Epidemiology and Outcome of Pediatric Traumatic Cataract

Traumatic Cataract Clinical Trial

Official title:

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Pediatric Traumatic Cataract in Upper Egypt: A Tertiary Center Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04630509
• Other study ID #: Pediatric traumatic cataract
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: November 2020
• Source: Assiut University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

this study aims to explore the demography of pediatric traumatic cataract in upper Egypt, and report outcomes and complications of traumatic cataract surgery in these children.

Description:

Ocular trauma is one of the leading causes of acquired unilateral blindness in childhood.1,2 Apart from the permanent disability, ocular trauma has a profound impact on both patients and society at different levels, including, but not limited to, psychological trauma, cosmetic disfigurement, socioeconomic costs, and the need for specialized medical care and vocational rehabilitation.

Traumatic cataract is a common complication of pediatric eye injury. In developing countries, ocular trauma was responsible for up to 45% of childhood cataract. Vision loss induced by traumatic cataract is surgically manageable. However, the high risk of postoperative inflammation, posterior capsular opacification (PCO), amblyopia, and the associated ocular tissue damage may negatively impact visual outcome.

Several studies reported visual outcome of pediatric traumatic cataract in different populations. With the sacristy of studies on traumatic cataract in Egyptian children, we conducted this retrospective study to report the demographic features, visual outcome, and complications of pediatric traumatic cataract at Assiut University Hospital, the biggest tertiary referral center in Upper Egypt.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All children who have undergone traumatic cataract surgery at Assiut university over 1 year period.

Exclusion Criteria:

• children with posterior segment injury.

• children who did not complete at least 6 months of postoperative follow-up.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cataract
• Traumatic Cataract

Intervention

Procedure:
• traumatic cataract extraction
Irrigation/aspiration of traumatic cataract in children with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Assiut university hospital	Assiut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Assiut University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Demographics	Age(in years), and gender (male or female) procedure, visual outcome, postoperative complications	6 months
Primary	Mechanism of injury	Blunt or penetrating eye injury	6 months
Primary	Visual outcome	Visual acuity according to Snellen chart and LogMAR	6 months