Clinical trials: Anesthesiology
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
Anaesthesia
General Anesthesia With Xenon in Inspiratory Concentrations of 50% and 70% and Total I.V. Anaesthesia.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quantity of propofol administered with Xenon in two inspiratory concentrations, to maintain comparable depth of anaesthesia during the maintenance period of general anaesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT00919126
- Testing
- Xenon, Medical Air in Oxygen
- Where
- 6 sites in France, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Air Liquide SA
Airway Reflexes, Protective, Recovery After Neuromuscular Block
Impact of Anesthetic Choice (Sevoflurane Versus Desflurane) on Airway Reflex Recovery in the Context of Antagonized Neuromuscular Block
Protective airway reflexes may be impaired in the postoperative period, creating the potential for aspiration of gastric contents, even after a patient exhibits appropriate response to command.
- Conditions
- Airway Reflexes, Protective, Recovery After Neuromuscular Block, Anesthetic Recovery
- Trial name
- NCT01199237
- Testing
- Sevoflurane, Desflurane, Rocuronium
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Endodontic Disease, Post Operative Pain
Effect of Post-Operative Anesthetics on Post-Operative Pain in Patients Receiving Endodontic Treatment
This study will assess the efficacy of two local anesthetics (2% lidocaine 1:100,000 epinephrine and 0.5% bupivicaine 1:200,000 epinephrine) in reducing post-operative pain in patients receiving endodontic treatment.
- Conditions
- Endodontic Disease, Post Operative Pain, Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis
- Trial name
- NCT05338671
- Testing
- Local anesthetic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Blood Levels of Buffered vs Non-buffered Lidocaine, Anesthetics, Local
Clinical Outcomes of Buffered vs. Non-Buffered Lidocaine
Anecdotal reports suggest buffering lidocaine with epinephrine just before intraoral injection reduces time of onset, results in a deeper anesthetic effect, without the "sting" with injection from a low pH.
- Trial name
- BUFFL (NCT02620683)
- Testing
- Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Migraine
A Research Study to Examine the Difference Between Local Anesthetics Alone and Local Anesthetics Plus Steroids in the Treatment of Chronic Headache
Subjects are scheduled to undergo a Greater Occipital Nerve Block (GONB) as treatment for your chronic daily headache (CDH). GONB has been used for many years in the treatment of headaches.
- Trial name
- NCT00203294
- Testing
- lidocaine, bupivicaine and saline, lidocaine plus bupivicaine plus triamcinolone (steroid)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Shoulder Pain
The Efficacy of Local Anesthetics to Reduce Shoulder Pain Post-Steroid Injections
The specific aim of this prospective study is to determine whether local anesthetics prior to subacromial steroid injections reduce pain and consequently if they are cost-effective in the treatment for shoulder pathology.
- Trial name
- NCT02592629
- Testing
- lidocaine, ethyl chloride, Kenalog
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Infertility
Experience of Pain During Oocyte Retrieval- a Comparison Between Two Aspiration Needles
The purpose of the study is to compare the pain experience between the patients that have had their transvaginal oocytes retrieval with ultrasound guidance performed with reduced single lumen needle (Vitrolife Sweden AB…
- Trial name
- NCT00924885
- Testing
- Swemed Follicle Aspiration Set Reduced Single Lumen, Swemed Follicle Aspiration Set Single Lumen (1.4 mm)
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 257 people
- Sponsor
- Vitrolife
Congenital Heart Disease
Paravertebral Nerve Blocks in Neonates
This study is a prospective, randomized, non-blinded clinical trial examining the use of paravertebral peripheral nerve block in the neonatal and infant populations.
- Trial name
- NCT03408340
- Testing
- Paravertebral Nerve Block, Standard of Care Anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Intubation; Difficult
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Sevoflurane Anaesthesia in Difficult to Intubate Egyptian Patients
The purpose of this study was to record the effectiveness of sevoflurane for intubation in Egyptian, non-obstetric, difficult to intubate (DTI) patients undergoing surgery in regards to the rate of intubation success.
