Oral Versus Intravenous Sedation for Ocular Procedures
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-11-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate patient satisfaction after eye surgery when given a
capsule compared to an intravenous (IV) dose of sedation (calming medication).
Each subject will be given a capsule and an IV in the hospital before their procedure starts,
however they will not know which one is the sedation route. Each subject will have their
planned surgical procedure as previously discussed with their doctor. After the procedure is
completed, the doctors will complete satisfaction surveys. The subject will also complete a
satisfaction survey during their regularly scheduled visit the day after surgery. Once the
subject completes this survey, their study participation will be complete.
The hypothesis is that there will be no difference in patient satisfaction when given a
capsule in comparison to IV sedation. If the results of the study support this hypothesis, a
capsule could be used in place of IV sedation. By using a capsule for ocular procedures, both
patients and the medical practice would benefit: patient would be able to eat before their
procedure, patient costs would be decreased, hospital costs would be reduced, and some of
these procedures would be given the option to move to a procedure room (freeing up operating
room time for other departments).