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Anesthesia for Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV) With Insulin Needle
This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified by King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, June 2008
Sponsored by: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
Information provided by: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00735657
  Purpose

Periocular blockade with 12.5 mm needle is as effective as block with 25 mm needle for patients undergoing Pars Plana Vitrectomy.


Condition Intervention
Retinal Disorders
Device: needle

MedlinePlus related topics: Anesthesia Retinal Disorders
Drug Information available for: Insulin Temazepam
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Investigator), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety Study
Official Title: Anesthesia for PPV Using Insulin Needle

Further study details as provided by King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Efficacy of insulin needle. [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 120
Study Start Date: August 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Group 1: Active Comparator
Control
Device: needle
Peribulbar blockade with standard (25mm) needle
Group 2: Active Comparator
Block with short needle
Device: needle
Peribulbar blockade with short (12.5 mm) needle

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy under local anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients allergic to local anesthetic solutions
  • With local sepsis
  • Serious impairment of coagulation
  • Orbital abnormalities
  • Unable to cooperate in maintaining a relatively motionless supine position
  • Who refused the anesthetic technique
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00735657

Contacts
Contact: Waleed Riad, MD, AB,SB,KSUF 0096614821234 ext 3215 waleed_riad@yahoo.com

Locations
Saudi Arabia
King Khaled Eye Specialist hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11462
Sponsors and Collaborators
King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
  More Information

Responsible Party: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital ( Waleed Riad MD )
Study ID Numbers: Rp0822
Study First Received: July 1, 2008
Last Updated: August 14, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00735657  
Health Authority: Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital:
Efficiency
Pars
Plana
Vitrectomy

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Eye Diseases
Temazepam
Insulin
Retinal Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009