Postoperative Pain Control Following Vitreoretinal Surgery

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Retinal Detachment, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, Retinoschisis

In brief

The aim of this study is to evaluate if patients receiving a steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) combined with local anesthesia and antibiotic following retina surgery have better postoperative pain control those receiving local anesthesia and antibiotic alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01995045

Run by

Emory University

People needed

58

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery at the Emory Eye Center Ambulatory Surgery Center and Emory University Hospital by retina attending faculty surgeons

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to verbalize level of pain control
• Pediatric patients (<18 years old)
• Glaucoma, ocular hypertension, or glaucoma suspects
• Allergy to local anesthetic
• Pre-existing chronic pain requiring narcotic pain medication
• Drug addiction
• Impaired periorbital sensation (history of herpes simplex, zoster, corneal graft)

Where it is running

• Emory University Eye Center — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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