A gentler numbing shot for eyelid surgery? trial tests four tweaks to lidocaine.
NCT ID NCT07734740
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests whether warming lidocaine or adding sodium bicarbonate, hyaluronidase, or tranexamic acid can make the numbing injection less painful and reduce bleeding during upper eyelid surgery. About 80 adults having bilateral blepharoplasty will receive different mixtures on each side of the face to compare effects. The goal is to find a simple way to improve comfort and safety during this common procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lignocaine (lidocaine) with additives: sodium bicarbonate, warming, hyaluronidase, or tranexamic acid
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more comfortable and safer local anaesthesia method for eyelid surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot trial, so results may not apply to all patients. Some additives may cause irritation or allergic reactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patients undergoing bilateral upper eyelid blepharoplasty requiring subcutaneous anaesthesia at Prince of Wales Hospital, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital and CUHK Medical Centre; and * Adult patients aged 18 or above. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients aged less than 18; * Pregnancy; * Allergy to local anaesthetic agents; * History of previous eyelid surgery; and * Patients on antiplatelets or anticoagulants.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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CUHK Medical Centre
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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