Clinical trials: Chest Pains
Pain, Postoperative, Chronic Pain
The Effect of Choice of Intraoperative Opioid on Postoperative Pain
The primary aim of this randomized, double-blind study is to examine the effect of a single intraoperative dose of methadone on postoperative pain and analgesic requirements in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with…
- Trial name
- NCT01542645
- Testing
- Methadone, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Thoracic Diseases, Postoperative Pain
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial
The Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial is a single center, double-blind, randomized, active-comparator controlled clinical trial to assess the analgesic efficacy of intercostal nerve block by…
- Conditions
- Thoracic Diseases, Postoperative Pain, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT03508830
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Bupivacaine Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Postoperative Pain
Evaluating Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Postoperative Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracotomy Surgery
We propose to evaluate the use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in patients having undergone Video-Assisted Thoracotomy Surgery (VATS) with the aim to determine if: Nurses will be able to apply TENS…
- Trial name
- NCT01046695
- Testing
- TENS Unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Coronary Artery Disease
Does Routine Pressure Wire Assessment Influence Management Strategy at Coronary Angiography for Diagnosis of Chest Pain?
The use of coronary angiography to investigate patients at risk of coronary artery narrowings has become universal. In most cases, this investigation leads to a successful treatment plan with revascularisation recommended where…
- Trial name
- RIPCORD (NCT01070771)
- Testing
- Radi pressure wire (pressure wire assessment)
- Where
- 10 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Bone Metastases
ExAblate Conformal Bone System Treatment of Metastatic Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain
A study to evaluate the safety and initial effectiveness of the ExAblate 2100 Conformal Bone System in the treatment of pain resulting from metastatic bone tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00981578
- Testing
- ExAblate 2100
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
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
Chest Pain
Evaluation of Synthesized 18-Lead ECG in the Emergency Department
This study, sponsored by Nihon Kohden, aims to determine the sensitivity and specificity of synthesized 18-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) in the diagnosis of posterior-lateral and/or right-ventricular ischemia, using actual 18-lead…
- Trial name
- NCT03426436
- Testing
- Two consecutive 15-lead ECGs
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people
- Sponsor
- Nihon Kohden
Pain
The cryoICE™ CryoAnalgesia Study For Pain Management in Post thoRacic Procedures Via intercOSTal Cryoanalgesia (FROST)
The investigators propose to assess whether intra-operative intercostal cryoanalgesia using the cryoICE® probe (AtriCure®, Inc., 7555 Innovation Way, Mason, Ohio) provides superior post-operative analgesic efficacy as compared to…
- Trial name
- FROST (NCT02922153)
- Testing
- Cryoanalgesia, Standard of Care
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.
Chest Pain
Impact on Management of the HEART Risk Score in Chest Pain Patients
Aim of this study is to quantify the impact of the use of the HEART risk score on patient outcome and on costs in patients with chest pain presenting at the emergency room, as compared to not using the score.
- Trial name
- HEART-Impact (NCT01756846)
- Testing
- usual care, use of HEART risk score
- Where
- 9 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 3,666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Shoulder Pain
Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Shoulder Pain After Lung Surgery
The investigators want to know whether injecting numbing medication on the side of the neck (also called superficial cervical plexus block) can prevent or reduce shoulder pain that patients commonly experience after lung surgery.
- Trial name
- SCPB (NCT01550302)
- Testing
- Superficial Cervical Plexus Block, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Sternal Wound Infection, Sternal Non-union
Evaluation of Primary Plating in Sternotomy Patients for Osteosynthesis and Pain
The goal of this study is to evaluate sternal osteosynthesis, chest wall pain and return to normal activity in open heart surgery patients who had their breast bone closed either with wires or plates.
- Conditions
- Sternal Wound Infection, Sternal Non-union, Pain, Mediastinitis
- Trial name
- RESTORE (NCT00819286)
- Testing
- SternaLock Rigid Fixation Plates, wire (control)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Zimmer Biomet
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, Coronary Microvascular Disease
A Placebo-Controlled Trial of CLBS16 in Subjects With Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
This clinical trial will explore the efficacy and safety of GCSF-mobilized autologous CD34+ cells for the treatment of CMD in adults currently experiencing angina and with no obstructive coronary artery disease.
- Conditions
- Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, Coronary Microvascular Disease, Microvascular Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- FREEDOM (NCT04614467)
- Testing
- CLBS16
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Lisata Therapeutics, Inc.
Bone Neoplasm,Malignant Vertebral Column Thoracic Secondary
Dorsal Root Ganglion Thermal Radiofrequency Versus Pulsed Radiofrequency for Metastatic Pain in Thoracic Vertebral Body
AIM OF THE WORK To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Pulsed and Thermal Radiofrequency lesion of the dorsal root ganglion (RF-DRG) on a consecutive group of patients presenting with chronic thoracic pain due to vertebral…
- Trial name
- NCT03204942
- Testing
- PRF on DRG, TRF on DRG, Corticosteroid injection
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, Egypt
Acute Coronary Syndromes, Coronary Artery Disease
Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography for Acute Chest Pain Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether 64-slice Computed Tomographic coronary angiography is useful for rapid diagnosis or exclusion of significant coronary artery disease in patients who present to the Emergency…
- Trial name
- EDCCTA (NCT00615719)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Microvascular Angina
Ranolazine and Microvascular Angina by PET in the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of Ranolazine for the treatment chest pain from disease of small vessels of the heart also known as 'microvascular angina'.
- Trial name
- RAMP-ED (NCT02052011)
- Testing
- Ranolazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Chest Pain, Cardiovascular Diseases
PCP Use of a Gene Expression Test (Corus CAD or ASGES) in Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis
This is a prospective, multi-center study examining the clinical impact of the Corus CAD (Age/Sex/Gene Expression score - ASGES) assay in approximately 250 evaluable subjects with no history of obstructive coronary artery disease…
- Conditions
- Chest Pain, Cardiovascular Diseases, Angina Pectoris, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- IMPACT-PCP (NCT01594411)
- Testing
- Corus CAD
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 251 people
- Sponsor
- CardioDx
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Chest Pain
Randomized Investigation of Chest Pain Diagnostic Strategies
Clinical decision units (CDUs) improve resource utilization and are a recommended care option by the American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association, but are underutilized in non-low risk chest pain patients due to…
- Trial name
- NCT01035047
- Testing
- Clinical decision unit care, coupled with cardiac MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Angina, Coronary Occlusion
XIENCE PRIME Japan Post-Marketing Surveillance (PMS)
The objectives of the PMS are to observe the frequency, type, and degree of device deficiency to assure the safety of the new medical device (XIENCE PRIME) as well as to collect information on evaluation of the efficacy and…
- Conditions
- Angina, Coronary Occlusion, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Stenosis
- Trial name
- NCT01721096
- Testing
- XIENCE PRIME - Long Length (LL), XIENCE PRIME - Core Size
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 536 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Pain, Postoperative
Thoracic Paravertebral Block Using Ropivacaine and Dexmedetomidine
The hypothesis of the study is whether dexmedetomidine plus local anesthetic ropivacaine could extend the pain relieve time compared with only ropivacaine when thoracic paravertebral block is performed at the end of…
- Trial name
- NCT02814890
- Testing
- Video-assisted Pneumonectomy, Thoracic paravertebral block
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Jianghui Xu
Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina
Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion Pilot
The purpose of this study is to evaluate two approaches to red blood cell transfusion in anemic patients with acute coronary syndrome.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- MINT Pilot (NCT01167582)
- Testing
- Red blood cell transfusion
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey