PASCAL Laser Platform Produces Less Pain Responses Compared To Conventional Laser System
NCT ID: NCT02645383
Last Updated: 2016-01-01
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-05-31
2015-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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In 2006, a novel semi-automatic and multi-shot photocoagulator called as PASCAL (Pattern scan laser, Opti-Medica Corp., Santa Clara, California, USA) was introduced with a reduction in pulse duration of each laser spot from typical 100 ms down to 10-30 millisecond. Compared with the conventional laser, shorter pulses have been shown to significantly reduce the risk of damage to the adjacent retinal tissues.
Almost all patients experience pain during PRP. While some patients may tolerate the pain, the majority does not. One study reported that 64.1% of patients did not complete treatment due to pain and therefore had an increased risk of vision loss. To improve patient compliance, several anesthetic and analgesic techniques such as peribulbar anesthesia, oral anesthesia and topical eye drops have been used. The patient comfort, and thus compliance, may be improved by using the shorter exposure burns, avoiding red or infrared wavelengths with deeper penetration, and by decreasing overall treatment time.
The aim of the current study was to compare the severity of expressed pain scores in patients with PDR who underwent either PASCAL or conventional laser.
As a method of this study, both eyes were treated within the same session and while one eye was treated with PASCAL laser, the other was treated with conventional laser (ELLEX Integre, Adailade, Australia) with 30 minutes resting intervals. To avoid a bias about orientation or becoming accustomed to laser procedure, PASCAL laser was performed in the first eyes in half of the patients (14 patients) and conventional laser was performed in the first eyes in the other half of the patients randomly. While the spot size used to obtain a white-grayish spot on the retina was 200-400 µm in both PASCAL and conventional laser, the pulse duration was 100 ms with conventional laser and 30ms with PASCAL laser. In order to accurately and reliable compare the grade of pain between each procedures, the retinal areas and total number of spots were standardized. Similar numbers of laser spots were created by two laser systems in same retinal quadrants in both eyes. Ten minutes after the procedure ended the severity of pain was assessed using a verbal rating scale and a visual analog scale (VAS). In the verbal scale the patient rates the pain on a Likert scale verbally, e.g. "none", "mild pain", "moderate pain", "severe pain" or "very severe pain" in five grading system (0-4) and in the VAS they specify the severity of pain by indicating a position along a continuous line from 0 to 10. Using these scores, relationship between severity of pain and patient characteristics including history of prior PRP treatment (experience), gender and duration of diabetes mellitus were assessed. Patients were assigned either in the experienced or non-experienced groups depending on history of prior PRP.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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PASCAL group
Patients undergone PASCAL laser photocoagulation
PASCAL laser
A novel semi-automatic and multi-shot photocoagulator called as PASCAL (Pattern scan laser, Opti-Medica Corp., Santa Clara, California, USA) was introduced with a reduction in pulse duration of each laser spot from typical 100 ms down to 10-30 millisecond. Compared with the conventional laser, shorter pulses have been shown to significantly reduce the risk of damage to the adjacent retinal tissues. One eye was treated with PASCAL laser, the other was treated with conventional laser with 30 minutes resting intervals. To avoid a bias about orientation or becoming accustomed to laser procedure, PASCAL laser was performed in the first eyes in half of the patients (14 patients) randomly.
Conventional group
Patients undergone conventional laser photocoagulation
Conventional laser
Maintaining of good glycemic regulation and performing panretinal laser photocoagulation (PRP) with conventional laser device (ELLEX Integre, Adailade, Australia) when it is indicated are evidence based effective methods for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.One eye was treated with conventional laser, the other was treated with PASCAL laser with 30 minutes resting intervals. To avoid a bias about orientation or becoming accustomed to laser procedure, conventional laser was performed in the first eyes in half of the patients (14 patients) randomly.
Interventions
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PASCAL laser
A novel semi-automatic and multi-shot photocoagulator called as PASCAL (Pattern scan laser, Opti-Medica Corp., Santa Clara, California, USA) was introduced with a reduction in pulse duration of each laser spot from typical 100 ms down to 10-30 millisecond. Compared with the conventional laser, shorter pulses have been shown to significantly reduce the risk of damage to the adjacent retinal tissues. One eye was treated with PASCAL laser, the other was treated with conventional laser with 30 minutes resting intervals. To avoid a bias about orientation or becoming accustomed to laser procedure, PASCAL laser was performed in the first eyes in half of the patients (14 patients) randomly.
Conventional laser
Maintaining of good glycemic regulation and performing panretinal laser photocoagulation (PRP) with conventional laser device (ELLEX Integre, Adailade, Australia) when it is indicated are evidence based effective methods for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.One eye was treated with conventional laser, the other was treated with PASCAL laser with 30 minutes resting intervals. To avoid a bias about orientation or becoming accustomed to laser procedure, conventional laser was performed in the first eyes in half of the patients (14 patients) randomly.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Kocatepe University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Umit Ubeyt INAN
Professor Doctor
Principal Investigators
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Umit U Inan, M.D
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Kocatepe University Medical School Department of Ophthalmology
References
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Jain A, Blumenkranz MS, Paulus Y, Wiltberger MW, Andersen DE, Huie P, Palanker D. Effect of pulse duration on size and character of the lesion in retinal photocoagulation. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 Jan;126(1):78-85. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2007.29.
Blumenkranz MS, Yellachich D, Andersen DE, Wiltberger MW, Mordaunt D, Marcellino GR, Palanker D. Semiautomated patterned scanning laser for retinal photocoagulation. Retina. 2006 Mar;26(3):370-6. doi: 10.1097/00006982-200603000-00024. No abstract available.
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Muqit MM, Marcellino GR, Gray JC, McLauchlan R, Henson DB, Young LB, Patton N, Charles SJ, Turner GS, Stanga PE. Pain responses of Pascal 20 ms multi-spot and 100 ms single-spot panretinal photocoagulation: Manchester Pascal Study, MAPASS report 2. Br J Ophthalmol. 2010 Nov;94(11):1493-8. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.176677. Epub 2010 Jun 16.
Other Identifiers
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0112S299
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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