Clinical trials: Clinic, Pain
Chronic Low Back Pain, Older Adults
Safety of Acupuncture Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Acupuncture, along with other complementary and integrative treatments, is commonly used as a complementary or integrative therapy when treating a multitude of pain complaints, including chronic low back pain(CLBP).
- Trial name
- NCT03850717
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, PLC
Pain, Acute
Lidocaine Before Esophageal Manometry and Ambulatory pH Monitoring
A randomized controlled trial comparing esophageal manometry and ambulatory pH monitoring test tolerance in the presence versus in the absence of topical lidocaine.
- Trial name
- NCT03967197
- Testing
- Saline spray, Lidocaine Hydrochloride
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Postoperative Pain; Knee Arthroscopy; Acupuncture
Acupuncture for Pain Control After Ambulatory Knee Arthroscopy
Aim of the study: To investigate whether acupuncture with indwelling fixed needles reduces pain and analgesic requirement and foster mobilization in patients after arthroscopic knee surgery (AKS) Design: Prospective pilot…
- Trial name
- AcuK-Scope (NCT04134702)
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Chronic Pain
VCOM Pain Free Research Collaborative
Studies estimate that 30% of people worldwide experience chronic pain. The mechanisms causing this pain can vary: a neuropathic offender, such as nerve compression; a structural offender, such as long-term effects of soft tissue…
- Trial name
- MERCI (NCT06533345)
- Testing
- Behavior Change Coaching, Nutrition, Autonomic Recalibration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chronic Pain
Simultaneous Application of Ketamine and Lidocaine During an Ambulatory Infusion Therapy as a Treatment Option in Refractory Chronic Pain Conditions
This study is to retrospective investigate the effects of the simultaneous intravenous (i.v.) administration of lidocaine and ketamine on a four to six weeks interval in treatment refractory different chronic pain conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT05103319
- Testing
- Data collection for statistical analysis to identify patterns of treatment response/ non-response
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Total Knee Arthroplasty, Knee Pain
Optimizing Local Anesthetic Concentration for Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks
This is a randomized, observer-masked, controlled study. Subjects will be patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- NCT00923598
- Testing
- 0.1% and 0.4% perineural ropivicaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Spinal Disorder
Multimodal Pain Package vs. Regular Formulation for Pain Management in Ambulatory Spinal Surgery
The purpose of this research is to compare two outpatient pain management strategies in patients undergoing spinal surgeries such as microdiscectomies, foraminotomies, and spinal decompressions.
- Trial name
- NCT05965492
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Celebrex, Gabapentin
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Back Pain
Could a Simple Information Booklet Modify Low Back Pain Patients Beliefs After Lumbar Discectomy?
The purpose of this study is to translate and assess an evidence based educational booklet on low back pain patients beliefs after lumbar discectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT00761111
- Testing
- Assessment of the Your Back Operation
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Chest Pain Center, Chest Pain
Silent Deployment and Prospective Evaluation of Zhunxin Agent for Emergency Chest Pain Assessment
The goal of this prospective, multicenter observational study is to evaluate how well Zhunxin Agent, an artificial intelligence system for chest pain assessment, performs in real-world emergency department settings.
