Clinical trials: Epidural Analgesia
Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest
Cryoanalgesia vs. Epidural in the Nuss Procedure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cryoanalgesia provides better pain control for minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair (the Nuss procedure) than thoracic epidural.
- Trial name
- NCT02721017
- Testing
- Cryoanalgesia, Thoracic epidural (ropivicaine, fentanyl)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Extended-release Epidural Morphine for Acute Post-operative Analgesia Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Children
The purpose of this proposal is to improve the investigators' current Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) analgesia protocol by eliminating or minimizing the use of fentanyl in the post-operative period.
- Trial name
- NCT00955877
- Testing
- Extended-release Epidural morphine (EREM) 80, Extended-release Epidural Morphine (EREM) 120, Control: Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Labor Pain
Combined Spinal/Epidural (CSE) Saline Duration/Spread
An attempt is being made to see if by injecting a set volume of sterile saline into the epidural space during the treatment of labor pain with a combined spinal/epidural (CSE) increases the amount of pain relief obtained and…
- Trial name
- NCT01062893
- Testing
- Sterile normal saline 0 mls, 15 mls sterile normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Single vs Double Epidural Catheter Analgesia for Scoliosis Surgery
This is a study comparing pain control utlilizing one or two epidural catheters, along with a hydromorphone PCA, for analgesia following surgery for correction of scoliosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01900626
- Testing
- epidural catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pain Relief
Comparison of Loss of Resistance Techniques
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a difference in success outcome of the combined spinal epidural labor analgesia between air versus saline when used to identify the epidural space.
- Trial name
- NCT00638274
- Testing
- Air, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Hip Surgery, Post Operative Pain Control
Post Operative Pain Control After Pediatric Hip Surgery
Hip surgery in children is painful and the optimal modality for managing post-operative pain has not been established. This prospective randomized controlled trail compares lumbar plexus catheter (LPC), lumbar epidural catheter…
- Trial name
- NCT03435692
- Testing
- Lumbar Plexus Catheter, Lumbar Epidural Catheter, Patient Controlled Analgesia
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Labor Pain
Tetracaine Combined Spinal Epidural (CSE) Versus Bupivacaine CSE
The investigators hypothesis is that spinal tetracaine with fentanyl and epinephrine used for CSE labor analgesia volume will last a significantly longer period of time that that of spinal bupivacaine with fentanyl.
- Trial name
- NCT01005459
- Testing
- Tetracaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Labor Pain
Prophylactic Ephedrine and Combined Spinal Epidurals for Labor
The combined spinal epidural (CSE) technique has become increasingly popular for labor pain because of its rapid onset and superior first stage analgesia.
- Trial name
- CEASE (NCT02062801)
- Testing
- Ephedrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 710 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sharp HealthCare
Pain Management, Spinal Fusion
Intrathecal Morphine Versus Epidural Extended Release Morphine for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion
This study plans to learn more about preventing pain in children who are having posterior spinal fusion surgery using two different kinds of morphine (a pain medicine).
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Spinal Fusion, Scoliosis
- Trial name
- NCT00880607
- Testing
- Intrathecal morphine, Extended Release Epidural Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Nerve Block
Epidural Catheter With or Without Adductor Canal Nerve Block for Postoperative Analgesia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to further investigate the efficacy of adductor canal nerve blocks for pain management after total knee replacement.
- Trial name
- NCT02121392
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Nerve Block Catheter, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Pectus Excavatum
A Comparison Trial Between PCA and Epidural Analgesia for Pectus Excavatum Repair
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of epidural and IV analgesia in controlling pain in patients undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum.
- Trial name
- NCT02056301
- Testing
- Hydromorphone, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Inguinal Herniorrhaphy, Orchiopexy
Preemptive Analgesia in Children Using Caudal Epidural Ropivacaine
Caudal epidural analgesia (caudal block) is used in standard pediatric anesthesia practice. It has been shown to be effective in managing postoperative pain in children undergoing abdominal and infraumbilical surgery (Tobias et…
- Trial name
- NCT00616577
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Pectus Excavatum
Prospective Trial: Pain Management After Pectus Excavatum Repair, Epidural Versus PCA
Pectus excavatum, the most common chest wall deformity, occurs in roughly one in 1000 children. Operative repair of the anterior thoracic concavity has transitioned to the minimally invasive approach with substernal bar placement…
- Trial name
- PectusEpiPCA (NCT01863498)
- Testing
- Epidural, PCA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City