedation- one on each eye. The surgeon, basic surgical procedure, anesthetic technique, and approximate length of procedure are reasonably similar and the patients act as their own control. Subjects in the study will answer very brief questions regarding anxiety and comfort about their surgery before and after each procedure, and on the day after their second surgery.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

286

Conditions

Cataract Surgery Experience

Interventions

SurveyOTHER

Verbal survey will be given before and after the cataract surgery, and on the day following the second cataract surgery.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients undergoing sequential cataract surgeries within a 6 week time period performed by the ophthalmologist, Amit Tandon, MD. 2. Aged 18 years and older. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cognitive impairment causing inability to participate in survey 2. Language barrier causing an inability to participate in survey 3. Healthcare POA or guardian leading to an inability to consent to survey 4. Physician autonomy; patients that are inappropriate for the study as deemed by investigator

Locations (1)

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain

Pain will be evaluated using verbal survey after each cataract surgery, scheduled to occur within 6 weeks time; subject will be asked if there was any difference in pain between surgeries on the day after the second cataract surgery.

Time frame: First and second cataract extraction surgery occuring within 6 weeks

Anxiety

Anxiety will be evaluated using verbal survey before each cataract surgeries, scheduled to occur within 6 weeks time; subject will be asked if there was any difference in anxiety between surgeries on the day after the second cataract surgery.

Time frame: First and second cataract extraction surgery occuring within 6 weeks

Awareness

Awareness will be evaluated using verbal survey after each cataract surgeries, scheduled to occur within 6 weeks time; subject will be asked if there was any difference in awareness between surgeries on the day after the second cataract surgery.

Time frame: First and second cataract extraction surgery occuring within 6 weeks

Comfort Level

Comfort level will be evaluated using verbal survey after cataract surgeries, scheduled to occur within 6 weeks time; subject will be asked if there was any difference in comfort level between surgeries on the day after the second cataract surgery.

Time frame: First and second cataract extraction surgery occuring within 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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