Clinical trials: Anesthetics
Anaesthesia
Comparison of Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme and Endotracheal Tube In Patients Undergoing Gynecological Laparoscopy Surgery
Endotracheal Tube (ETT) is still preferred for laparoscopic surgeries because of the fear of pulmonary aspiration and inadequate ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT02127632
- Testing
- Endotracheal Tube, Laryngeal Mask Airway-Supreme
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Abdominal Surgery
REstrictive Versus LIbEral Fluid Therapy in Major Abdominal Surgery: RELIEF Study
The optimal fluid regimen, haemodynamic (or other) targets and fluid choice (colloid or crystalloid) for patients undergoing major surgery are based on rationales that are not supported by strong evidence.
- Trial name
- RELIEF (NCT01424150)
- Testing
- Liberal fluid therapy, Restrictive fluid therapy
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Peripheral Nerve Blocks vs Periarticular Local Anesthetic Injection for Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
The purpose of this study is to find a better way to make patients comfortable after their knee surgery. The investigators compared three ways of providing pain relief, either by use of a nerve block at the femoral and sciatic…
- Trial name
- NCT02223364
- Testing
- Peripheral nerve blocks with Bupivacaine, Intra articular injection with Ropivacaine, Intra articular injection with liposomal bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Labor Pain, Analgesia
Optimal Bupivacaine Dose for Initiation of Labor Epidural Techniques
To estimate the dose of bupivacaine required to achieve initial effective comfort in 90% of patients (ED90) via the epidural (DPE or EPL) technique in women undergoing labor.
- Trial name
- NCT04814537
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Premature Ejaculation
Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of PSD502 (a Topical Anesthetic) in the Treatment Premature Ejaculation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of the investigational drug, PSD502 in subjects with premature ejaculation (PE) The study drug, PSD02, is a metered dose (measured dose), topical…
- Trial name
- NCT00556478
- Testing
- PSD502, contains a mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- Plethora Solutions Ltd
Coronary Artery Disease, General Anesthetic Drug Allergy
Xenon Compared to Sevoflurane and Total Intravenous Anaesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Xenon is a gaseous anaesthetic agent registered in several European countries. It has been administered safely during cardiac surgery in pilot studies.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, General Anesthetic Drug Allergy, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01294163
- Testing
- Xenon, Sevoflurane, Propofol
- Where
- 17 sites in France, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 509 people
- Sponsor
- Air Liquide Santé International
Airway Complication of Anaesthesia, Healthy
The Effects of General Anesthetics on Upper Airway Collapsibility in Healthy Subjects
The investigators hypothesize that propofol, when compared to sevoflurane, causes the upper airway to collapse more easily and causes less activity in the tongue muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT01557920
- Testing
- Propofol, Sevoflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Alzheimers Disease, Postoperative Delirium
Markers of Alzheimers Disease and Cognitive Outcomes After Perioperative Care
This study will examine the hypothesis that changes in the cognition (i.e. thinking and memory) after anesthesia and surgery are correlated with changes in markers of Alzheimers Disease in the fluid around the brain and spinal…
- Conditions
- Alzheimers Disease, Postoperative Delirium, Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- MADCO-PC (NCT01993836)
- Testing
- Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol, General anesthesia with isoflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Voiding Function After Mid-Urethral Slings With and Without Local Anesthetic: Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in post-operative voiding function between subjects receiving local anesthetic and those receiving placebo at the time of mid-urethral sling placement.
- Trial name
- URINE&ME (NCT01583166)
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Saline, Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Postoperative Pain, Abdominal Surgery
Bupivacaine Effectiveness and Safety in SABER® Trial
This is a research study testing SABER-Bupivacaine (an experimental pain-relieving medication). SABER-Bupivacaine is designed to continuously deliver bupivacaine, a common local anesthetic, for a few days in order to treat local…
- Trial name
- BESST (NCT01052012)
- Testing
- SABER-Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine HCl
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 331 people
- Sponsor
- Durect
No Disease State or Condition
Pain Study to Assess Local Anesthetic Efficacy and Safety of CTY-5339 on Gingival Mucosal Tissue in Normal Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to determine if the topical application to gingival tissue of the combination of benzocaine and tetracaine has a longer duration of local anesthetic activity than benzocaine alone.
- Trial name
- NCT03233737
- Testing
- One spray CTY-5339-A, One spray CTY-5339-CB, One spray CTY-5339-P
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cetylite Industries
Informed Consent
A Survey of Patient's Attitudes Towards Consent For Clinical Research In Anesthesiology
In most current academic anesthesia groups, it appears that consent for research is acquired on the day of surgery. This practice raises concerns because the hospital may be regarded as a coercive environment and there may be the…
- Trial name
- NCT01546194
- Testing
- Phone call explaining the research project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
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
Anesthesia, Local, Photodamaged Skin
Comparative Study of Two Topical Anesthetics Prior to Fractional Nonablative Laser Treatment of the Face
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of lidocaine 2.5%/prilocaine 2.5% cream versus lidocaine 23%/tetracaine 7% ointment for topical anesthesia prior to a nonablative laser procedure.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Local, Photodamaged Skin, Topical and Infiltration Anesthetic Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT04523961
- Testing
- 2.5 g of lidocaine 23% / tetracaine 7% ointment without occlusion, 7.5 g lidocaine 2.5%/ prilocaine 2.5% cream with occlusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Carotid Artery Stenosis
Time to Post-Anesthesia Neurological Evaluation With Three Different Anesthetic Techniques
The objective of this pilot study is to analyze the differences in time to first postoperative neurological examination (cranial nerve XII - tongue movement, movement of extremities) and intraoperative hemodynamic stability with…
- Trial name
- NCT03996148
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Propofol, and Desflurane, Remifentanil, Dexmedetomidine, and Desflurane, Remifentanil and Desflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- The Cooper Health System
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
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Usefulness of Lidocaine as Topical Pharyngeal Anaesthesia in Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Under Sedation With Propofol
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of application of the anaesthesia topical pharyngeal with lidocaine in esophagogastroduodenoscopy under propofol´s sedation, in therms of dosage and side effect´s reduction…
- Trial name
- NCT01489891
- Testing
- Lidocaine
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina
Anaesthesia, Cataract
A Comparison of One-site and Two-site Peribulbar Anaesthesia for Cataract Surgery at Kaduna, Nigeria
The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of single injection peribulbar anaesthesia against the classic double injection technique.
- Trial name
- NCT02150460
- Testing
- One-site peribulbar injection, Two- site peribulbar injection
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Eye Centre, Kaduna
Phobias
The Effect of Intravenous Anesthetics on Fear Learning and Memory
People often develop fearful responses to things, but have no conscious control over the fear. This is a basic form of unconscious memory, called "fear conditioning." Intravenous anesthetic drugs have remarkable effects on…
- Trial name
- NCT00767767
- Testing
- Propofol 0.45mcg/mL, Propofol 0.90mcg/mL, Thiopental 1.5mcg/mL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Low Back Pain
Study Of Disc Anaesthesia For The Preoperative Diagnosis Of Chronic Lower Back Pain
The primary objective of this study is to document and compare diagnostic test results and procedure safety in subjects undergoing both Functional Anaesthetic DiscographyTM (F.A.D.) and provocative discography (PD) and determine…
- Trial name
- SODA (NCT00443781)
- Testing
- functional anesthetic discography, provocative discography
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spine LLC