Clinical trials: Anesthesia , Analgesia
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Systemic Steroids for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
This study will investigate the ability of systemic dexamethasone to prolong the sensory block duration for lumbar plexus nerve blockade.
- Trial name
- NCT02464176
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine, Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Nephrectomy, Partial Nephrectomy
Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB): in Patients Undergoing Surgery Through a Flank or Anterior Subcostal Incision.
Using a randomized double-blinded study design, the study goal is to evaluate the superiority of Erector Spinae Plane block (ESPB) in the peri-operative pain management of patients undergoing surgery through a flank or anterior…
- Conditions
- Nephrectomy, Partial Nephrectomy, Incision Site Discomfort
- Trial name
- NCT03691935
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Pregnancy
Local Anesthesia and Pain Perception During an Amniocentesis
This study is been designed to answer the question of whether local anesthesia (1% lidocaine) decreases the perception of pain associated with amniocentesis in a randomized double blind placebo controlled manner.
- Trial name
- NCT00583011
- Testing
- Local Anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Analgesia, Obstetrical, Cesarean Section
Intrathecal Opioids for Pain Control After Cesarean Delivery: Determining the Optimal Dose
Both hydromorphone and morphine are administered as part of spinal anesthesia to help improve pain control after cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT02009722
- Testing
- Morphine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Internal Derangement of Hip, Acetabular Labrum Tear
Preemptive Femoral & Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Blocks for THA Acute Pain
The goal of the study is to evaluate via a prospective, blinded, randomized clinical trial, whether ultrasound-guided single femoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks with ropivacaine 0.5% with epinephrine (1:200,000) as…
- Trial name
- NCT01997567
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Tympanomastoid Surgery, Cochlear Implant
Great Auricular Nerve Block for Children Undergoing Tympanomastoid Surgery
The investigators goal is to determine the efficacy and duration of analgesia with the addition of Clonidine, an alpha-2 agonist, to local anesthetic blockade using bupivacaine, of the great auricular nerve in children undergoing…
- Conditions
- Tympanomastoid Surgery, Cochlear Implant, Mastoidectomy, Cholesteatoma
- Trial name
- NCT01638052
- Testing
- 0.25% Bupivacaine + Clonidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Rib Fractures
Continuous Intercostal Nerve Blockade for Traumatic Rib Fractures
Rib fractures are common injuries in accident patients and can be associated with significant pain during recovery. If poorly controlled, pain from splinting due to rib fractures can result in difficulty in breathing leading to…
- Trial name
- NCT02604589
- Testing
- hydromorphone hydrochloride, Infusion catheter placement, bupivicaine 0.25%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Anthony Iacco
Anesthesia, Local
Analgesia Duration of Dexamethasone, Buprenorphine, or Clonidine With Ropivacaine for Interscalene Nerve Block
This is a prospective randomized controlled triple-masked study looking at the duration of nerve block analgesia when using the listed adjuvants (dexamethasone, buprenorphine and clonidine) plus ropivacaine versus plain…
- Trial name
- NCT03117140
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.75%, Ropivacaine 0.75% + 300 mcg Buprenorphine, Ropivacaine 0.75% + 75 mcg clonidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melinda Seering
Postoperative Pain
A Pain Study Comparing Two Commonly Used Medications to Treat Pain After Bowel Surgery
This research study is testing whether the local anesthetic lidocaine is as effective as ropivacaine for post-operative pain control in continuous thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT02849678
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Jacques E. Chelly
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Pain, Postoperative
Adductor Canal Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can be associated with a large amount of postoperative pain. This pain can oftentimes be severe enough to limit participation in physical therapy and ultimately delay discharge resulting in increased…
- Trial name
- NCT02453360
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Perineural Steroids for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
This study will look at the efficacy of dexamethasone for prolongation of peripheral nerve blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT02462148
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine, Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Breast Cancer, Chronic Pain
Reducing Pain and Disability After Breast Cancer Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if the combination of thoracic paravertebral block and multimodal analgesia will decrease chronic pain and arm morbidity in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery with lymph node…
- Trial name
- RELIeF (NCT01089933)
- Testing
- Thoracic Paravertebral Block (TPVB), Local Anesthetic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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
Acute Post-thoracotomy Pain
Efficacy of Patient Controlled Epidural Anesthesia Versus Continuous Epidural Analgesia for Post-thoracotomy Pain
Postoperative thoracotomy pain is normally managed with an epidural catheter and continuous epidural analgesia (CEA). However, for some surgical procedures, patient controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) is more effective but…
- Trial name
- NCT01560429
- Testing
- Patient controlled epidural analgesia, Continuous epidural analgesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Analgesia After Pacemaker, AICDS Implantation Pediatrics
Truncal Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia for Implantation and Revision of Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (AICDs) and Pacemakers in Pediatric Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of truncal blocks for pacemaker and Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator implantation in children and to prospectively evaluate whether there is a…
- Trial name
- NCT04184349
- Testing
- LA group, B Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Pain, Postoperative
Bilateral Continuous Erector Spinae Blocks for Post-Sternotomy Pain Management: A Pilot Study
Overall Aim: To evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of investigating bilateral continuous erector spinae blocks (BESB) for postoperative pain management in a small cohort of children undergoing surgical sternotomy…
- Trial name
- NCT03936387
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Pregnancy
Does Ultrasound Help Junior Anesthesia Residents With Placement of Labor Analgesia in Pregnant Patients
The investigators believe that ultrasound guided CSE technique will help junior resident rotating for the first time on the labor and delivery floor to place more accurately the epidural needle in the midline position as compared…
- Trial name
- NCT02747238
- Testing
- Ultrasound, No ultrasound, Epidural infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pain, Anesthesia
Drug Concentration and Volume on Adequate Labor Analgesia With PIEB
Neuraxial labor analgesia is performed by the administration of a local anesthetic/opioid mixture in the epidural space. The delivery method is a combination of continuous infusion, provider-administered boluses and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Anesthesia, Labor Pain
- Trial name
- CADD2 (NCT03553576)
- Testing
- Low volume bolus, High volume bolus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
Femoral Nerve Block Versus Adductor Canal Nerve Block for Peri-Operative Analgesia Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction: Evaluation of Post-operative Pain and Strength
All patients over the age of 16 undergoing primary or revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the use of bone-patellar-bone autograft are eligible for the study.
- Trial name
- NCT03033589
- Testing
- Marcaine 0.25 % Injectable Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System