Clinical trials: Anesthesia and Analgesia
Restlessness, Pain
Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Stress Response and Postoperative Analgesia
Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α2 adrenoreceptor agonist approved by the US FDA for short-term postoperative sedation and analgesia.It can also reduce the stress response without respiratory depression.
- Trial name
- NCT01517932
- Testing
- dexmedetomidine
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Fang Luo
Postoperative Pain, Regional Anesthesia
Comparison of Continuous Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block With Continuous PENG Block in Total Hip Replacement Cases
Adequate pain management after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is crucial for early ambulation and patient satisfaction. However, due to the hip joint's innervation complexity, the optimal regional analgesia technique for THA…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Regional Anesthesia, Pain Management, Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Trial name
- PENG (NCT06806865)
- Testing
- Periarticular nerve group block (PENG), Continuous supra-inguinal fascia iliaca compartment block (SIFICB)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Namik Kemal University
Blepharoptosis
Comparison of Postoperative Pain With Two Different Types of Local Anesthesia in Surgery for a Drooping Eyelid
Conjunctival Mullerectomy is a well known procedure used to correct upper lid ptosis via a posterior approach. Patients who undergo this procedure are often given local anesthesia to alleviate intraoperative and postoperative…
- Trial name
- NCT01350024
- Testing
- Frontal nerve block with 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 dilution of epinephrine, Subconjunctival injection of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 dilution with epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Cancer of Pancreas
Effects of Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia on the Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effects of epidural anesthesia and analgesia on the overall survival，disease-free survival and recovery in patients undergoing pancreatic cancer surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03245346
- Testing
- GEA, PCEA, GA
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 540 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Mastectomy, Mastectomy Plus Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Effect of Serratus and Pectoralis II Plane Block Versus Pectoralis II Alone on Acute Postoperative Pain After Mastectomy
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to determine whether adding a serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) to a pectoralis II (PECS II) block improves pain relief and reduces the need for opioids in adult women…
- Conditions
- Mastectomy, Mastectomy Plus Axillary Lymph Node Dissection, Nerve Block; Pain Medication, Pectoralis Nerve Block
- Trial name
- PECS (NCT07881237)
- Testing
- Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) group, Pectoral nerve block (PECS)
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Lebanese American University
Anesthesia , Analgesia, Breast Surgery
Intraoperative Music and Propofol Consumption in Breast Surgery
The goal of this study is to find out whether listening to music during surgery can reduce the amount of propofol, an anesthesia medicine, needed in patients having elective breast surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07687095
- Testing
- Intraoperative Music
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Kidney Transplant; Complications, Pain, Postoperative
Postoperative Pain Control Following Renal Transplant
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a regional anesthetic block vs systemic intravenous (IV) lidocaine in controlling post-operative pain in kidney transplantation patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05044429
- Testing
- Intravenous Lidocaine, Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block, Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Colon Cancer
Regional Anesthesia in Colon Rectal Surgery
This study will compare recurrence rates in patients with colorectal cancer who will be randomly assigned to epidural anesthesia/analgesia combined with general anesthesia or to general anesthesia followed by opioid analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT00684229
- Testing
- Regional anesthesia and analgesia, general anesthesia followed by opioid analgesia
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Argentina and 1 more
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Ankle Fracture (Bimalleolar Equivalent, Bimalleolar, or Trimalleolar), Ankle Fracture - Lateral Malleolus
Rebound Pain Following Regional Anaesthesia for Ankle Fracture Surgery
Regional anaesthesia is a commonly used and effective analgesic modality in orthopaedic surgery. The benefits of peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) include better pain relief, limited opioid consumption and high patient…
- Conditions
- Ankle Fracture (Bimalleolar Equivalent, Bimalleolar, or Trimalleolar), Ankle Fracture - Lateral Malleolus, Ankle Fracture - Medial Malleolus, Rebound Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06864312
- Testing
- continuous infusion of levobupivacaine, oxycodone
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Postoperative Pain, Acute, Regional Anesthesia
Comparation of Bilateral and Unilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block
Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a minimally invasive surgery with many advantages, it is one of the operations with high postoperative pain scores. Opioids are frequently used to prevent postoperative pain.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Acute, Regional Anesthesia, Multimodal Analgesia
- Trial name
- NCT05152602
- Testing
- Bilateral Erector spinae plane block, Unilateral Erector spinae plane block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Osteo Arthritis Knee, Gonarthrosis
The Impact of Single-shot Adductor Canal Block Versus Continuous Femoral Nerve Block on Rehabilitation After Total Knee Replacement
Total knee replacement (TKR) is considered the most effective and safe method of radical treatment of late stages of knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT05487053
- Testing
- Single-shot adductor canal block, Continuous femoral nerve block
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Negovsky Reanimatology Research Institute
Chronic Post-surgical Pain, Acute Postoperative Pain
CROPS Study: Chronification of Post-Surgical Pain and Risk Assessment
Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) represents a major clinical problem associated with impaired functional recovery, reduced quality of life, prolonged opioid use, and increased healthcare utilization.
