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NCT06683209
Optimizing Patient's Comfort During Scleral Indentation
NA trial testing Schocket scleral depressor in Pain in 75 participants. Not yet recruiting.
30 July 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Alberta |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Not yet recruiting |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 75 |
| Start date | 1 July 2026 |
| Primary completion | 30 July 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 30 July 2026 |
| Sites | 2 locations across Canada |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Schocket scleral depressor
- Josephberg-Besser
- Cotton tip applicator
Conditions studied
- Pain — all drugs for Pain →
Sponsor
University of Alberta
Who can join
Adults 18 to 100, any sex, with Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The scleral depression exam is an important routine technique for evaluating the retinal periphery for various reasons. During this examination, an instrument is used to bring the anterior part of the retina into the physician's field of view. The downside of this technique is the discomfort it may cause the patient. Different instruments can be used to depress the sclera. The objective of this research is to compare three commonly used scleral depressors based on their performance for the ophthalmologist and the discomfort they subjectively induce in patients. Patients will be randomly allocated to one of three examination groups: Group A: One eye examined with the Schocket scleral depressor, the other eye with the Josephberg-Besser scleral depressor. Group B: One eye examined with the Schocket scleral depressor, the other eye with the cotton-tip applicator. Group C: One eye examined with the cotton-tip applicator, the other eye with the Josephberg-Besser scleral depressor.
Publications & conference data
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06683209 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alberta
- Last refreshed: 1 August 2025
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