Efficacy of Subtenon's Block With Olive Tipped Cannula

Efficacy of Subtenon Anesthesia With Olive Tipped Cannula: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01019018

Enrollment

120

Registered

2009-11-25

Start date

2009-11-30

Completion date

2011-10-31

Last updated

2021-10-21

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Conditions

Cataract

Keywords

subtenon block

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of olive tip cannula to the standard Steven's cannula in performing subtenon's anesthesia for patients undergoing cataract surgery.

Interventions

DEVICEsubtenon block

subtenon block with stevens cannula

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patient undergoing cataract extraction procedure under local anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* Patients allergic to local anesthetic solutions. * Presence local sepsis, * Previous retinal or strabismus surgery in the same eye. * Orbital abnormalities * Previous subtenon's block in the same quadrant.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measurement of Akinesia score	10 minutes after the block

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Surgeon satisfactions score	At the end of the procedure

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026