Clinical trials: Analgesia
Bone Marrow Disease, Pain
Study of Fentanyl-Propofol-EMLA of L.M.X4 Technique for Bone Marrow Aspiration
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is studying the best ways to prevent pain during and after procedures such as bone marrow aspiration and lumbar puncture with intrathecal (in the spinal fluid) chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00187135
- Testing
- Fentanyl, EMLA, L.M.X4
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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
Chronic Pain
Treatment, Pain, and Opioids
Background: Chronic pain and negative consequences of long-term opioid therapy are related public health concerns associated with significant functional impairment, high psychiatric comorbidity, and premature mortality…
- Trial name
- NCT05363176
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Treatment Seeking, Pain treatment education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Non-obstructive Azoospermia
Gabapentin for Post-Operative Pain Control and Narcotic Reduction in Scrotal Surgery
The use of non-narcotic multi-modal analgesia to be used in the pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative period to reduce or potentially eliminate narcotic usage following scrotal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04230980
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Healthy
Effect of Spinal Ketorolac After Acute Opioid Exposure
This research study is being done because pain is a significant problem for patients with a variety of medical problems and following surgery or traumatic injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00693160
- Testing
- ketorolac, remifentanil, Capsaicin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Cancer, Pain
Improving Cancer Pain Management Through Self-Care
This study will test two different doses of a psychoeducational intervention to improve cancer pain management. In addition, the study will determine if the changes in pain management behaviors that the patients and family…
- Trial name
- NCT00708019
- Testing
- PRO-SELF PLUS Pain Management Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Opioid Use
A Multimodal Analgesia Protocol Adapted for Ambulatory Surgery
The primary objective of this trial is to determine whether the combination of three non-opioid analgesics (multimodal analgesia) can significantly reduce or eliminate the need for opioids after ambulatory surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04015908
- Testing
- Celecoxib, Acetaminophen, Pregabalin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Low Back Pain, Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Veterans Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy
This study evaluates how Veterans with chronic low back pain (cLBP) respond to varying doses of chiropractic therapy and how health services utilization are impacted as a result. There are 2 phases in this study.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Veterans Health
- Trial name
- VERDICT (NCT04087291)
- Testing
- Chiropractic Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 766 people
- Sponsor
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
Pain, Postoperative, Urethral Stricture
Efficacy of Opioid-limiting Pain Management Protocol in Men Undergoing Urethroplasty
The investigator's study aims to see if an enhanced recovery regimen of pain medications before and during surgery will decrease the use and risk of opioid pain medications as well as improve pain control in anterior…
- Trial name
- NCT03859024
- Testing
- Oxycodone, Acetaminophen, Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pain, Constipation
Effect of Lidocaine and Esmolol to Improve the Quality of Recovery
The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blinded, active-controlled study is: To assess the effectiveness of systemic administration of lidocaine and esmolol in combination (vs.
- Conditions
- Pain, Constipation, Nausea, Vomiting
- Trial name
- NCT01114997
- Testing
- Lidocaine, Esmolol, Lidocaine + Esmolol (Combo)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Chronic Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury
Establishing Efficacy of a Functional-Restoration Based CAM Pain Management Program in Post-9/11 Veterans
This is a research study of an interdisciplinary pain management program for U.S. military veterans who served during the post-9/11 combat eras (e.g., Operations Iraqi Freedom [OIF], Enduring Freedom [OEF], New Dawn [OND])…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT02657317
- Testing
- FORT-A, VA Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Fast Track Total Knee Arthroplasty: Local Infiltration Analgesia vs Femoral Nerve Block
The objective of this study is to determine whether either a femoral nerve block (FNB) or local infiltration analgesia (LIA) is a better anesthetic technique to achieve optimal functional outcome after one year in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01966263
- Testing
- LIA of the posterior capsule of the knee, LIA of the anterior capsule of the knee, LIA of the subcutaneous tissue of the knee
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Sint Maartenskliniek
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
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Exparel for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The primary objective of this study is to determine if Exparel leads to better pain scores at 24, 48 and 72 hours after Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) compared to a pain pump.
- Trial name
- NCT04364867
- Testing
- Exparel, Pain Pump
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Norton Healthcare
Postoperative Pain, Breast Cancer
Administration of Ketamine to Prevent the Post-operative Pain
The surgery of breast cancer is responsible for post-operative pain, needing in about 30% some morphine consumption; like that, the association of ketamine with general anaesthesia may decrease morphine's use and so its adverse…
- Trial name
- KETAMINE (NCT00210210)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Saline solution
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Acute Pain
Sub-dissociative Dose Ketamine Dosing Study
Goal is to determine if in adults presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with moderate to severe acute pain, Ketamine administered at 0.15 mg/kg will provide similar pain relief to Ketamine administered at 0.3 mg/kg, with…
- Trial name
- NCT03714620
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Low Back Pain, Osteoarthritis
Long-term Open-Label Safety Study to Evaluate EN3409
The purpose of the long-terms study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and analgesic efficacy of EN3409 in subjects with moderate to severe chronic pain requiring continuous around-the-clock opioid analgesia for an extended…
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Osteoarthritis, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01755546
- Testing
- EN3409
- Where
- 57 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- BioDelivery Sciences International
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
Quadratus Lumborum Block, Surgical Wound Infiltration
Surgeon Infiltration QL Block Comparison
The purpose of this study is to learn if using a Quadratus Lumborum (QL) plane injection technique (also called a "nerve block") that numbs the nerves going to the abdominal area improve pain control after surgery compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT03496610
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivicaine, QL Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University