An Open-Label Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Low Dose Methoxyflurane (PENTHROX®) for Pain Control During Outpatient Aesthetic Surgeries and Facial Filler Injections
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Methoxyflurane
- Conditions
- Pain
- Sponsor
- Verso Surgery Centre
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Assessing patient satisfaction
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to generate real-world evidence on the effectiveness, safety and additional parameters of low dose methoxyflurane (PENTHROX®) in: aesthetic surgeries (eg. hair transplant, upper blepharoplasty, otoplasty, upper brow lift, and mentoplasty) and facial filler injections [eg. hyaluronic acid (HA) and Sculptra®] in an outpatient aesthetic practice. This will be an open-label study, with a total of 60 patients undergoing a planned outpatient aesthetic surgery or filler injection (30 patients in each group).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Conscious adult patients: ≥ 18 years of age
- •Patient is scheduled for an outpatient anesthetic surgery (eg. hair transplant, upper blepharoplasty, otoplasty, upper brow lift, and mentoplasty) or a facial filler injection (eg. HA, and Sculptra®).
- •Patient should understand the nature of the study and provide written informed consent
- •Patient is able to follow all study requirements and procedures and complete required questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria
- •An altered level of consciousness, due to any cause, including head injury, drugs, or alcohol
- •Clinically significant renal impairment
- •Women of child bearing potential who are pregnant or peri partum, including labour
- •A history of liver dysfunction after previous methoxyflurane use or other halogenated anesthetics
- •Hypersensitivity to methoxyflurane or other halogenated anesthetics, or to butylated hydroxytoluene
- •Known or genetically susceptible to malignant hyperthermia or a history of severe adverse reactions in either patient or relatives
- •Clinically evident or potential hemodynamic instability as per the opinion of the investigator
- •Clinically evident respiratory impairment as per the opinion of the investigator
- •Prior treatment with PENTHROX® within 3 months
Arms & Interventions
Penthrox
Low Dose Methoxyflurane
Intervention: Methoxyflurane
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Assessing patient satisfaction
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Global assessment of medication performance (gmp)