Clinical trials: Postoperative
Narcotic Consumption, Pain
Motorized Continuous Cold Therapy Versus Standard Post-op Icing Protocol for Two Foot and Ankle Procedures
This study will compares differences in pain level, narcotic consumption, wound healing, patient satisfaction in patients randomized to the Iceman® cold pack therapy system (djOrtho, Inc) versus those who use ice.
- Conditions
- Narcotic Consumption, Pain, Wound Healing, Patient Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT00950183
- Testing
- Iceman® Cold Therapy unit (djOrtho), Ice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.
Abdominal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Parent/Nurse Controlled Analgesia in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The aim of this study is to examine the safety and effectiveness of 2 morphine delivery systems for post-surgical neonates. The investigators hypothesize that this study will be feasible to conduct, and that neonates receiving…
- Trial name
- PNCA (NCT01823497)
- Testing
- Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Pain
Magnesium vs Placebo for Tonsillectomy
This study is a double-blind randomized controlled trial using intravenous magnesium versus placebo to determine if systemic magnesium can decrease postoperative pain in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02218424
- Testing
- Magnesium, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Post-operative Hemorrhage
Evaluating Perioperative Dexamethasone and the Risk of Bleeding in Tonsillectomy
Tonsillectomy (removal of the tonsils) is a very common surgery in children. Bleeding after tonsillectomy is one of the risks of this surgery and can be more dangerous in children since they have less blood volume than adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01415583
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
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
Postoperative Pain
Perioperative Use of Gabapentin To Decrease Narcotic Requirements in Spinal Fusion
Blinded study using oral gabapentin in load pre-operative (15mg/kg) and maintenance 5mg/kg three times a day (TID) for 5 days or discharge, Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) morphine and placebo group with similar pills, also…
- Trial name
- NCT00726999
- Testing
- Gabapentin, Morphine
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Adenotonsillectomy, Post-operative Analgesia
Non-opioids for Analgesia After Adenotonsillectomy in Children
The goal of this study is to determine if non-opioid pain control is a safe way to manage pain after adenotonsillectomy surgery in children.
- Conditions
- Adenotonsillectomy, Post-operative Analgesia, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT03618823
- Testing
- Oxycodone, Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Chi, MD
Short Bowel Syndrome
A Study of Teduglutide in Japanese Children With Short Bowel Syndrome Aged 4 Months or Older
The main aims of the study are to check for side effects from teduglutide. Participants will receive a daily injection of teduglutide just under the skin (subcutaneous) for 24 weeks. Then they are followed up for another 4 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT05027308
- Testing
- Teduglutide
- Where
- 6 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Pain, Postoperative
Analgesic Efficacy of Repeated Doses of Intravenous (IV) Acetaminophen in Post-operative Pediatric Spine Fusion Patients
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial Potential subjects will be identified from the Pre-Surgical Anesthesia Clinic visit.
- Trial name
- IV APAP SF (NCT01394718)
- Testing
- Intravenous Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Emergence Delirium
Emergence Agitation Between Dexmedetomidine and Sevoflurane Anesthesia
Emergence agitation is commonly encountered after receiving inhalation anesthesia. This distressing phenomenon carries risks that are harmful to patients, caregivers and medical personnel.
- Trial name
- NCT06482125
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Sevoflurane
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pelita Harapan University
Short Bowel Syndrome
Study of Teduglutide in Japanese Participants With Short Bowel Syndrome
The objectives of this clinical study are to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of teduglutide in Japanese participants with short bowel syndrome (SBS) who are dependent on parenteral nutrition/intravenous…
- Trial name
- NCT03663582
- Testing
- Teduglutide, Syringe, Needle
- Where
- 5 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Pain, Post-Operative Pain
Ibuprofen Extended-Release Dental Pain Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of multiple doses of Ibuprofen 600 mg Extended-Release Tablets in a study of dental pain following extraction of third molar teeth.
- Conditions
- Pain, Post-Operative Pain, Third Molar Extraction
- Trial name
- NCT00707057
- Testing
- Ibuprofen 600 mg Extended-Release Tablets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SCOLR Pharma, Inc.
Solid Tumor Spine Metastases
Radiotherapy for Solid Tumor Spine Metastases
Although it is being increasingly used off protocol, there is minimal data regarding the efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery to the tumor bed following surgical resection of metastatic lesions to the spine.
- Trial name
- NCT01752036
- Testing
- Post-operative, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery, Inflammatory Reaction After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Efficacy of Nitric Oxide Administration in Attenuating Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Around 7500 neonates born yearly in the United States have complex congenital heart disease that require surgical repair in the first few days of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02151877
- Testing
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Postoperative Wound Complications
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Cesarean Section
The investigators propose a prospective, randomized trial evaluating the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with high risk obstetrical patients.
- Trial name
- NPWTCS (NCT02289157)
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 441 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Prostate Cancer
Postoperative Pain Control for Prostatectomy
The researchers propose to investigate a relatively new anesthetic procedure, in order to maximize patient comfort and minimize the use of narcotics after a radical prostatectomy.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT00913068)
- Testing
- Transverse Abdominal Plan (TAP), standard post op pain control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
ACL, ACL Injury
Acupuncture ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)
Acupuncture research in regards to PONV has been fairly well established, however, studies about perioperative pain control and acupuncture are a little more murky.
- Conditions
- ACL, ACL Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
- Trial name
- NCT03711734
- Testing
- Acupuncture + Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Use of Baxter Animated Retching Faces (BARF) Scale to Measure Nausea in Children Who Speak Spanish
Pediatric research in the management of nausea has been limited by the absence of a reliable method to quantify the intensity of this subjective symptom.
- Trial name
- NCT02007109
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Postoperative Analgesia
Intravenous Paracetamol in Combination With Caudal Ropivacaine
To investigate whether the addition of intravenous paracetamol with caudal ropivacaine leads to better quality of postoperative recovery in patients undergoing hypospadius repair than caudal ropivacaine alone.
- Trial name
- NCT03781505
- Testing
- Paracetamol +caudal ropivacaine
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Postoperative Pain
Open-Label Safety and Tolerability Study of Oxymorphone for Acute Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Subjects.
When post-operative parenteral analgesia is discontinued, oral dosing with study medication may begin once the subject has developed a moderate level of pain as defined by a 100 mm VAS (pain intensity score greater than or equal…
- Trial name
- NCT00801398
- Testing
- Oxymorphone IR
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Endo USA Inc., a Keenova Therapeutics Company