- Trial name
- NCT07829536
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Health Science Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Using 32 - Gauge Needles With Lengths of 5 mm and 8 mm on Pain Post-injection, Leak and Blood Glucose
This is a Clinical crossover trial study. In this study, 100 patients with type II diabetes will be selected based on entry and exit criteria, then randomly divided into two equal groups (group "A" and group "B").In the first…
- Trial name
- NCT04460092
- Testing
- 5-mm 32-gauge Insulin needles in the first three days of Intervention, 8-mm 32-gauge Insulin needles in the first three days of Intervention, 5-mm 32-gauge Insulin needles in the last three days of Intervention
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University
Palliative Care, Refractory Pain
Single Arm, Monocentric, Pilot Feasibility Study on an Interactive Virtual Reality Program in 20 Complex In-clinic Palliative Care Patients
Palliative care patients frequently face a "symptom cluster" of pain (up to 96%), fatigue (up to 90%), and anxiety (up to 79%), which severely degrades their quality of life in their final months.The study is built on the concept…
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Refractory Pain, Anxiety, Depression Disorders
- Trial name
- ZENCTUARY_VR+ (NCT07545928)
- Testing
- ZenctuaryVR+ Interactive Virtual Reality
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Pain, Opioid Use, Unspecified, Uncomplicated
The Effect of Magnesium Sulfate Infusion on the Quality of Recovery of Ambulatory Patients
A national survey has revealed that 80% of patients experienced pain after surgery and 86% of these patients had moderate, severe or extreme pain (1).Postoperative pain can extend recovery room stay after surgery and it is also a…
- Trial name
- NCT01433081
- Testing
- administration of magnesium sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Terminal Diseases, Terminal Care
Medical Assistance in Dying Requests in Pain Clinic
Terminally ill patients often suffer existentially. Terminally ill patients with existential pain may request medical aid in dying.
- Conditions
- Terminal Diseases, Terminal Care, Chronic Pain, Disability or Chronic Disease Leading to Disablement
- Trial name
- MAiD (NCT06802562)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic
Anesthesia, Spinal, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Mepivacaine vs. Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthetic in Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to determine if a shorter-acting spinal anesthetic called mepivacaine has advantages over a longer-acting medication called bupivacaine.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Spinal, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Pain Management, Early Ambulation
- Trial name
- NCT02980926
- Testing
- Mepivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Cancer Pain, Oncology Pain
Reiki Therapy to Improve Key Symptoms in Integrative Oncology Clinic (REIKI)
The purpose of this research is to investigate the delivery of Reiki to integrative oncology patients and assess its potential for improving cancer-related symptoms in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT06354049
- Testing
- Reiki
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Low Back Pain
The Use of Virtual Reality for Lumbar Pain Management in an Outpatient Spine Clinic
The management of chronic pain is a significant public health issue related to escalating treatment costs, lost productivity, disability and medication use.
- Trial name
- NCT03819907
- Testing
- Audiovisual Guided Relaxation, Virtual Reality Guided Relaxation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Ultrasound-guided Blocks for Ambulatory Knee Arthroscopy
In this study, we wish to investigate the effect of ultrasound (US) -guided block of the saphenous nerve (SN) and the posterior branch of the obturator nerve (ONP) on postoperative pain and the use of opioids (morphine-like pain…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Postoperative Function Level
- Trial name
- NCT01837394
- Testing
- Block of the SN and ONP, Paracetamol, Morphine
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Jens Borglum Neimann
Pediatric Cancer
Reducing Port Access Pain and Clinic Wait Time: An Evaluation of EMLA Cream Versus nüm™ Vapocoolant Spray
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a sterile vapocoolant spray to EMLA cream in children with access ports. Participants will receive either the spray or cream prior to port access and rate pain on a scale.
- Trial name
- NCT06023368
- Testing
- Num Vapocoolant Spray, EMLA Cream
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Marianne Hutti
Chronic Pain, Nociplastic Pain
Different Treatments in Chronic Pain Patients.
The goal of this observational study is to compare different treatment options in a chronic pain population. The main questions it aims to answer are: What is the effectiveness of the different therapy options in the pain center…
- Trial name
- EC_PC_AZSTL (NCT05768477)
- Testing
- Consultation, Interventions, Baxter therapy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome
One-hour Troponin in a Low-prevalence Population of Acute Coronary Syndrome
This study aims to evaluate if the 1-hour rule-in/rule-out algorithm for a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) is safe and effective for use in the primary care where the patients have a lower pretest probability of an…
- Conditions
- Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Angina, Unstable, NSTEMI - Non-ST Segment Elevation MI
- Trial name
- OUT-ACS (NCT02983123)
- Testing
- 1-hour hs-cTnT
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,750 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital