Different Intravitreal Injection Techniques and Pain Level

Effect of Different Injection Techniques on Pain Level in Intravitreal Injections

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02497092

Enrollment

300

Registered

2015-07-14

Start date

2015-08-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-04-19

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Conditions

Injection Site Discomfort

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether certain intravitreal injection techniques cause less pain than others and would therefore be beneficial for the patient's well being.

Interventions

OTHERTechnique of injection

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients receiving intravitreal anti vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections * Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Dementia or any other reason for cognitive deterioration * Technical limitations not allowing injecting by the protocol

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain during the injection as measured by the Pain numeric rating scale	Up to 2 minutes after the injection

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactAmir Sternfeld, MD

shtery@gmail.com972-50-7665980

Outcome results

None listed

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