Pilot study of a new less invasive technique of local anaesthesia for the eye in cataract surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: new technique of eye anaesthesia for cataract surgery; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics; Surgery - Surgical techniques

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000453088
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Sharnie Wu

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-06-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Elective patients requiring phaco cataract surgery

Exclusion Criteria

Lack of patient consent, previous surgery to the posterior of the eye.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To quantify motor movement of each rectus muscle and eye lid using Brahma akinesia score.[10 minutes after Anterior Sub-Tenon Anaesthesia (ASTA) injection]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Verbal analogue pain score to assess pain[From the beginning to the end of surgery any pain which is observed by staff or surgeon or reported by the patient will be recorded. this usually occurs from about 20 minutes after ASTA injection, to about 1 hour from ASTA injection.]