Comparison of Patient Comfort After Two Anesthetic Protocols for Injections Into the Eye

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Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

Patient comfort during and after eye injections will be compared after two numbing (anesthetic) protocols, an eye preparation utilizing three cotton swabs soaked in 4% lidocaine drops versus a preparation using 3.5% lidocaine hydrochloride ophthalmic gel.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01087489

Run by

Miami VA Healthcare System

People needed

53

Starts

2010-04-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-11-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Has required repeat Ranibizumab injections and has had at least 3 injections prior to recruitment
• Informed consent
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Clinical need for a therapeutic ranibizumab intravitreal injection regardless of the medical indication
• Able to understand and read English

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test)
• Mental disability
• Prisoners
• Patients with fluctuating or impaired decision-making capacity
• Inability to comply with study or follow-up procedures
• Previous reaction to the same drug class

Where it is running

• Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center — Miami, Florida, United States

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