- Conditions
- Chronic Post-surgical Pain, Acute Postoperative Pain, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- CROPS (NCT07629453)
- Testing
- Standard Multimodal Opioid-Based Analgesia, Regional Anesthesia-Based Analgesia
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Kočan Ladislav
Humans, Anesthetics, Local
MORphine Use in the Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block With UltraSound
Appropriate management of analgesia for proximal femoral fractures is a common problem in the emergency department (ED). Side effects from morphine usage such as nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression, sedation, and obstipation…
- Conditions
- Humans, Anesthetics, Local, Morphine, Pain Management
- Trial name
- MORFICUS (NCT03846102)
- Testing
- Levobupivacaine, Acetaminophen, Morphine
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Dental Anxiety, Dental Pain
Comfort-in Needle-Free Injection System in Pediatric Dental Anesthesia
This randomized split-mouth clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of the Comfort-in needle-free injection system compared with conventional dental injection for local anesthesia during pulpotomy treatment in children.
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety, Dental Pain, Pulpotomy, Local Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT07585812
- Testing
- Comfort-in Needle-Free Injection System, Conventional Dental Injection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Anesthesia
A Pilot Study to Investigate Plasma Bupivacaine Concentrations in Children Receiving Total Intravenous Anaesthesia and Caudal Analgesia
The objective of this pilot study is to compare plasma [bupivacaine] between two groups of paediatric patients under general anaesthesia who will all receive regional caudal anaesthesia with bupivacaine: group 1 will receive TIVA…
- Trial name
- NCT01216007
- Testing
- propofol, sevoflurane
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Post-operative Pain, Gynecologic Surgery
Ultrasound Guided Posterior Quadratus Lumborum Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Gynecologic Surgery
The challenge to achieve adequate analgesia has led to the development of directed, multi-modal protocols specific to management of post-laparoscopy pain in effort to decrease the amount of additional administration of narcotic…
- Conditions
- Post-operative Pain, Gynecologic Surgery, Regional Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04549090
- Testing
- QL (quadratus lumborum) block administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pedram Bral
Ventral Hernia, Postoperative Pain
Evaluation of Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Laprascopic Ventral Hernia Repair.
Ventral hernia repair is associated with significant postoperative pain, and regional anesthetic techniques are of potential benefit.
- Conditions
- Ventral Hernia, Postoperative Pain, Regional Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04438369
- Testing
- Erector Spinae Plane Block
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Ostfold Hospital Trust
Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
IPP Placement & Intracavernosal Block
The inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) is the gold standard for surgical management of erectile dysfunction (ED) and there is no consensus on the best postoperative pain management regimen.
- Trial name
- IPP (NCT07246642)
- Testing
- Exparel/bupivacaine mixture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Wide Excision, Postoperative Pain
Local Anesthetic Infiltration for Pain Control After Orthopedic Wide Excision
This study evaluates whether injecting a local anesthetic mixture (ropivacaine, morphine, ketorolac, and epinephrine) under the skin at the incision site before wound closure reduces pain after orthopedic wide excision surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT07753629
- Testing
- Ropivacaine-Morphine-Ketorolac-Epinephrine-Cefuroxime Mixture, Cefuroxime-Saline Mixture
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Hip Fracture
A Comparison of Two Pain Control Techniques on Deliruim in Hip Fracture Patients
The purpose of this study is compare the rates of post-operative delirium between a group of people receiving intravenous (IV) pain control after hip fracture surgery and a group of people receiving a femoral nerve catheter for…
- Trial name
- NCT01547468
- Testing
- Femoral Nerve Catheterization, Intravenous Opioids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leslie Thomas