Clinical trials: Cancer Pains
Chronic Pain
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors
A study to help manage chronic pain in cancer survivors through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) after undergoing active cancer treatment, such as surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation.
- Trial name
- NCT03661840
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Lung Cancer
A Study for Reducing Symptom Burden Produced by Chemoradiation Treatment for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer by Minocycline and Armodafinil
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare armodafinil and minocycline when given alone or in combination to learn which is better for controlling symptoms, such as the side effects of chemoradiation, when given to…
- Trial name
- NCT01317550
- Testing
- Armodafinil, Minocycline, Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer
Virtual Reality for Improving Pain and Distress in Patients With Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer
Patients with advanced colorectal cancer often experience high levels of debilitating pain and pain-related psychological distress. Pain in cancer patients is typically treated with analgesics.
- Trial name
- VR Blue (NCT04069702)
- Testing
- VR Blue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pain, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Glutamine in Preventing Myalgia and/or Arthralgia in Patients Who Are Receiving Paclitaxel For Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00217724
- Testing
- glutamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Head and Neck Cancer, Mucositis
Doxepin Hydrochloride in Treating Oral Mucositis Pain in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Doxepin hydrochloride may be an effective treatment for oral mucositis pain in patients undergoing radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Mucositis, Oral Complications of Radiation Therapy, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01156142
- Testing
- doxepin hydrochloride
- Where
- 120 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Neuroblastoma
Local Injection of Pain Medication to Reduce Pain After Bone Marrow Procedures in Pediatric Neuroblastoma Patients
The purpose of this study is to identify whether or not the addition of a numbing medicine that is injected directly into the site of the bone marrow procedure can reduce pain and the use of opioid pain medication after bone…
- Trial name
- NCT02924324
- Testing
- propofol, ropivacaine, Wong-Baker FACES® Pain Rating Scale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Gynecologic Cancer, Post-operative Pain
Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Patients Undergoing Robotic Gynecologic Oncology Surgery
This study is a single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of pre-operative transverses abdominis plane (TAP) blocks on post-operative analgesia…
- Trial name
- NCT01444924
- Testing
- Bupivicaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Metastatic Lesions in Vertebral Bodies
Evaluation of t-RFA and RF-TVA Prior to/Following Radiation Therapy to Treat Painful Metastatic Vertebral Body Tumor(s)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate treating painful metastatic lesions in vertebral bodies with pathologic fractures with targeted radiofrequency ablation (t-RFA) and vertebral augmentation (VA) prior to or following…
- Trial name
- STARRT (NCT02225223)
- Testing
- STAR™ Tumor Ablation System, StabiliT® Vertebral Augmentation System
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Acute Pain
Safety of Hydromorphone in Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Severe Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and speed of onset of 2mg intravenous hydromorphone (Dilaudid) in patients weighing at least 150 lbs presenting to the emergency department with acute severe pain
- Trial name
- NCT00305110
- Testing
- 2 mg IV hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Solid Tumors
Dexamethasone for Symptom Burden in Advanced Cancer Patients
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if dexamethasone can help to control symptoms such as fatigue, pain, nausea, weight loss, loss of appetite, sleep problems, and/or depression in patients with advanced cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00489307
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Non-cancer Pain, Opioid Induced Constipation
Prucalopride Effects on Subjects With Chronic Non-cancer Pain Suffering From Opioid Induced Constipation
The study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of prucalopride over 12 weeks of treatment in subjects aged 18 years and older with chronic non-cancer pain, suffering from opioid induced constipation.
- Trial name
- OIC (NCT01117051)
- Testing
- prucalopride
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Opioid-Induced Constipation
Safety Study of CB-5945 for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of CB-5945 for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in adults taking opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01696643
- Testing
- CB-5945
- Volunteers
- 1,407 people
- Sponsor
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Prostate Cancer
Impact of Catheter Size on Peri-Operative Pain After Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
This study is designed to assess the effect of catheter size on postoperative catheter pain, urinary continence, urinary flow rates, post void residuals, International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSS), and Quality of Life (QoL)…
- Trial name
- NCT04098809
- Testing
- 16 French urinary catheter, 20 French urinary catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Benaroya Research Institute
Cancer, Cancer Pain
RCT Comparing the Analgesic Efficacy of 4 Therapeutic Strategies Based on 4 Different Major Opioids (Fentanyl, Oxycodone, Buprenorphine vs Morphine) in Cancer Patients With Moderate/Severe Pain, at the Moment of Starting 3rd Step of WHO Analgesic Ladder.
Pain, in neoplastic disease, is a symptom with severe negative impact on the quality of life of patients and a high incidence, with values around 70-90% in advanced and metastatic stages.
- Trial name
- CERP (NCT01809106)
- Testing
- Morphine, Fentanyl, Buprenorphine
- Where
- 9 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 518 people
- Sponsor
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer
Compare Preperitoneal Analgesia to Epidural Analgesia for Pain Control After Colon and Rectal Surgery
This is a prospective randomized study of 114 patients. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of two standard methods of analgesia for pain control in patients undergoing elective colon and rectal surgery, as…
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Colonic Diverticulosis
- Trial name
- NCT01552226
- Testing
- Continuous Preperitoneal Analgesia, Continuous Epidural Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Trinity Health Michigan
Metastatic Cancer, Pain
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Vertebroplasty in Treating Patients With Localized Spinal Metastasis
RATIONALE: Stereotactic body radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Cancer, Pain, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00855803
- Testing
- radiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Renal Pelvis Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome
Gabapentin and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer and Renal Cancer (GPRD)
High doses of gabapentin are associated with pancreatic acinar cell tumors in rats, but there has been no post marketing pancreatic carcinogenicity signal with gabapentin as reported by spontaneous reports in the Adverse Events…
- Conditions
- Renal Pelvis Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01138124
- Testing
- Gabapentin prescriptions
- Volunteers
- 54,202 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Breast Cancer
A Pilot Trial to Assess the Impact of Acupuncture on Post-mastectomy Pain, Nausea, Anxiety and Ability to Cope
The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of acupuncture to the standard of care (control group) on pain, nausea, anxiety, ability to cope, costs and length of hospital stay in post-mastectomy patients at Abbott…
- Trial name
- NCT02122796
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Allina Health System
Bone Pain in Stage I - III Breast Cancer
NOLAN: Naproxen or Loratadine and Neulasta
The primary objective of the study is to estimate the difference in bone pain between breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and pegfilgrastim and either no prophylactic intervention, prophylactic naproxen, or prophylactic…
- Trial name
- NOLAN (NCT01712009)
- Testing
- Naproxen, Loratadine, Pegfilgrastim
- Where
- 83 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Plexiform Neurofibromas
Acceptance and Commitment Training for Adolescents and Young Adults With Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Plexiform Neurofibromas, and Chronic Pain
Background: People with neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) and plexiform neurofibroma (PN) tumors often have chronic pain that his hard to control.
- Trial name
- NCT02471339
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)