Retrobulbar Block Versus Ketamine Infusion for Post-enucleation Analgesia

Nazmy Edward Seif

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain, Postoperative; Evisceration; Operation Wound; Enucleated; Eye

Treatments: Procedure: Ketamine; Procedure: Retrobulbar block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03507426

RBKIPEA

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compares the efficacy and safety of two techniques, retrobulbar block versus intra-operative ketamine infusion, for control of post-operative pain occurring in patients undergoing ocular enucleation or evisceration performed under general anesthesia.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ocular enucleation candidate patients
• Ocular evisceration candidate patients

Exclusion criteria

• Any condition contra-indicating general or local anesthesia
• Allergy to any of the drugs used during the procedure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Retrobulbar group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Retrobulbar block

Treatment:

Procedure: Retrobulbar block

Ketamine group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intravenous analgesia

Treatment:

Procedure: Ketamine

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

General anesthesia alone