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One shot beats daily drops for Post-Cataract inflammation?
NCT ID NCT07567118
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a single steroid injection given during cataract surgery works as well as standard steroid eye drops to control inflammation afterward. 72 adults aged 50 and older having routine cataract surgery took part. The goal was to see if the injection could simplify treatment and improve patient comfort.
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Study facts
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- 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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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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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52 to 76 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: Patients eligible for senile cataract surgery meeting the following conditions: Best-corrected visual acuity less than or equal to 0.5. Nuclear sclerosis grades NC1, NC2, NC3, or NC4 according to LOCS III, regardless of the grade of cortical or posterior subcapsular cataract. Age 50 years and older. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with non-age-related cataracts (congenital, infantile, or drug-induced). Patients with a history of previous intraocular surgery. Patients with any form of glaucoma. Patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Patients with diabetes mellitus. Patients with uveitis. Patients scheduled for concurrent intraocular surgery at the time of cataract extraction (e.g., trabeculectomy or vitrectomy). Patients using long-term topical ocular medications. Patients with only one functional eye. Patients with poor pupil dilation, defined as a pupil diameter of 5.5 mm or less, those requiring iris dilators, or those who experienced iris trauma during surgery. Effective phacoemulsification time (EPT) exceeding 2 minutes. Patients who were non-compliant with follow-up visits. Patients who developed postoperative complications unrelated to the study treatment (such as endophthalmitis or intraocular lens dislocation).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Damascus, Faculty of Medicine
Damascus, Syria
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