Comparison between mepivacaine versus bupivacaine in percutaneous single injection peribulbar injection with short needle in cataract surgery

Comparison between mepivacaine versus bupivacaine in peribulbar injection with short needle in cataract surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201810828658359

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-10

Start date

2018-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

peribulbar block

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 90 aged patients listed for cataract surgery with an expected duration of less than 60 min

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients younger than 21 years , patients refusing local anesthesia , those with single eye , ocular infection , and when the decubitus position was difficult . Patients with communication problems , impaired consciousness , coagulopathy , and mental retardation, were also disqualified from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
to estimate the effectiveness and safety of a percutaneous peribulbar single injection technique and compare orbital muscle akinesia caused by mepivacaine in comparison with bupivacaine when added with the lidocaine and hyaluronidase in single-injection peribulbar anesthesia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
lid hematoma, chemosis, eye perforation,optic nerve injury	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactashraf saleh

lecturer of anesthesia ain shams university

ashraf_nabel@med.asu.edu.eg+201001100613

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026