Intravitreal Injections by Nurses and Physicians Compared
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-03-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Anti-VEGF agents are given for a variety of previously untreatable eye diseases. The last
years indications for their use and consequently the number of patients needing treatment,
have been increasing. Most patients require multiple injections. This has resulted in many
eye departments administering thousands of injections per year, also at St Olavs University
Hospital Trondheim. To cope with this increase in workload, it would be helpful if injections
would be given not only by the physicians but also by the nurses. This study's objective is
to compare efficiency, patient satisfaction and cost per patient of injections given by
nurses and physicians.