Status:
COMPLETED
Vibration-Assisted Anaesthesia
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Dermatochalasis
Blepharoptosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Aim of study is to investigate whether a small, non-invasive vibrating device applied to the forehead during local anaesthetic administration reduces the pain of the injection.
Detailed Description
Purpose: To carry out a prospective randomised controlled clinical trial to compare the efficacy of vibration in reducing the pain of local anaesthetic injections into the upper eyelid. Hypothesis: ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients (\> 16 years) undergoing bilateral upper eyelid surgery under local anaesthetic who have given fully informed consent to be in the trial
Exclusion
- Age less than 16 years
- Previous upper eyelid surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00793988
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
April 3 2009
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Eye Care Centre (operating rooms)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 3N9