10-Minute video may ease anxiety for cataract patients
NCT ID NCT07030946
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 10-minute educational video can reduce anxiety and improve self-care knowledge in people having cataract surgery. About 118 adults will be randomly assigned to watch the video or receive only standard instructions. Researchers will measure anxiety levels, heart rate, and knowledge before and after surgery to see if the video helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multimedia health education video
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to help cataract patients feel less anxious and more prepared for surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (118 people) testing a behavioral intervention, not a drug. The effect may be small or not last long, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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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About 118 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Aged 18 years or older * Diagnosed with cataract and scheduled for elective phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation (first-time surgery) * Able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese * Blood glucose \<250 mg/dL and HbA1c \<8% if diabetic (assessed by attending physician) Exclusion Criteria: Diagnosed with dementia or psychiatric disorders * History of previous cataract surgery * Severe hearing impairment (certified disability without hearing aid) * Systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg on the day of surgery * Preoperative visual acuity less than 0.05 * Undergoing combined ocular procedures (e.g., vitrectomy) during cataract surgery * Unable to use digital devices required for the intervention
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Operating Room
RECRUITINGKeelung, Keelung, 204, Taiwan
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