Clinical trials: Backache
Chronic Pain
Effect of Guanfacine on Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia (OIH) and Tolerance
Dual medication (guanfacine and morphine) as a standard treatment for chronic pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01681264
- Testing
- Morphine, Guanfacine 1mg, Guanfacine 2mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Chronic Pain, Intractable Pain
Study to Evaluate Automated Intensity Management in Patients Undergoing a BSC SCS Temporary Trial
The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility of using information extracted from physiologic signals to automatically adjust stimulation in patients undergoing Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS).
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Intractable Pain, Low Back Pain, Pain, Neuropathic
- Trial name
- AIM (NCT04909593)
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic Low Back Pain Research Project
The purpose of this study is to determine whether gabapentin is efficacious as an analgesic for chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00108550
- Testing
- gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Enthesitis Related Arthritis (ERA)
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab in Pediatric Subjects With Enthesitis Related Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adalimumab given subcutaneously every other week (eow) as compared to placebo in pediatric subjects with Enthesitis Related Arthritis (ERA).
- Trial name
- NCT01166282
- Testing
- adalimumab
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
Pain
A Pilot Study of Switching From One Pain Medication to Another (Opioid Rotation)
The purpose of this study is to see if changing from one pain medication like morphine or oxycodone to another pain medication, oxymorphone (OPANA®), will be helpful to patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00580294
- Testing
- Oxymorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Low Back Pain
Patient Response to Spinal Manipulation
This is a biomechanical study which is Project 1 in the Developmental Center for Clinical and Translational Research in Chiropractic (DCRC I) (NIH/NCCAM grant 1 U19 AT004663-01; principal investigator Christine Goertz, DC, PhD).
- Trial name
- PRiSM (NCT01670292)
- Testing
- HVLA-SM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
Low Back Pain
Effect of Lumbar Bracing on Spinal Function
A recent province-wide survey (Alberta, Canada) suggests that clinicians' beliefs about soft lumbar bracing for low back pain (LBP) vary substantially.
- Trial name
- NCT02251106
- Testing
- Lumbar corset (Quickdraw, Aspen Medical Products)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Pain, Chronic Pain
Evaluation of Effectiveness and Tolerability of Tapentadol Hydrochloride in Subjects With Severe Chronic Low Back Pain Taking WHO Step III Analgesics But Showing a Lack of Tolerability
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of tapentadol hydrochloride prolonged release in subjects suffering from severe chronic low back pain (LBP) who are taking WHO Step III…
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00986258
- Testing
- Tapentadol Prolonged Release
- Where
- 27 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Grünenthal GmbH
Low Back Pain
Osteopathic Health Outcomes in Chronic Low Back Pain (OSTEOPATHIC) Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether osteopathic manipulative treatment (a type of spinal manipulative therapy used by osteopathic physicians) and ultrasound physical therapy are effective in the treatment of chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT00315120
- Testing
- A. Active OMT and active UST
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 455 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Efficacy and Safety of Buprenorphine Transdermal Patch in Non-cancer Pain of Moderate Intensity
This is a phase IV, open-label and single-arm study of patients with non-malignant pain due to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain and joint/muscle pain, who were not responding to non-opioid analgesics.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lower Back Pain, Joint Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02519387
- Testing
- Buprenorphine Transdermal Patch
- Where
- 3 sites in Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals Sdn. Bhd.
Discogenic Pain, Low Back Pain
Intradiscal Platelet Rich Plasma
To assess changes in pain and function in patients with discogenic low back pain after a standard of care intradiscal injection of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP).
- Conditions
- Discogenic Pain, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04544709
- Testing
- Low back intradiscal injection of platelet rich plasma (PRP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Sciatica
Effectiveness of Oral Prednisone in Improving Physical Functioning and Decreasing Pain in People With Sciatica
Sciatica is a condition that causes a sharp, burning pain in the back, buttock, and leg. The condition is caused by injury to or compression of the sciatic nerve, which is located in the back of the leg.
- Trial name
- ACT FAST (NCT00668434)
- Testing
- Prednisone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia
Developing an Activity Pacing Framework: Feasibility and Acceptability
This study explores whether it is feasible to use a newly developed activity pacing framework to standardise how activity pacing is instructed by healthcare professionals in rehabilitation programmes for patients with chronic…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03497585
- Testing
- Activity pacing framework
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Acute Low Back Pain
A Randomized Study of Three Medication Regimens for Acute Low Back Pain
Low back pain causes 2.4% of visits to US emergency departments (ED) resulting in 2.7 million visits annually. In a general low back pain (LBP) population, prognosis is poor.
- Trial name
- NCT01587274
- Testing
- Naproxen, Cyclobenzaprine, Oxycodone/ acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Osteoarthritis, Back Pain
A Study to Compare Oxycodone/Naloxone Prolonged Release Against Codeine/Paracetamol in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain or Pain Due to Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to compare oxycodone/naloxone combination tablet and codeine/paracetamol tablets in the treatment of moderate to severe chronic low back pain or pain due to osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00784810
- Testing
- Oxycodone/Naloxone, Codeine/Paracetamol
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 247 people
- Sponsor
- Napp Pharmaceuticals Limited
Back Pain, Low Back Pain
Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Back Pain Using Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of electrical stimulation (low levels of electricity) on low back pain. This study involves the SPRINT Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) system.
- Trial name
- NCT03179202
- Testing
- SPRINT Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) System
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
Multiple Sclerosis, Back Pain
A Pilot Project for Multifidus Muscle Evaluation in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
This research study plans to evaluate if multifidus muscle dysfunction is associated with back pain in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT05427045
- Testing
- home - exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Evaluation Of Efficacy And Safety Of Norspan In Moderate To Severe Pain Due To Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Joint/Muscle Pain
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the buprenorphine transdermal patch (Norspan® or Sovenor® transdermal patch) in patients with chronic non-malignant pain of moderate to severe intensity due to…
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lower Back Pain, Joint Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01961271
- Testing
- Buprenorphine transdermal patch
- Where
- 16 sites in Hong Kong, Philippines and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Mundipharma Pte Ltd.
Chronic Low Back Pain
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Chronic Low Back Pain
The goal of this study is to investigate the role of central neural pathways in mediating chronic pain. The aim of the study is to test the effect of stimulating brain regions that are part of a network underlying central pain…
- Trial name
- NCT02768129
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Pain, Back Pain
Development of STEPPT
This 6-month pilot study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and estimate effect sizes of the pilot STEPPT intervention for addressing ethnic disparities in physical therapy referrals and adherence between Hispanic and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- STEPPT PILOT (NCT06835439)
- Testing
- STEPPT Pilot, Standard Care (Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University