Clinical trials: Chronic Post-Surgical Pain
Postoperative Pain
Clinical Analysis of Pain After Hysterectomy
Patients undergone either laparoscopic or vaginal hysterectomy will called for a clinical examination 1-3 years after surgery, if they suffer from pain 6 months after surgery. The aims of the study are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01706549
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Neuropathic Pain
Donepezil Compared to Placebo in Patients With Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Based on laboratory studies, donepezil will improve pain relief more than placebo in patients with chronic neuropathic pain who are currently taking gabapentin or pregabalin.
- Trial name
- NCT01743976
- Testing
- Donepezil
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Breast Cancer, Chronic Pain
Reducing Pain and Disability After Breast Cancer Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if the combination of thoracic paravertebral block and multimodal analgesia will decrease chronic pain and arm morbidity in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery with lymph node…
- Trial name
- RELIeF (NCT01089933)
- Testing
- Thoracic Paravertebral Block (TPVB), Local Anesthetic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Low Back Pain, Opiate Addiction
Study of Opioid Use After Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery
The purpose of this project is to assess the impact of an educational video on the use of prescription opioid medication during a 6-month period following spine surgery.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Opiate Addiction, Neck Pain
- Trial name
- SOULCS (NCT02674711)
- Testing
- Educational Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Erector Spinae Plane Block, Pain Control
Intravenous(IV) vs. Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in Cardiac Surgery
Interfascial plane blocks have been developed for analgesia, among which the erector spinae plane (ESP) has gained popularity. The ESP block has been hypothesized to provide truncal analgesia by spread of local anesthetic into…
- Conditions
- Erector Spinae Plane Block, Pain Control, Post-Operative Pain, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT04995497
- Testing
- Intravenous Administration of Lidocaine Post Cardiac Surgery, Administration of Lidocaine Post Cardiac Surgery via ESP Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Archit Sharma
Chronic Postoperative Pain
Low Dose Peri-operative IV Ketamine for Chronic Post-surgery Pain Prevention
This study will test the null hypothesis that low-dose ketamine given peri-operatively will have no effect on the development of chronic post-surgical pain, in patients undergoing thoracotomy or video assisted thoracic surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT01296347
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Chronic Low-back Pain, Postsurgical Pain
Postoperative Telehealth Mindfulness Intervention After Spine Surgery
Lumbar spine pain is the leading cause of years lived with a disability and affects over 50 million individuals in the United States.
- Conditions
- Chronic Low-back Pain, Postsurgical Pain, Opioid Use, Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04648683
- Testing
- Individual telehealth mindfulness, Group telehealth mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Surgery
Lidocaine and Prevention of Chronic Pain
The study seeks to investigate a safe and inexpensive strategy to reduce persistent post-surgical pain that can affect up to 60% of patients undergoing surgical procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01619852
- Testing
- Group L (lidocaine)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Chronic Pain
Pregabalin and Post-thoracotomy Pain
With Institutional Ethics Board approval and signed informed consent, a pilot investigation was conducted in which 15 adult patients scheduled to undergo a thoractomy were randomly assigned to receive 1) 150 mg pregabalin 1 hour…
- Trial name
- NCT00663962
- Testing
- Pregabalin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Chronic Sinusitis
Intraoperative and Post-operative Analgesic Effect of IV Acetaminophen for Sinus Surgery
The purpose of this study is to assess the use of IV acetaminophen (Ofirmev) as a and safe and efficacious agent in reducing post-operative pain; we hypothesize that its use will reduce post-operative pain when compared to a…
- Trial name
- IVAPAP (NCT01608308)
- Testing
- IV Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
A Post Market Study on Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
18-SMI-2013 is a post market, observational, questionnaire based study to assess the effectiveness of the commercially available Axium neurostimulator in the management of chronic pain following lumbar discectomy (Failed Back…
- Trial name
- SYMPATHY (NCT02335216)
- Testing
- Implantation with the commercially available Axium neurostimulator
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Hydromorphone Use, Acute Postoperative Pain
Methadone and Hydromorphone For Spinal Surgery
Patients undergoing major spinal surgery continue to experience moderate-to-severe pain during the first 2-3 days following the operative procedure.
- Conditions
- Hydromorphone Use, Acute Postoperative Pain, Patient Satisfaction, Chronic Persistent Surgical Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02107339
- Testing
- Methadone, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Chronic Pain, Post-operative Pain
Minocycline to Reduce Pain After Carpal Tunnel Release
The investigators are looking at whether peri-operative minocycline will reduce the duration of pain after minor hand surgery: carpal tunnel release and trigger finger release.
- Trial name
- NCT02051296
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Postoperative Pain
Efficacy Study of Ketamine for Postoperative Pain in Opioid Dependent Patients
Patients who are dependent on opioids often have poor pain relief after major surgery. This study tests the hypothesis that adding intravenous ketamine to a postoperative regimen of intravenous opioids for postoperative pain will…
- Trial name
- NCT01591382
- Testing
- Ketamine, Hydromorphone PCA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Chronic Back Pain
SCS Programming Study in Treating Intractable Chronic Back Pain (NOVA)
This is an open-label prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-center study comparing DTM-SCS programming approach to Conventional SCS programming approach.
- Trial name
- NOVA (NCT04571242)
- Testing
- DTM Programming, Conventional SCS programming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- SGX Nova LLC
Pain, Postoperative, Chronic Postoperative Pain
Analgesia in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
The investigators hypothesis is that perioperative infusion of 0.75 ropivacaine in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy may modify the intensity of postoperative pain or the analgesic consumption during the first 24…
- Trial name
- NCT01388946
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.75, Normal saline
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Persistent Pain After Delivery
Persistent Pain After CS Delivery
Many factors influence the development of persistent pain after CS (chronic pain) as well as post-partum depression. We are attempting to use trajectory pain methods in an attempt to identify those at risk for the development of…
- Trial name
- NCT01996592
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 575 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Chronic
Fluoroscopy-guided Versus Traditional Placement of Epidural Catheters
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, and single blinded study. All work performed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, a tertiary care and level one trauma center for the state of New Hampshire with 28 operative…
- Trial name
- NCT02678039
- Testing
- Fluoroscopy, Traditional
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Microcurrent Device (TIVIC Health)
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether daily use of a microcurrent neuromodulation device, which applies a small current of electricity to the forehead and maxillary region, will decrease the pain experienced by…
- Trial name
- NCT05198518
- Testing
- Microcurrent TENS device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pain, Postoperative, Hip Pain Chronic
PENG Block Versus LP Block for THA Postop Pain
The purpose of this randomized, double blinded, prospective study is to compare the postoperative analgesia provided by the PENG block to that provided by the LPB for patients undergoing primary anterior approach THA.
- Trial name
- NCT05261009
- Testing
- Peri-capsular Nerve Group (PENG), Lumbar Plexus Block (LPB)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences