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N/A N=114 Randomized Treatment

Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS)

Congenital Cataract

Enrolled (actual)
114
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Visual Acuity — 0.80; 0.97 logMAR units — p=0.19

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Contact lens correction of aphakia (Device); Intraocular lens implantation (Device)
Age
Pediatric · 0+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Stanford University
Primary completion
Aug 2020

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Visual Acuity
0.80; 0.97 0.19
PRIMARY
Visual Acuity - Subjective Assessment at Age 4.5 Years.
0.90; 0.90 0.54
PRIMARY
Visual Acuity - Subjective Assessment at Age 10 Years.
0.86; 0.89 0.82
SECONDARY
Percent of Patients With 1 or More Intraoperative Complications at Cataract Surgery
11; 28 0.03 sig
SECONDARY
Percent of Patients With 1 or More Adverse Events
56; 81 0.008 sig
SECONDARY
Parenting Stress
202.6; 208.3 >0.05
SECONDARY
Adherence to Occlusion Therapy
3.92; 3.63
SECONDARY
Parenting Stress
202.6; 208.3 >0.05

Summary

The primary purpose is to determine whether infants with a unilateral congenital cataract are more likely to develop better vision following cataract extraction surgery if they undergo primary implantation of an intraocular lens or if they are treated primarily with a contact lens. In addition, the study will compare the occurrence of postoperative complications and the degree of parental stress between the two treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Visually significant unilateral congenital cataract (central opacity equal to or greater than 3 mm in size).
  • Cataract surgery performed when the patient is 28 to 210 days of age and at least 41 post-conceptional weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

  • The cataract is known to be acquired from trauma or as a side-effect of a treatment administered postnatally such as radiation or medical therapy.
  • A corneal diameter less than 9 mm measured in the horizontal meridian using calipers.
  • An intraocular pressure of 25 mm Hg or greater in the affected eye measured with a Perkins tonometer, tonopen, or pneumatonometer.
  • Persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) causing stretching of the ciliary processes or a tractional retinal detachment.
  • Active uveitis or signs suggestive of a previous episode of uveitis such as posterior synechiae or keratic precipitates.
  • The child is the product of a pre-term pregnancy (<36 gestational weeks). Screening for prematurity will be based on the clinician's best assessment of gestational age. If a physician is uncertain regarding the gestational age, review of medical records or contact with the pediatrician and/or obstetrician should be used to confirm gestational age at delivery. Unless a clinician is uncertain as to whether a child was born at less than 36 weeks or not, confirmation of gestational age via medical record review may be delayed until after enrollment.
  • Retinal disease that may limit the visual potential of the eye such as retinopathy of prematurity.
  • Previous intraocular surgery.
  • Optic nerve disease that may limit the visual potential of the eye such as optic nerve hypoplasia.
  • The fellow eye has ocular disease that might reduce its visual potential.
  • The child has a medical condition known to limit the ability to obtain visual acuity at 12 months or 4 years of age.
  • Refusal by the Parent/Legal Guardian to sign an informed consent or to be randomized to one of the two treatment groups.
  • Follow-up of the child is not feasible because the child would not be able to return for regular follow-up examinations and the outcome assessments (e.g. transportation difficulties, relocation, etc.).
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00212134). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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