A clinical trial of warm versus cold tetracaine for topical corneal anesthesia in cataract surgery

A clinical trial of warm versus cold tetracaine for topical corneal anesthesia in cataract surgery - warm versus cold tetracaine for cataract surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000009527

Enrollment

Registered

2012-12-11

Start date

2012-12-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Warming enhances the effect and duration of anesthesia of local anesthetics. No study has been done regarding the effects of warming local anesthetics for topical uses.

Interventions

Warm tetracaine solution for topical anesthesia of cornea Cold (room temprature) tetracaine solution for topical anesthesia of cornea

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cataract surgery, adult, topical anesthesia, co-operative informative patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Means of visual analog score for postoperative pain in warm and cold tetracaine groups	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Distribution of different degrees of patient and surgeon satisfaction (high, medium, low) in warm and cold tetracaine groups	—

Countries

Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactMahmoud Saghaei

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Department of Anesthesia

mahmood.saghaei@gmail.com+983116249031

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026