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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR2820
Date of registration: 24/03/2011
Primary sponsor: Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam (OZR)
Public title: Clonidine als toevoeging voor de verlenging van pijnbestrijding bij oogoperaties.
Scientific title: Clonidine as an adjuvant to prolong local anaesthesia in ophthalmic surgery with cryocoagulation. A randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. - NA
Date of first enrolment: 1/5/2011
Target sample size: 108
Recruitment status: pending
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=2820
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Double; Control: Not applicable; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: M.  Górniak
Address:  The Rotterdam Eye Hospital / Rotterdam Ophthalmic Institute PO Box 70030 3000 LM Rotterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)10 4017777
Email: m.gorniak@oogziekenhuis.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: M.  Górniak
Address:  The Rotterdam Eye Hospital / Rotterdam Ophthalmic Institute PO Box 70030 3000 LM Rotterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)10 4017777
Email: m.gorniak@oogziekenhuis.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years;

2. Informed consent;

3. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment requiring cryocoagulation and episcleral explant;

4. Glaucoma requiring cryocoagulation of the ciliary body.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Hypersensitivity to clonidine or any other ingredients in the product;

2. Severe bradyarrhythmia as a result of sick sinus syndrome or 2nd or 3rd degree AV block;

3. Use of oral clonidine;

4. Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption;

5. Bipolar disorder;

6. History of renal insufficiency.


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Anesthesia, Retinal cryocoagulation, Episcleral explant

Intervention(s)
The investigational product of this study is clonidine, which will be used as an adjuvant in retrobulbar block. The efficacy of clonidine will be compared with a control group.

Group 1: Retrobulbar, Chirocaine 7.5 mg/ml: 3-5 ml;

Group 2: Retrobulbar, Chirocaine 7.5 mg/ml: 3-5 ml + clonidine 150 µg in 1 ml.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Maximal pain level (VAS-score);

2. Time of maximal post-operative pain;

3. Amount of escape medication used;

4. Time of use.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Pharmacokinetics of clonidine will be investigated in 4 men and 4 women;

2. Serum level of clonidine (LC-MS/MS) at 30, 60, 90 and 240 minutes after retrobulbar injection, and at postoperative day. Detection limit will be at least 0.1 µg/l.
Secondary ID(s)
OZR-2010-17 / NL34843.078.10;
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek het Oogziekenhuis
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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