NCT03143452

Comparison Between 2% Lidocaine Gel and 5% Tetracaine Eye Drop as Topical Anesthesia in Phacoemulsification

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (actual)
• Sponsor: Indonesia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to compare the efficacy between 2% lidocaine gel vs 0.5% tetracaine eye drop as topical anesthesia in phacoemulsification

Detailed description

Approval from Ethical Committee of Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia was acquired prior conducting the study. Subjects were given informed consent before enrolling the study and randomized into two groups (Lidocaine gel and tetracaine eye drop group). Lidocaine group received 2% lidocaine gel in 1 ml syringe, applied to the eye. Tetracaine group received 0.5% tetracaine eye drop. Topical anesthesia was given 5 minutes before phacoemulsification. Five minutes after phacoemulsification finished, visual analog score (VAS) and subjects and surgeon's satisfaction were assessed. Every additional topical anesthesia needed was recorded.

Conditions

• Adult Patients Undergoing Phacoemulsification With Topical Anesthesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	lidocaine gel	2% lidocaine gel in 1 ml syringe, applied to the eye 5 minutes before phacoemulsification
DRUG	tetracaine eye drop	0.5% tetracaine eye drop was given 5 minutes before phacoemulsification

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2018-01-31
• First posted: 2017-05-08
• Last updated: 2018-02-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Indonesia