RecruitingPhase 4NCT04050644

Comparison of Treatment With Preservative-free Dexamethasone 0.1% (Monofree Dexamethason) and Diclofenac 0.1% (Dicloabak) Eye Drops Versus Preserved Dexamethasone 0.1% (Maxidex) and Diclofenac 0.1% (Voltaren Ophtha) Eye Drops After Cataract Surgery


Sponsor

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Oct 30, 2018

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

To compare treatment with preservative-free dexamethasone 0.1% (Monofree Dexamethason) and diclofenac 0.1% (Dicloabak) eye drops versus preserved dexamethasone 0.1% (Maxidex) and diclofenac 0.1% (Voltaren Ophtha) eye drops after cataract surgery in terms of postoperative inflammation, iatrogenic dry eye disease and cystoid macular edema.


Eligibility

Min Age: 60 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This clinical trial is studying a drug called Preservative Free drop treatment and a drug called Preserved drop treatment for people with age related cataract. The study is currently recruiting participants at 2 locations. People eligible for this study include aged 60 Years and older.

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Interventions

DRUGPreservative Free drop treatment

Patients will use the preservative-free dexamethasone 0.1% 4 times a day in the first week after cataract surgery, 3 times a day in the second week, twice daily in the third week and once daily in the fourth week and diclofenac 0.1% eye drops 3 times daily for 1 day preoperatively and every 15 minutes in the hour before surgery and then 3 times a day for four weeks.

DRUGPreserved drop treatment

Patients will use the preserved dexamethasone 0.1% 4 times a day in the first week after cataract surgery, 3 times a day in the second week, twice daily in the third week and once daily in the fourth week and diclofenac 0.1% eye drops 3 times daily for 1 day preoperatively and every 15 minutes in the hour before surgery and then 3 times a day for four weeks.


Locations(2)

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

AZ Delta

Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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