Clinical trials: Central Pain Syndrome
Chronic Knee Pain, Fibromyalgia
Investigating the Role of Central Pain Hypersensitivity in Skeletal Muscle Neural Drive
Background: pain lasting for 12 weeks or beyond, which is often referred to as chronic pain, is common for people living with musculoskeletal conditions (e.g. arthritis, low back pain and fibromyalgia).
- Trial name
- Pain-Drive (NCT07281651)
- Testing
- Central Pain Hypersensitivity
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Central Post-stroke Pain, Thalamic Pain Syndrome
Multimodal Imaging Analysis in Post-Stroke Thalamic Pain: A Retrospective Study
The goal of this retrospective observational study is to analyze multimodal imaging (including CT, MRI, and other imaging modalities), clinical characteristics, and laboratory findings from patients with post-stroke thalamic pain…
- Conditions
- Central Post-stroke Pain, Thalamic Pain Syndrome, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07880405
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Aerospace Center Hospital
Myofascial Pain Syndromes, Low Back Pain
Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment (rESWT) of Myofascial Pain Syndrome in Low Back Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of treatment of radial shockwave in myofascial pain syndrome in the lumbar region compared to placebo through questionnaires and imaging exams.
- Conditions
- Myofascial Pain Syndromes, Low Back Pain, Lumbago
- Trial name
- NCT01835795
- Testing
- Swiss DolorClast® CLASSIC applicator
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Chronic Pain
Sensorimotor Cortex Excitability in Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Shoulder pain is a common musculoskeletal system complaint, accounting for 7-34% of patients in the clinic. The most common shoulder problem is subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS).
- Conditions
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Chronic Pain, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Electroencephalography
- Trial name
- NCT05627986
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Bladder Pain Syndrome
The Safety and Efficacy of Gefapixant (AF-219/MK-7264) in Female Participants With Interstitial Cystitis /Bladder Pain Syndrome (MK-7264-005)
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of gefapixant (AF-219/MK-7264) in female participants with moderate to severe pain associated with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) after 4 weeks of…
- Trial name
- NCT01569438
- Testing
- Gefapixant
- Where
- 41 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases
Risk Factors in the Initial Presentation of Specific Cardiovascular Disease Syndromes
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important public health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Associations between risk factors, such as smoking, dyslipidaemia or hypertension, and prevalent CVD are well…
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina
- Trial name
- NCT01804439
- Volunteers
- 2,240,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Abdominal Pain, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Pain Processing and Pain Neuroscience Education in Children With Chronic Abdominal Pain
The primary scientific objective of the study entails examining whether altered endogenous pain inhibition is present in children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) compared with healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT02880332
- Testing
- Usual care, Pain Neuroscience education, Extra care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Shoulder Pain, Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy for Shoulder Pain in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
Shoulder pain is common in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). It is most often caused by overuse injuries to the muscles and tendons that can occur during wheelchair propulsion, transfers, and other activities of daily…
- Conditions
- Shoulder Pain, Rotator Cuff Tendinitis, Rotator Cuff Syndrome, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01355549
- Testing
- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Coronary
Safety and Effectiveness of the Orsiro Sirolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System in Subjects With Coronary Artery Lesions
The objective of this post-approval study is to confirm that the clinical performance of the Orsiro stent in a real-world setting is similar to the clinical performance observed for Orsiro in the BIOFLOW-V Investigational Device…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Coronary, Myocardial Ischemia, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- BIOFLOW-VII (NCT04175626)
- Testing
- Orsiro DES
- Where
- 33 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 556 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik, Inc.
Spinal Cord Injuries, Pain
Manual Therapy for the Treatment of Shoulder Pain for Overuse Syndrome Wheelchair Dependent Persons
Shoulder pain is a common, debilitating problem for persons with Spinal cord injuries (SCI). Shoulder pain affects approximately 40-50% of the total population of persons with paraplegia (those with SCI with full use of their…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Pain, Musculoskeletal Manipulations
- Trial name
- MTX (NCT04991415)
- Testing
- Manual Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Craig Hospital
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Safety and Efficacy Study of Ethosuximide for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Pain remains the most debilitating symptom for adult patients suffering from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Most CRPS patients gain little to no relief from current painkillers.
