Cataract lens color may influence sleep quality
NCT ID NCT02304900
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at 400 people aged 60-90 who had cataract surgery. They received either a white or yellow artificial lens. Researchers wanted to see if the color of the lens affected sleep time, sleep quality, and mood two months after surgery. The idea is that blue light filtering (yellow lens) might change the body's internal clock.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intraocular lens implant (white or yellow)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help surgeons choose an implant color that improves sleep and mood after cataract surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study with no phase designation, so results may not be conclusive. The effect of lens color on sleep is still uncertain and may vary by individual.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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400 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Dec 2009
- Finished
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Dec 2012
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * female or male subject * subject between 60 and 90 years old * Visual acuteness \< or = with 2 eyes * Indication operating of the cataract Exclusion Criteria: * NA
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service d'Ophtalmologie
Brest, France
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Service d'Ophtalmologie
Tours, 37, France
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Paul Martinais
Loches, 37600, France
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