- Trial name
- NCT01749631
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
Anesthesia Induced Hypothermia, Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia
Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Blanket Used to Prevent Anesthesia Induced Hypothermia
The investigation was designed as an Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomised, Controlled Investigation to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the BARRIER® EasyWarm Active Self-Warming Blanket Used for Continuous Active Warming to…
- Trial name
- NCT01900067
- Testing
- BARRIER® EasyWarm Active Self-Warming Blanket
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- Molnlycke Health Care AB
Anesthesia, Pain
Memory & Conditioning Under Anesthesia
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of pain on long-term memory and conditioned physiologic responses in the presence and absence of distinct intravenous anesthetics.
- Trial name
- MCA (NCT04062123)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Keith M Vogt
Elevated Cardiac Risk, Coronary Arteries Disease Risk
Cardiovascular Safety of Xenon in General Anaesthesia, in Patient With Cardiovascular Risk in Non Cardiac Surgery
The Primary Objective is to show non inferiority in cardiac safety (i.e myocardial necrosis-MN- assessed by positive cardiac Troponin I -cTnI- ultrasensitive assay) of a Xenon based general anesthesia procedure in patients with…
- Trial name
- CARVASAXe (NCT01120405)
- Testing
- Xenon, Sevoflurane
- Where
- 13 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Air Liquide Santé International
Achilles Tendon Pain
Achilles Pain Block
The purpose of this study is to better understand how the peripheral and central nervous system interact to produce the sensation of pain and motor patterns in patients with achilles tendinopathy (AT).
- Trial name
- APB (NCT03316378)
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruth Chimenti
Breast Reconstruction, Anesthesia
Comparing Local Anesthetics for TAP Block During Abdominally-based Free Flap for Breast Reconstruction
This study will compare the efficiency of transversus abominus plane (TAP) block using liposomal bupivacaine versus plain bupivacaine that is administered in the operating room under ultrasound guidance prior to the in patients…
- Conditions
- Breast Reconstruction, Anesthesia, Transverse Abdominis Plane Block
- Trial name
- NCT03700970
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Regular bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Physiological Effects of Drugs, Anesthetics
Effectiveness of the Comfort-In Needle Free Injection System During Palatal Infiltrative Anesthesia
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare two different injection methods in children. The main question it aims to answer is: Is the needle-free injection method more painless than the traditional dental method?…
- Trial name
- NCT06606587
- Testing
- Comfort-in Jet Injection Method, Traditional Dental Injection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Anesthesia of Mucous Membrane
Comparison of Two Topical Anesthetics: Benzocaine Versus Pliaglis
The efficacy of the topical anesthetics will be determined by how much pain the patient felt (using a Heft-Parker pain analog scale) upon needle penetration.
- Trial name
- NCT01951820
- Testing
- Pliaglis, Benzocaine, Articaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
One-Lung Ventilation
Estimating Blood Concentrations of Anaesthetics During One-Lung Ventilation (OLV)
The aims of the study is to determine if end-tidal concentrations of the anaesthetic gases isoflurane and sevoflurane as measured by a standard gas monitor are related to the blood levels during one-lung ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT02821455
- Testing
- Lung Surgery with One-Lung Ventilation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Underdosing of Other General Anesthetics
Influence of Mild Hypothermia on Reversal of Rocuronium With Sugammadex
The primary efficacy endpoint is the time from the start of administration of sugammadex to recovery of the TOF ratio to 0.9 in deep neuromuscular block (1-2 twitches post-tetanic count) induced by rocuronium during mild…
- Trial name
- NCT01965067
- Testing
- sugammadex
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- MSD Korea Ltd.
Pain
Topical Amethocaine Gel for Intramuscular Injection in Term Neonates
This study will examine the efficacy of topical amethocaine gel (Ametop) in decreasing the pain response in term neonates subjected to intramuscular injection for administration of vitamin K.
- Trial name
- NCT00267111
- Testing
- Eucerin plus, Amethocaine gel 4%
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada