Do cycloplegics lessen the pain for a patient in the first 24 h following a corneal abrasion?

ISRCTN ISRCTN60648357
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN60648357
Protocol serial number N0557119809
Sponsor Department of Health (UK)
Funder The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Submission date
12/09/2003
Registration date
12/09/2003
Last edited
07/12/2015
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Ms Angela Clark
Scientific

Specialist Registrar
Accident & Emergency Department
Russells Hall Hospital
Dudley
DY1 2HQ
United Kingdom

Study information

Primary study designInterventional
Study designRandomised controlled trial
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study type Participant information sheet
Scientific titleDo cycloplegics lessen the pain for a patient in the first 24 h following a corneal abrasion?
Study objectivesDoes the application of a topical cycloplegic have an effect upon the pain experienced by patients in the 24 h following a simple traumatic corneal abrasion?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSigns and Symptoms: Pain
InterventionProspective, double blinded, randomized controlled trial. Random allocation to:
1. Cyclopentolate
2. Normal saline
Intervention typeDrug
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Cyclopentolate
Primary outcome measure(s)Pain over the subsequent 24 h
Key secondary outcome measure(s)Not provided at time of registration
Completion date31/07/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target sample size at registration100
Key inclusion criteria100 patients
Key exclusion criteriaDoes not match inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment14/01/2003
Date of final enrolment31/07/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • United Kingdom
  • England

Study participating centre

Russells Hall Hospital
Dudley
DY1 2HQ
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet Participant information sheet 11/11/2025 11/11/2025 No Yes

Editorial Notes

07/12/2015: no publications found on PubMed.