Can anesthesia choice protect eyes during robotic surgery?
NCT ID NCT04281017
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at how steep head-down position and two types of anesthesia (total IV vs. balanced) change eye pressure in women having robotic surgery for gynecologic cancer. Researchers will measure eye pressure in 40 participants to see which anesthesia method causes less pressure increase. The goal is to find safer anesthesia practices for these surgeries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- propofol, fentanyl, rocuronium, lidocaine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose anesthesia to reduce eye pressure risks during robotic surgeries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It measures eye pressure changes, not long-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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22 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Females ≥ eighteen years of age * Written informed consent obtained from the subject and the subject agrees to comply with all the study-related procedures * Subjects must be planning to receive robotic surgery for gynecological cancer or high suspicion of cancer (these subject will be withdrawn if it his proven they don't have cancer) * Subjects must be cleared for surgery by the pre-anesthesia clinic * All robotic GYN cancer patients 18 years of age and older with any preexisting medical conditions that are deemed ready for surgery by the pre anesthesia clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Known increased intraocular pressure, prior eye surgery within a month, eye conditions where the ophthalmologist would not allow an intra ocular pressure measurement * Subjects with a previous treatment of diagnosis of increased intraocular pressure * Subjects who have undergone eye surgery in the 30 days prior to consent * Subjects for whom an ophthalmologist has determined cannot undergo intraocular pressure measurement
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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