- Trial name
- NCT00689585
- Testing
- Ethosuximide
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction
Safety and Efficacy of LMWH Versus Rivaroxaban in Chinese Patients Hospitalized With Acute Coronary Syndrome
H-REPLACE trial is a prospective, randomized, open-label, active-controlled, multicenter study in participants with ACS (STEMI or NSTEMI, unstable angina).
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Ischemia, Unstable Angina
- Trial name
- H-REPLACE (NCT03363035)
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg, Rivaroxaban 5 mg, Enoxaparin
- Where
- 24 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 2,055 people
- Sponsor
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Low Back Pain
Efficacy and Safety of Lymphdiaral Basistropfen (HDC) in the Treatment of Chronic Low-back Pain
To evaluate superiority of HDC in comparison to placebo in the treatment of chronic low-back pain in relation to pain, functional impairment, quality of life, and state of health during a 15-week treatment period.
- Trial name
- 144 (NCT01049373)
- Testing
- HDC
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Pascoe Pharmazeutische Praeparate GmbH
Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome
The FOVUS-ER Study: Focused Vascular Ultrasound to Risk Stratify Patients With Chest Pain in the ER
Broad Goal: To demonstrate that focused vascular ultrasound (FOVUS) can accurately risk stratify patients with chest pain in the emergency department (ED).
- Conditions
- Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Carotid Artery Plaque
- Trial name
- FOVUS-ER (NCT02947360)
- Testing
- Focused vascular ultrasound of the carotid arteries
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Facet Syndrome of Lumbar Spine
Double Arm Pivotal Study to Evaluate the Neurolyser XR for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
Double arm pivotal study to evaluate the Neurolyser XR as a non-invasive treatment of axial chronic low back pain
- Trial name
- NCT05154448
- Testing
- Non-Invasive Thermal Ablation of the Medial Branch Nerves (Neurolyser XR)
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- FUSMobile Inc.
Lung Neoplasms, Respiratory Failure
Clearance Of Mucus In Stents (COMIS)
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare the effects of sodium bicarbonate to normal saline when used for clearing mucus blockage in patients with airway stents.
- Conditions
- Lung Neoplasms, Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT01370278
- Testing
- Normal Saline, Sodium Bicarbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chronic Pain, Pain
Literacy-Adapted Psychosocial Treatments for Chronic Pain --- "Learning About Mastering/My Pain"
Chronic pain is a significant public health problem that affects over 116 million Americans, costs $600 billion annually, and is unequally borne by people in low-income brackets, especially ethnic minorities.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Pain, Widespread Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- LAMP (NCT01967342)
- Testing
- Pain Ed, CBT for Pain, Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Pain, Spinal Cord Injury
Deep rTMS in Central Neuropathic Pain Syndromes
Pain affects up to 30% of the general population. In particular, neuropathic pain (NeP) is caused by lesion or desease affecting peripheral or central somatosensory pathways and affects 7% of the adult population.
- Conditions
- Pain, Spinal Cord Injury, Post Stroke Pain
- Trial name
- DRTMS (NCT01932905)
- Testing
- deep rTMS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Movement Disorders
Effects of Lymph Drainage on Patients With Axillary Web Syndrome
Effects of a physical therapy program combined with manual lymphatic drainage on shoulder pain and function, quality of life, lymphedema incidence in breast cancer patients with axillary web syndrome following axillary…
- Trial name
- NCT06438848
- Testing
- Physical therapy program, Physical therapy program with lymphedema drainage
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Taif University
Pain
Evaluation of the Tolerability of Switching Subjects on Chronic ATC Opioid Therapy to Buprenorphine HCl Buccal Film
The primary aim of this study is to determine if chronic pain subjects on around-the-clock opioids who are receiving 100 to 220 mg oral morphine sulfate equivalent (MSE) can be safely transitioned on to buprenorphine…
- Trial name
- NCT01871285
- Testing
- Buprenorphine, Oxycodone, Morphine sulfate
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- BioDelivery Sciences International