Clinical trials: Cancer Pains
Postoperative Pain, Cancer
Analgesic Efficacy of Inter Pleural Ropivacaine Road in Post Thoracotomy Pain for Oncologic Surgery
Thoracic surgery via posterolateral thoracotomy causes significant postoperative pain. There are several methods of postoperative pain relief, including intravenous analgesics and local-regional analgesia techniques.
- Trial name
- ROPAL-1 (NCT00210132)
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Reference
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Postoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia For Liver and/or Pancreas
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if there is a difference in patients' quality of recovery if they receive 1 of 2 standard kinds of pain control treatments after surgery on the liver and/or pancreas.
- Trial name
- NCT01438476
- Testing
- Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IVPCA), Thoracic Epidural Analgesia (TEA), Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Breast Cancer, Lymphoma
Trial of Pregabalin for Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factor (GCSF)-Induced Bone Pain
Purpose: To evaluate the preventative effects of pregabalin on pegfilgrastim-induced bone pain in cycle 1. Because granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) receptors are found at nerve endings which modulate the pain signal…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Lymphoma, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03407430
- Testing
- Pregabalin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stem Cell Transplant
In Person and mHealth Coping Skills Training for Symptom Management and Steps in Stem Cell Transplant Patients
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) is an aggressive treatment for life-threatening cancers. HCT improves survival, but most HCT patients experience significant physical disability, which is exacerbated by persistent…
- Trial name
- Symptoms-Steps (NCT03859765)
- Testing
- HCT Symptoms and Steps
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Metastatic Cancer, Pain
Single vs Multiple-Fraction Therapy in Treating Patients With Previously Irradiated Painful Bone Metastases
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known whether single-fraction (single-dose) re-irradiation therapy is as effective as multiple-fraction (many small doses of radiation…
- Trial name
- NCT00080912
- Testing
- radiation therapy
- Where
- 12 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 850 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Head and Neck Cancer, Free Tissue Transfer
Local Infusion of Ropivacaine for Post-Op Pain Control After Osseocutaneous Free Flaps
Head and neck oncologic surgery often requires the use of free tissue transfer, or microvascular reconstruction, to reconstruct defects created by tumor resections.
- Trial name
- NCT03349034
- Testing
- Ropivicaine, Local Saline Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Breast Cancer
Effect of Patient Education on Reported Bone Pain in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy and Pegfilgrastim
The purpose of this study is to determine if patient education can affect patient reported bone pain in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and pegfilgrastim.
- Trial name
- VINE (NCT01752907)
- Testing
- General Education DVD, Bone Pain Education DVD
- Where
- 51 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Head and Neck Neoplasms
LigaSure Small Jaw® Versus Conventional Neck Dissection in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
The aim of this prospective randomized study was to investigate if the LigaSure vessel sealing system can reduce the operation duration and the postoperative drainage amount in patients undergoing neck dissection.
- Trial name
- NCT02597582
- Testing
- Neck dissection
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Malignant Tumor of Ill-defined Site
LCI-NOS-PAIN-001: A Prospective, Pharmacogenomic-Driven Study of Pain Management in Oncology Outpatients
About half of all cancer patients seen in oncology clinics have pain at initial assessment; pain relief within a one-month period is seen in approximately one third of these patients and pain worsening in about one fifth.
- Trial name
- NCT02542397
- Testing
- Pharmacogenomic Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cancer, Pain
Intranasal (NAS) Ketamine for Cancer Pain
The main purpose of this study is to determine the safety, feasibility, and utility of intranasal (NAS) ketamine in persistent uncontrolled cancer related pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03146806
- Testing
- Intranasal ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Depression, Palliative Care
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether methylphenidate is an effective treatment for depression and to document the safety and tolerability of methylphenidate in combination with an Selective Serotonin Reuptake…
- Conditions
- Depression, Palliative Care, Cancer, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00129467
- Testing
- Methylphenidate, Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Pain, Myofacial
Effects of Myofascial Massage and Patient-therapist Communication Levels on Shoulder Muscle Properties in Breast Cancer Survivors With Myofascial Pain
The objective of the proposed study is to assess how myofascial massage alters stiffness and microvascular perfusion of shoulder muscles and how these changes are influenced by patient-therapist interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT06679400
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Opioid Withdrawal (Disorder)
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study on the Safety and Effectiveness of LUCEMYRA During an Opioid Taper in Treatment of Withdrawal
Stopping prescription opioid pain medications can be difficult due to withdrawal symptoms. This study will test if LUCEMYRA helps reduce withdrawal symptoms and helps more people reduce their opioid dose compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- TAPER (NCT04070157)
- Testing
- Lofexidine
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- USWM, LLC (dba US WorldMeds)
Plasma Cell Myeloma
Evaluating Effectiveness of Powered Drill Bone Marrow Biopsy
Since the introduction of the Jamshidi needle in 1971, new advances in bone marrow sampling have not been seen. In 2007, a new battery-powered bone marrow biopsy system was developed.
- Trial name
- NCT03078452
- Testing
- Power drill, Jamshidi needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Prostate Cancer
ZD4054 (Zibotentan) in Pain-free or Mildly Symptomatic Patients With Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastases Who Have Rising Serum Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
This study is being carried out to see if ZD4054 (Zibotentan) is effective in treating prostate cancer and spread of cancer to the bone, and if so, how it compares with placebo (sugar pill).
- Trial name
- NCT00090363
- Testing
- ZD4054 15 mg, ZD4054 10 mg
- Where
- 60 sites in United States, Australia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 447 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Head and Neck Cancer, Mucositis
Palifermin in Lessening Oral Mucositis in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Growth factors, such as palifermin, may lessen the severity of mucositis, or mouth sores, in patients receiving radiation therapy and chemotherapy for head and neck cancer.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Mucositis, Pain, Radiation Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT00360971
- Testing
- palifermin, cisplatin, neck dissection
- Where
- 48 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Celecoxib in Preventing Hand/Foot Syndrome Caused By Capecitabine With Metastatic Breast or Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00305643
- Testing
- Capecitabine, Celecoxib, Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Hereditary Periodic Fevers
A Study of Canakinumab in Patients With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or Hereditary Periodic Fevers Who Participated in the CACZ885G2301E1, CACZ885G2306 or CACZ885N2301 Studies
The objective of this extension protocol is to collect safety data (serious and non-serious adverse events) and to provide continuous canakinumab to patients in France who completed study CACZ885G2301E1(NCT00891046), CACZ885G2306…
- Trial name
- NCT02334748
- Testing
- canakinumab
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Cancer
Care Partners: Web-based Support for Caregivers of Veterans Undergoing Chemotherapy
Given the growing strain on the Veterans Administration resulting from increasing caseloads of cancer patients, interventions are badly needed that assist patients in managing their illness, improve quality of life and avoid…
- Trial name
- NCT00983892
- Testing
- Caregiver website
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Transdermal Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Radiation-Induced Mucositis Pain in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
This is a single-arm prospective clinical trial to determine the safety and feasibility of using transdermal buprenorphine in alleviation of radiation induced mucositis pain in head and neck cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04752384
- Testing
- Buprenorphine, Tramadol, Oral Mucositis (OM) Pain App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin