drugset / Trial / NCT00769392
Pilot Study: A Randomized Trial Of Anesthetic Agents For Intravitreal Injection
SequentialOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
This study is designed to compare four currently used types of anesthesia used prior to intravitreal injection in order to evaluate the most effective method of anesthesia in reducing pain and discomfort associated with intravitreal injections.
Timeline
- Start
- 2008-09
- Primary completion
- 2009-08-12
- Completion
- 2009-08-12
Publications
- Background Kaderli B, Avci R. Comparison of topical and subconjunctival anesthesia in intravitreal injection administrations. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2006 Sep-Oct;16(5):718-21. doi: 10.1177/112067210601600509.
- Background Landry DA. Topical anesthetic pledgett system (TAPS) for intravitreal injection preparation. Insight. 2007 Oct-Dec;32(4):20.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lidocaine | Other / unclassified | 2 % | Topical |
| Subject | Lidocaine | Other / unclassified | 4 % | Topical |
| Subject | Proparacaine | Other / unclassified | — | Topical |
| Subject | tetracaine | Other / unclassified | — | Topical |