Handheld Vibrator Versus Topical Eye Drops as Anesthesia for Intravitreal Injections

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

110

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 12, 2017

Primary Completion Date

January 24, 2018

Study Completion Date

March 20, 2019

Conditions
Pain Control During Intravitreal Injections
Interventions
DEVICE

Handheld vibrator triggered during intravitreal injection for wet ARMD

A vibratory device cleaned with alcohol swabs between each use will be attached to the injectors' finger, placed on the lower eyelid of the treatment eye, and triggered during intravitreal injection

DEVICE

Normal eye esthesiometry with and without vibration

Healthy patients will undergo corneal and conjunctival esthesiometry with and without triggering of the wearable vibrator placed upon the lower lid of a single eye.

DEVICE

Handheld vibrator not triggered during intravitreal injection for wet ARMD

Control group undergoing standard intravitreal injection without triggering of the vibrator.

Trial Locations (1)

19107

MidAtlantic Retina-Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Mid Atlantic Retina

OTHER

lead

Wills Eye

OTHER

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