NCT03458442

China OLIMPICS: China Ophthalmic Learning and Improvement Initiative in Cataract Surgery Trial

Completed NA Last updated 19 March 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Simulation-based surgical training in Cataract in 32 participants. Completed in 1 February 2020.

Timeline

9 May 2018

Primary endpoint
1 January 2020

1 February 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Sun Yat-sen University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	32
Start date	9 May 2018
Primary completion	1 January 2020
Estimated completion	1 February 2020
Sites	1 location across China

Drugs / interventions tested

• Simulation-based surgical training
• Standard surgical training

Conditions studied

• Cataract — all drugs for Cataract →

Sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University

Who can join

Adults 0 to 100, any sex, with Cataract. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This is a prospective, investigator-masked randomised controlled education-intervention trial of intense simulation-based surgical education plus conventional training versus a current six-week standard training course. The aim is to investigate whether the addition of simulation-based surgical education to standard training improves competence and surgical outcomes. All participants in the study will receive the educational intervention of the six-week Orbis-COS course. The intervention groups will receive this training and an additional element of learning and sustained deliberate practice using model eyes and simulation.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Virtual reality training for cataract surgery operating performance in ophthalmology trainees.
   Lin JC, Yu Z, Scott IU, Greenberg PB. · · 2021 · cited 28× · PMID 34931701 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd014953.pub2