Clinical trials: Bone Pain
Rib Fracture, Rib Fracture Multiple
Orthosis of Acute Traumatic Rib Fractures Via RibFx Belt for Pain Alleviation and Improved Pulmonary Function
Acute traumatic rib fractures are a common issue for patients of trauma surgeons. They inflict substantial morbidity, the most dreaded and consequential of which are pulmonary complications.
- Conditions
- Rib Fracture, Rib Fracture Multiple, Trauma, Trauma Chest
- Trial name
- RibFx (NCT03846024)
- Testing
- RibFx Orthosis Belt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont Medical Center
Vertebral Body Compression Fractures
KAVIAR Study - Kyphoplasty And Vertebroplasty In the Augmentation and Restoration of Vertebral Body Compression Fractures
Patients with osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures will be randomly assigned to treatment with balloon kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT00323609
- Testing
- Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 404 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spine LLC
Back Pain
Tapentadol IR vs Oxycodone IR vs Placebo in Acute Pain From Vertebral Compression Fracture Associated With Osteoporosis
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of tapentadol immediate release (IR) as compared with placebo and oxycodone IR in patients with acute pain caused by vertebral compression fractures (VCF)…
- Trial name
- NCT00771758
- Testing
- oxycodone IR, tapentadol IR
- Where
- 37 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
Scoliosis, Pain
Perioperative Methadone Use to Decrease Opioid Requirement in Pediatric Spinal Fusion Patients
Acute pain management following major surgical procedures in pediatric patients continues to be a challenge, especially after extensive posterior spine fusions.
- Trial name
- NCT02558010
- Testing
- Methadone, Normal Saline, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Pain
Pain Relief at Iliac Crest Bone Harvest Sites in Spine Surgery Using Bupivacaine
The use of iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) remains the gold-standard in spinal reconstructive surgery for achieving fusion. Major complications from the harvesting of ICBG are rare, but chronic pain has been reported in 10-39%.
- Trial name
- NCT01087931
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Wounds and Injuries, Rib Fractures
Ketamine Infusion Therapy for the Management of Acute Pain in Adult Rib Fracture Patients
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of ketamine infusions in the management of acute pain resulting from broken ribs suffered following a blunt trauma.
- Trial name
- NCT02432456
- Testing
- Ketamine, Intercostal Nerve Block, Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Prostate Cancer, Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
Study of Cabozantinib (XL184) Versus Prednisone in Men With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Previously Treated With Docetaxel and Abiraterone or MDV3100
This study will evaluate the effect of cabozantinib compared to prednisone on overall survival in men with previously treated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with bone-dominant disease who have experienced disease…
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer, Pain, Prostatic Neoplasms
- Trial name
- COMET-1 (NCT01605227)
- Testing
- cabozantinib, prednisone
- Where
- 264 sites in United States, Australia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 1,028 people
- Sponsor
- Exelixis
Post-traumatic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Use of Compression Glove to Prevent Complications After Distal Radius Fractures: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Distal radius fractures (DRF) are the most common type of fracture in the human body, and a large proportion of DRFs result in complications.
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Edema
- Trial name
- NCT01118715
- Testing
- Compression glove
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- J&M Shuler
Postoperative Pain
The Effect of Anti-inflammatory Analgesics on Pain Following Hallux Valgus Surgery
The effects of none-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors (Coxibs) on the formation of bone and fracture healing have been a matter of debate since long.
- Trial name
- NCT00733421
- Testing
- etoricoxib, tramadol
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Abscess, Fracture
Study to Find the Dose of Rapidly Administered Ketamine for Brief Painful Procedures in Children
The purpose of the study is to find the dose of rapidly administered ketamine in 3 different pediatric age groups (2-5, 6-11 and 12-17) for abscess drainage and fracture reduction.
- Trial name
- NCT01669642
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Low Dose Naltrexone for Chronic Pain From Arthritis
Over 100 million Americans report chronic pain. Veterans are disproportionately affected for multiple reasons, including injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Trial name
- LDN-VA (NCT03008590)
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Bone Metastases
Dexamethasone vs Placebo in the Prophylaxis of Radiation-Induced Pain Flare Following Palliative Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases
This research is being done because is is not known if dexamethasone can prevent pain flare (their pain temporarily gets worse before it gets better) caused by the radiation used to treat painful bone metastases.
- Trial name
- NCT01248585
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- 22 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Pain, Opioid Use
Comparison of Quadratus Lumborum Block Types
This study will compare the quality of analgesia and reduction of opioid use, between standard of care and two groups of local anesthetic blocks in different location in the quadratus lumborum plane, for postoperative pain…
- Conditions
- Pain, Opioid Use, Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Trial name
- NCT04588389
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection Location 1, Ropivacaine injection Location 2, Multimodal Pharmacological Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Bone Metastases, Pain
Cryosurgery and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Painful Bone Metastases
This pilot clinical trial studies cryosurgery and radiation therapy in treating patients with painful bone metastases. Cryosurgery kills tumor cells by freezing them.
- Trial name
- NCT01767935
- Testing
- cryosurgery, radiation therapy, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest
Cryoanalgesia vs. Epidural in the Nuss Procedure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cryoanalgesia provides better pain control for minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair (the Nuss procedure) than thoracic epidural.
- Trial name
- NCT02721017
- Testing
- Cryoanalgesia, Thoracic epidural (ropivicaine, fentanyl)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Spinal Stenosis, Low Back Pain
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Spinal Stenosis Multicenter Randomized, Controlled Trial (LESS Trial)
The broad, long-term objective of this research protocol is to improve the quality of life for patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis.
- Trial name
- LESS (NCT01238536)
- Testing
- Epidural steroid with local anesthetic injection, Epidural local anesthetic injection, Epidural steroid injection
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Neuropathy; Radicular, Lumbar, Lumbosacral, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Efficacy of Pregabalin in Patients With Radicular Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether pregabalin is effective in reducing the pain in patients who present with radicular pain due to a herniated disc, spinal stenosis or failed back surgery syndrome.
- Conditions
- Neuropathy; Radicular, Lumbar, Lumbosacral, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disc
- Trial name
- NCT00908375
- Testing
- Pregabalin, Sugar Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Chronic Low Back Pain, Degenerative Disc Disease
Opioid Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain and the Impact of Mood Symptoms
Opioids are frequently prescribed for chronic low back pain (CLBP). Psychiatric illness, such as high levels of depression and anxiety symptoms, is a common co-occurrence in chronic pain patients (and is termed comorbid negative…
- Conditions
- Chronic Low Back Pain, Degenerative Disc Disease, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT01502644
- Testing
- Oxycodone, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Bone Marrow Edema, Knee Pain Chronic
Subchondroplasty® Knee RCT
This is a multi-center, prospective, single-blinded, two-arm study, randomized to include approximately 134 subjects treated with Subchondroplasty (SCP) + Arthroscopy and 67 subjects with arthroscopy alone.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Edema, Knee Pain Chronic, Knee Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Trial name
- PRESERVE Knee (NCT03112200)
- Testing
- Subchondroplasty with Arthroscopy, Arthroscopy Alone
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Zimmer Biomet
Pain, Fracture
Single Shot Versus OnQ Pump in Extremity Fractures
Peripheral nerve blocks have been well studied in the literature with generally good results for controlling post operative pain following orthopaedic surgery. Regional anesthesia has many benefits.
- Trial name
- NCT02280291
- Testing
- Ankle SSB, Ankle OnQ, DR SSB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health