Comparison of the Performance of the Infiniti Vision and the Series 20000 Legacy Phacoemulsification Systems

• Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00366665
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 30
• Duration (Months): 2

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

To compare the efficiency of the Infiniti vision system and the Series 20000 Legacy System phacoemulsification units during routine cataract extraction.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Cataract Extraction	Device: Legacy 20000; Device: Infinit system	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Comparison of the Infiniti Vision and the Series 20000 Legacy Systems
• Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2005
• Study Completion Date: May 1, 2005

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Ultrasound time []

2. Amount of fluid used []

3. Post operative visual acuity. []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 50 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Cataract

• Eligible for cataract extraction with primary implantation of a posterior chamber IOL

• 2 to 3+ cataract density

Exclusion Criteria:

• Preoperative ocular pathology that can affect visual acuity

• Corneal irregularities such as keratoconus, corneal dystrophy, corneal opacities.

• Previous intraocular or corneal surgery.

• Other ocular surgery at the time of the cataract extraction.

• Surgical Exclusion Criteria:

• Significant intraoperative intraocular bleeding

• Detached Descemet's membrane

• Implantation of the intraocular lens in the anterior chamber or sulcus

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Medical University of South Carolina

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Kerry D. Solomon, MD, Medical University of South Carolina

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00366665
• Other Study ID Numbers: MRC-05-002
• First Posted: Aug 21, 2006
• Last Update Posted: Aug 21, 2006
• Last Verified: May 1, 2005

• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Cataract

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 21, 2006