Effect Not Imposing COVID-19 Testing Prior to Elective Cataract Surgery

Sponsor
Assiut University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT05217862
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The world health organization declared corona virus disease (COVID19) a pandemic since march 2020. Since then the future landscape of medical practices and procedures is being heavily shaped by the emergence of this pandemic. COVID 19 testing has already standardized within the medical field as doctors wearing scrubs or fitness examination before operation. We are now more than 2 years into COVID-19 pandemic with more than 6 effective vaccines available in the market for public to boost and build up their immunity against the virus. Every 3 to 4 months we hear about a new strain and another wave of the virus attacking the world, therefore healthcare institutions face enormous challenges in balancing patients' needs and simultaneous safety to health care workers.

The Indian council of medical research in June 2020 proposed that testing for Covid-19 for asymptomatic patients coming for elective surgeries should be performed for neurosurgery, ear nose, and throat (ENT) surgery, dental procedures, etc. and for non-surgical interventions like bronchoscopy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and dialysis. A role of preoperative testing of Covid-19 for every patient is still controversial especially in asymptomatic healthy patients with not known exposure to a COVID positive patient.

Most patients attending eye out patient department (EOPD) are aged 65y and older are considered at a higher risk for worse outcome in case of COVID-19 infection. Therefore a rethink of a cataract surgery pathway should include preoperative perioperative and postoperative care in order to maintain safety conditions for patients and for healthcare staff.

COVID-19 can infect anyone and result in transmission of infection before the patient become symptomatic or even without ever developing symptoms. Therefore preoperative screening of patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery should be considered.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Diagnostic Test: PCR for COVID-19 testing

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
50 participants
Observational Model:
Case-Only
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
The Implications of Not Imposing COVID-19 Testing on Patients Prior to Elective Cataract Surgery
Actual Study Start Date :
Dec 1, 2021
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jan 29, 2022
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jan 29, 2022

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. To identify +ve or -ve COVID patient [1 day]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Asymptomatic adult undergoing cataract surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
  • Symptomatic patients (fever, cough lethargy malaise , headache, and aches, sore throat and diarrhoea

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Faculty of Medicine Assiut Egypt 71515

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Assiut University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Khaled Abdelazeem, Associate professor of Ophthalmology, Assiut University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05217862
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 17300720
First Posted:
Feb 1, 2022
Last Update Posted:
Feb 1, 2022
Last Verified:
Jan 1, 2022
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 1, 2022