NCT03917641

Effectiveness of Khat on Eyelid Wound Healing After Oculoplastic Surgery - a Prospective Study.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The post operative routine after Oculoplastic Surgery includes usage of cold compressions for symptomatic relief and decreasing of the edema and local hematomas in the first few days after the surgery. Khat (Catha edulis) is a plant that is used mainly for chewing and has a known stimulating effect, some patients report major improvement after including these leaves in the compressions they use after surgery. Khat contains the chemical ingredients Cathine and Cathinone, which are amphetamine-like alkaloids and probably the main contributors for its active effects. Our main goal is to use compressions that include the Khat leaves and check their effect on reducing the edema and hematomas after oculoplastic surgery.

Conditions

• Hematoma
• Surgical Wound
• Surgery
• Eye Bruise
• Edema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	Khat leaves	One of the two compressions (one per each eye) the patient will use will contain the Khat leaves.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-01
• Primary completion: 2020-07-01
• Completion: 2021-07-01
• First posted: 2019-04-17
• Last updated: 2019-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel