Dexmedetomidine and Pregabalin for Conscious Sedation During Cataract Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-11-29
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Although topical anesthesia by eye drops for cataract surgery is a non-invasive technique but it may provide insufficient anesthesia which requires the intraoperative use of additional topical local anesthetics and raises the need for sedation.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Abd-Elazeem Abd-Elhameed Elbakry
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Benoxinate; Dexmedetomidine; Ophthalmic Solutions; Pregabalin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society Of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I and II physical status.

• Scheduled for cataract extraction under topical anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hepatic or renal impairment.

• Taking chronic psychotropic medications.

• Mental instability.

• Morbid obesity.

• Alcohol abuse.

• Substance abuse.

• Pregnant and lactating females.

• History of allergy to the study drugs used