Clinical Trial: Randomized Controlled Trial of the STEIN Protocol: A Neuroplastic Pain Education and Guided Breathing Intervention During Awake Cataract Surgery

U.S., July 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07715591) titled 'Randomized Controlled Trial of the STEIN Protocol: A Neuroplastic Pain Education and Guided Breathing Intervention During Awake Cataract Surgery' on July 15.

Brief 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 surg...