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Topical Ice-therapy for Intravitreal Injections

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Injection Site Irritation
Anesthesia; Hypothermia
Interventions
Other: Ice-therapy
Other: No Ice-therapy
Registration Number
NCT05269823
Lead Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Brief Summary

Purpose: To examine the difference in patient's pain experience in the setting of intravitreal anti-VEGF injections with pretreatment of topical ice-therapy compared with no-ice.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients aged 18 or older evaluated by a single retina specialist at the University of Minnesota Department of Ophthalmology with a clinical indication necessitating an anti-VEGF intravitreal injection
Exclusion Criteria
  • N/A

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Ice-therapyIce-therapyIce therapy will be provided prior to the provision of the intravitreal injection
No Ice-therapyNo Ice-therapyNo ice therapy will be provided prior to the provision of the intravitreal injection
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Tolerability assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at five minutes after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to overall tolerability, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to overall tolerability.

Itching assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at five minutes after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to itching, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to itching.

Discomfort assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at five minutes after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to discomfort, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to discomfort.

Burning assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at five minutes after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to burning, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to burning.

Overall Pain assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at five minutes after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to overall pain, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to overall pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Burning assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at 24-hours after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to burning, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to burning.

Discomfort assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at 24-hours after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to discomfort, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to discomfort.

Itching assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at 24-hours after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to itching, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to itching.

Overall Pain assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at 24-hours after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to overall pain, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to overall pain.

Overall Tolerability assessed by the visual analog scaleThis will be assessed at 24-hours after the conclusion of the intravitreal injection

This primary outcome measure will be surveyed using a visual analog scale to quantify discomfort from a numerical level of one to ten. A self reported rating of one represents the lowest self-reported subjective rating attributed to overall tolerability, while a rating of ten signifies the maximum self-reported subjective rating attributed to overall tolerability.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Minnesota

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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