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CompletedNCT00714363Updated Oct 19, 2010

Comparison of LASIK and SBK

An interventional study of LASIK and SBK in Myopia, sponsored by University of Utah. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-10-19.

Sponsored by University of Utah · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of the study is to compare clinical outcomes from LASIK and SBK using FDA-approved laser technology on the same patient

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Patients undergoing bilateral refractive surgery on the same day will have one eye randomized to LASIK and the fellow eye assigned to SBK treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Myopia

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In context

Myopia

984 studies on the registry are indexed under Myopia; 210 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 80 across 783 interventional studies indexed under Myopia.

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Lead sponsor

University of Utah is the lead sponsor of 969 studies on the registry; 178 are open to participants now.

Of its 107 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 62 (58%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients deemed to be suitable candidates for bilateral LASIK surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who desire monovision correction rather than bilateral distance correction
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    1

    LASIK

    Procedure: LASIK

  • Active comparator
    2

    SBK

    Procedure: SBK

Interventions

  • ProcedureLASIK

    Refractive surgery

  • ProcedureSBK

    Refractive surgery

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual acuity

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Manifest refraction

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Wavefront aberration value

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Utah, John Moran Eye Center
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 19, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00714363
Lead sponsor
University of Utah
First posted
Jul 14, 2008
Start date
Oct 2007
Primary completion
Dec 2008
Completion
Jan 2010
Last update
Oct 19, 2010

Study contacts

Majid Moshirfar, MD
principal investigator · University of Utah

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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