Clinical trials: Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Pain Management
Regional Anesthesia to Reduce Opioid Use Following Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Opioids are prescribed for moderate to severe pain disorders; however, there are contraindications and side effects that are common to all opioids.
- Trial name
- NCT03757715
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pain, Postoperative
Analgesic Efficacy of Interscalene Nerve Block Versus Local Infiltration Analgesia Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is considered to be a major surgical procedure resulting in severe postoperative pain, especially in the first 48 hours after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02876055
- Testing
- Single shot interscalene nerve block, Continuous interscalene nerve block, Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Fetus or Neonate Affected by Maternal Epidural Anesthesia During Labor and Delivery
Pulse Pressure and Post-epidural Fetal Heart Rate Changes
Epidural anesthesia, the most common method of pain control in labor, can contribute to alterations in maternal blood pressure and/or fetal heart rate changes.
- Trial name
- NCT02565485
- Testing
- Lactated Ringer's
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Pain, Postoperative, Anesthesia
Transversus Abdominal Plane Block at Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Effect on Quality of Recovery
The Transversus Abdominal Plane (TAP) block has been used with good success to decrease postoperative pain following laparatomy.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT01479270)
- Testing
- TAP Block
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Atrial Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defect
Regional Anesthesia Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate pain control following pediatric cardiac surgery with the use of local anesthesia via an ultrasound guided regional anesthetic technique compared with surgeon delivered wound infiltration.
- Conditions
- Atrial Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defect, Pain, Procedural
- Trial name
- NCT05688670
- Testing
- Regional Anesthesia, Wound infiltration, Ropivacaine 0.2% Injectable Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Breast Neoplasm Female, Postoperative Pain Management
PECS II vs. MTP for Analgesia After MRM
This randomized controlled study aims to compare the analgesic efficacy of the ultrasound-guided modified pectoral nerve block (PECS II) and the midpoint transverse process to pleura (MTP) block in female patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT06187909
- Testing
- PECS II BLOCK, MTP BLOCK
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Clubfoot
Clubfoot Tenotomy Trial
Infants undergoing Ponseti treatment for idiopathic clubfoot often require percutaneous tendoachilles lengthening (TAL) after serial casting.
- Trial name
- ClubTT (NCT04766684)
- Testing
- Jet injection of 1% lidocaine, 4% liposomal lidocaine cream
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Postoperative Pain
Local Anesthetics on Postsurgical Analgesia Following Posterior Colporrhaphy
Effective post-surgical pain management is a crucial component of a patient's postoperative course following posterior colporrhaphy.
- Trial name
- NCT04032327
- Testing
- Exparel plus plain bupivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Hypertension
The Effects of Scalp Block With Bupivacaine Versus Levobupivacaine
Ninety American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status classification system I-II patients were recruited for a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study and were randomly divided into three groups to receive…
- Trial name
- NCT02497040
- Testing
- Levobupivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Pain Management
Can Single-Injection Adductor Canal Blocks Improve PostOp Pain Relief in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty?
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of a single injection adductor canal block (ACB) on pain scores within 24 hours post total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- NCT02276495
- Testing
- ACB Control - 20 ml saline injection for ACB, ACB Study - 20 ml 0.5% Ropivacaine for Adductor Canal Block, Local infiltration - 100 mLs of a solution containing: Ropivacaine + Epinephrine + Ketorolac + Clonidine + 0.9% Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Labor, Analgesia, Epidural
Effect of Timing on Efficacy of Morphine Analgesia After 2-chloroprocaine Anesthesia
Epidural chloroprocaine is often used in obstetrical anesthesia because of its fast onset and short duration. These properties make it an ideal drug to use for epidural anesthesia in patients undergoing postpartum tubal ligation.
- Trial name
- NCT00487084
- Testing
- Morphine-CP-saline (MCS), saline-2CP-morphine (SCM), saline-lidocaine-morphine (SLM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain, Postoperative
Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus 0.25% Bupivacaine for Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery
A prospective, randomized comparison of bupivacaine to liposomal bupivacaine given by local injection at all the wound sites in patients undergoing robotic-assisted or laparoscopic urologic surgeries in an effort to determine…
- Trial name
- NCT02222129
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, liposomal bupivacaine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Knight, Richard, M.D.
Pain, Postoperative
Preemptive Local Anesthesia in Vaginal Surgery
Preemptive analgesia is an intervention which provides an anesthetic prior to initiating a painful stimulus. This trial is examining the effects of a local anesthetic given at the point of innervation prior to performing a…
- Trial name
- NCT00318292
- Testing
- bupivacaine and epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Tear of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Trial Evaluating Postop Pain and Muscle Strength Among Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Ambulatory ACL Reconstruction
Despite the apparent multifaceted benefit in differentiating blockade sites and duration of nerve blockade, the efficacy of continuous adductor canal blockade utilized specifically in ACL reconstruction has not been extensively…
- Trial name
- NCT02584452
- Testing
- Mepivacaine, adductor canal continuous nerve catheter, Normal Saline as bolus followed by bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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
Thyroid Neoplasms, Goiter, Nodular
Study of the Efficacy of Local Analgesia as an Adjunct to General Anesthesia in Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy
We aim to study the effect of local anesthetic when used in conjunction with general anesthesia during thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy.
- Conditions
- Thyroid Neoplasms, Goiter, Nodular, Thyroid Nodule, Graves' Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02205801
- Testing
- Superficial Cervical Plexus Block, Local Wound Infiltration, 0.9% saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Hallux Valgus and Bunion (Disorder), Morton Neuroma
Feasibility of Specific Anesthesia of the Forefoot Preserving the Sensitivity of the Heel for Foot Surgery
Foot surgery is a painful surgery that is usually scheduled in outpatients. A good management of analgesia is the crucial point.
- Conditions
- Hallux Valgus and Bunion (Disorder), Morton Neuroma, Metatarsal Fracture, Ingrown Nail
- Trial name
- DISTIB (NCT03504462)
- Testing
- Specific block of medial and lateral plantar nerves
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- CMC Ambroise Paré
Postoperative Pain
Dexamethasone for Post Cesarean Delivery Analgesia
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness intravenous (IV) dexamethasone when used as part of a multimodal regimen to manage post cesarean delivery pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01868633
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Postoperative Pain
PAIN - Postoperative Analgesia INvestigation
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the intraoperative injection of prolonged acting (liposomal) bupivacaine in postoperative pain control after truncal surgical incisions.
- Trial name
- PAIN (NCT02111746)
- Testing
- Exparel, Bupivacaine hydrochloride, Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Pain, Acute
Programmed Intermittent Bolus Dosing Versus Continuous Epidural Infusion for Epidural Analgesia in Abdominal Surgery.
Epidurals are an effective means for providing neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia. Prior studies in labor epidurals have demonstrated that a programmed intermittent bolus application of local anesthesia can improve pain control…
- Trial name
- NCT03307174
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco