Efficacy of Subtenon's Block With Olive Tipped Cannula

Phase 4CompletedNCT01019018

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital120 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of olive tip cannula to the standard Steven's cannula in performing subtenon's anesthesia for patients undergoing cataract surgery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Cataract

Interventions

subtenon blockDEVICE

subtenon block with stevens cannula

subtenon blockDEVICE

subtenon block with Olive tip cannula cannula

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing cataract extraction procedure under local anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Patients allergic to local anesthetic solutions. * Presence local sepsis, * Previous retinal or strabismus surgery in the same eye. * Orbital abnormalities * Previous subtenon's block in the same quadrant.

Locations (1)

king Khaled Eye Specialist hospital

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Measurement of Akinesia score

Time frame: 10 minutes after the block

Secondary Outcomes

Surgeon satisfactions score

Time frame: At the end of the procedure

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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