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GlaucomaNCT02846090

Dexmedetomidine as an Additive to Local Anaesthesia to Decrease Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma Surgery

A study testing Dexmedetomidine to reduce the IOP in people with Glaucoma, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Nowadays, a number of cases with increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma have been shown a huge increase . This is because of the increase the geriatric population in the community and advanced medical care. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 25 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Glaucoma
What is being tested?
Dexmedetomidine to reduce the IOP
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
105 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
Aug 2016to Jan 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 25 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Any patients who were ASA I-III, age more than 25 and less than 80 with diagnosed increased intraocular pressure and were legible for surgical correction

Who cannot join

  • Patients with known allergy to the medications to be given, ASA more than III, age less than 25 or more than 80, dementia, deafness, psychological disease, difficult to communicate, cannot lay flat, INR more than 1.7 or with significant coagulopathy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Hassan Ali, lecturer contact

1001733687

hassan364@hotmail.com

Egypt1 site
  • Cairo University

    Cairo, Giza Governorate, 1234

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About this study

Nowadays, a number of cases with increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma have been shown a huge increase . This is because of the increase the geriatric population in the community and advanced medical care. Surgical correction, as a treatment, solves this problem greatly especially with the modern surgical techniques .

Peribulbar block reduced the admission discharge time and reduced the burden on both the patients and the medical team. On the other hand, it carries the risk of increased intraocular pressure (IOP). Which, subsequently, limit its usage in glaucoma surgery.

Dexmedetomidine, as an alpha 2 agonist, has a well-established role in decreasing intraocular pressure (IOP). This effect has been shown at a histological level and clinical level

Read the detailed description

Nowadays, number of cases with increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma has been shown a huge increase . This is because of the increase the geriatric population in the community and advanced medical care. Surgical correction, as a treatment, solves this problem greatly especially with the modern surgical techniques .

Peribulbar block reduced the admission discharge time and reduced the burden on both the patients and the medical team. On the other hand, it carries the risk of increased intraocular pressure (IOP). Which, subsequently, limit its usage in glaucoma surgery .

Dexmedetomidine, as an alpha 2 agonist, has a well established role in decreasing intraocular pressure (IOP). This effect has been shown at a histological level and clinical level . It has been tested in many studies before as an additive to local anaesthetic to augment the effect of the block and to achieve an accepted level of patient sedation (**). Many routes have been tested such as intravenous infusion, intramuscular injection and topically with the local anaesthesia . There is a debate about the best route and the optimum dose that can achieve the desired clinical effect with the least side effects.

There is no study, till now, has examined the effect of Dexmedetomidine in a diseased eye with pathology that leads to increased IOP. This study states the hypothesis that Dexmedetomidine locally as an additive to local anaesthesia in different doses, not only will increase the duration of the block or achieve some level of sedation, but also can reduce the IOP in this diseased eye to a level that will help the surgical conditions and improve the surgical outcome.

Conditions
Glaucoma
Being tested
Dexmedetomidine to reduce the IOP
Medical subject headings
Glaucoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Dexmedetomidine to reduce the IOPDrug

    Also called reduction of OCULAR HYPERTENSION

    Dexmedetomidine 50 micrograms group (D50) in which peribulbar block was given using 10 ml of a mixture of local anesthetics. The mixture was composed of 5 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine +4.5 ml of 2% lidocaine +0.5ml of 50 micrograms of Dexmedetomidine with 150 IU hyaluronidase.

Study groups in NCT02846090
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
D50 Dexmedetomidine 50 micrograms groupExperimentalperibulbar block was given using 10 ml of a mixture of local anesthetics. The mixture was composed of 5 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine +4.5 ml of 2% lidocaine +0.5ml of 50 micrograms of Dexmedetomidine with 150 IU hyaluronidase.
Receives: Drug: Dexmedetomidine to reduce the IOP
D25 Dexmedetomidine 25 micrograms groupExperimentalperibulbar block was given using 10 ml of a mixture of local anesthetics. The mixture was composed of 5 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine + 4.5 ml of 2% lidocaine +0.5ml of 25 micrograms of Dexmedetomidine with 150 IU hyaluronidase.
Receives: Drug: Dexmedetomidine to reduce the IOP
controlPlacebo comparatorperibulbar block was given using 10 ml of a mixture of local anesthetics without Dexmedetomidine. The mixture was composed of 5 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine +4.5 ml of 2% lidocaine +0.5ml with 150 IU hyaluronidase.
Receives: Drug: Dexmedetomidine to reduce the IOP

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. IOP before the block, after the message and before the surgical incision, after the end of the surgery

    IOP before the block, after the message and before the surgical incision, after the end of the surgery

    Measured: one hour

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Onset of the block

    the time elapsed between the end of the block and the complete anaesthesia and complete or partial akainesia

    Measured: 2 min

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jul 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2016
  3. Primary completionNov 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2017 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
105 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02846090
Sponsor's protocol ID
01001733687
Status last verified
Jul 2016
First submitted
20 Jul 2016
Last updated
27 Jul 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Dexmedetomidine to reduce the IOP in people with Glaucoma, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jul 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Hassan Ali, lecturer (1001733687, hassan364@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

IOP before the block, after the message and before the surgical incision, after the end of the surgery (time frame: one hour). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jul 2016.

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