Comparison of Two Different Concentrations of Local Anesthetic in Patient Reported Pain in Oculoplastic Surgery

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Trial end date: 2024-02-28
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare pain scores in people undergoing upper eyelid surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is one concentration of local anesthetic (also called numbing or freezing injection) less painful when it is injected?

• Does one concentration of local anesthetic provide better pain control during surgery? Participants will have two different concentrations of local anesthetic injected into the upper eyelid skin prior to surgery, and will be asked to rate the pain they have during the injection. At the end of surgery, they will be asked to rate the pain they have during surgery.

Researchers will compare the pain scores to see if one of the concentrations is less painful during the injection and to see if one of the concentrations provides better pain control during surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Timothy Ekhlassi
• Treatments: Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Lidocaine; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients age 18 and older undergoing primary bilateral upper eyelid blepharoplasty

• Consent and compliance with all aspects of the study protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing two different types of surgery on either side (example, blepharoplasty on one side and ptosis repair on the other)

• Patients under 18 years old

• Patient scheduled for upper eyelid blepharoplasty who has had previous upper eyelid ptosis repair or upper eyelid blepharoplasty

• Patient undergoing unilateral surgery

• Active local or systemic malignancy

• Concurrent inflammatory lesion of the upper eyelids

• Participant is pregnant or plans to become pregnant during the treatment period

• Participant is involved in a WorkSafe (worker's compensation), personal injury suit, or other legal matter related to their health