Randomized Controlled Trial of the STEIN Protocol: A Neuroplastic Pain Education and Guided Breathing Intervention During Awake Cataract Surgery
NCT07715591
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluates whether a standardized perioperative neuroplastic intervention: the STEIN Protocol (Strategies and Techniques for Enhancing Integration and Neuroplasticity), consisting of pain neuroscience education, guided imagery, and paced breathing, reduces intraoperative analgesic and anxiolytic requirements. Secondary outcomes include patient-reported pain, anxiety, satisfaction, and postoperative recovery following cataract surgery.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Cataract
- Cataract (Post-operative Cataract Surgery Follow-up)
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- Any age
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- October 2, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
California · 1
- Stein Eye Institute - University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.