Clinical trials: Local Anesthesia
Anesthesia
Efficacy of Injected Local Anesthetic vs Topical Anesthetic in Cosmetic Injectable Fillers.
The purpose of the study is to compare two modalities of local anesthetic administration prior to the placement of cosmetic facial injectable fillers.
- Trial name
- NCT02379221
- Testing
- Injectable, Topical
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center
Trigger Finger
Needle-Free Injection of Lidocaine for Local Anesthesia Prior to Trigger Digit Injection
Jet-injection (J-tip) is a rapid, minimally invasive delivery system that can be used for the subdermal injection of lidocaine solution for anesthetic purposes.
- Trial name
- J-tip (NCT02084706)
- Testing
- Triamcinolone (20 g) and 2% Lidocaine injection over the A1 pulley, 2% Lidocaine, Triamcinolone (20 g)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Breast Cancer
Selective Intraoperative Administration of Local Anesthesia in Breast Reconstruction
Subjects are being asked to participate in this study because they will be undergoing unilateral (one) or bilateral (two) mastectomy surgery with immediate reconstruction involving insertion of a tissue expander.
- Trial name
- NCT02525718
- Testing
- Saline, 0.25 % bupivacaine (2.5 mg/ml) w/ 1:100,000 epinephrine & 4 mg dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Sensation Diminished, Pinprick
A Device to Determine Return of Sensation From Spinal Block
Participation in this study will involve having a pad wrapped onto the subject's non-surgical leg to detect when sensation returns after spinal anesthetic and while in recovery room.
- Trial name
- NCT04553913
- Testing
- cooling device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pain, Anesthesia
Drug Concentration and Volume on Adequate Labor Analgesia With PIEB
Neuraxial labor analgesia is performed by the administration of a local anesthetic/opioid mixture in the epidural space. The delivery method is a combination of continuous infusion, provider-administered boluses and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Anesthesia, Labor Pain
- Trial name
- CADD2 (NCT03553576)
- Testing
- Low volume bolus, High volume bolus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Relatively Healthy Volunteers
Optimizing Local Anesthetic Concentration for Continuous Popliteal-Sciatic Nerve Blocks
A continuous peripheral nerve block-also termed "perineural local anesthetic infusion"-involves the insertion of a tiny tube (a "catheter") through the skin and adjacent to a peripheral nerve, followed by local anesthetic…
- Trial name
- NCT01898689
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.1%, Ropivacaine 0.4%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Coronary Artery Disease, Pain, Postoperative
Parasternal Nerve Block in Cardiac Patients
Exparel is a new local analgesic (numbing medication) that is intended to be longer acting than currently available local analgesics.
- Trial name
- NCT01826851
- Testing
- Exparel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Peter A Knight
Anesthesia, Local, Infant Conditions
Accuracy of Manual Palpation vs Ultrasound for Spinal Anesthesia
Although the current standard for lumbar puncture and spinal anesthesia is the use of manual palpation of surface landmarks to identify the correct interspace, performance of the procedure at too high of a level may increase the…
- Trial name
- NCT04757805
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Uterine Fibroids, Polyps
HOME Study: Hysteroscopic Office Myomectomy Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of the MyoSure Tissue Removal System when used by community gynecologists in an office setting for the treatment of patients with symptomatic intrauterine…
- Trial name
- HOME (NCT01152112)
- Testing
- Myomectomy
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Hologic, Inc.
Postoperative Pain
A Retrospective Investigation of Local Anesthetic Concentrations in Femoral Nerve Block
The purpose of this study is to retrospectively compare perioperative pain relief and safety in pediatric patients who have received a femoral nerve block with varying concentrations of local anesthetic.
- Trial name
- NCT02501135
- Testing
- Femoral nerve block with ropivacaine or bupivacaine
- Volunteers
- 281 people
- Sponsor
- Giorgio Veneziano
Urinary Stress Incontinence
Safety and Efficacy Study on the Implantation of the Tension-Free Vaginal Tape (TVT-Secur) Under Local Anesthesia
The objective was to observe the satisfaction of local anesthesia during the implantation of the TVT-SECUR for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, with the use of questionnaires completed by the patients, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT00904618
- Testing
- TVT-SECUR - 'Hammock' technique, TVT-SECUR - 'U-Method', Local anesthesia (30 to 40 ml of a mixture of 35 ml of lidocaine 2% and 5 ml of bicarbonate 3%).
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Proximal Humeral Fracture
Paravertebral Block for Proximal Humeral Fracture Surgery
This study evaluates the effects of T2 paravertebral block block improving interscalene brachial plexus block and superficial cervical plexus block on the relief of pain intensity during elderly proximal humerus fracture fixation…
- Trial name
- NCT03919422
- Testing
- T2 paravertebral block, interscalene brachial plexus block and superficial cervical plexus block
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai 6th People's Hospital
Pain
Needle-Free Jet Injection of Lidocaine During Lumbar Puncture
Background: The J-Tip Device allows an intradermal needle-free jet injection of 1% buffered lidocaine. This study compares needle-free jet injection of lidocaine to saline in reducing pain prior to lumbar puncture in infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01224431
- Testing
- Buffered Lidocaine J-tip
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital
Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Pain
Optimizing Local Anesthetic Concentration for Continuous Lumbar Plexus Nerve Blocks
This is a research study to determine if the concentration of local anesthetic through a catheter next to the nerves that go to the hip that is undergoing surgery, affects muscle strength and sense of touch experienced after…
- Trial name
- NCT00912873
- Testing
- 0.1% Ropivacaine, 0.4% Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Nerve Block
Regional Anesthesia for Major Surgery of the Foot. Levobupivacaïne Ropivacaine 0.5% Versus 0.5% in the Sciatic Block Through médiofémorale
Ropivacaine 0.5% and 0.5% in levobupivacaïne are used in regional anesthesia for major surgery of the foot. The literature does not highlight a significant difference in terms of onset of action between these two molecules to…
- Trial name
- SCIALERO (NCT00956709)
- Testing
- levobupivacaïne 0,5 %, ropivacaïne 0,5 %
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Pain
4-drug Nerve Block Versus Plain Local Anesthetic for Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Analgesia in Veterans
After total joint replacement, early hospital discharge to home (with patients capable of continuing a home-based rehabilitation program) is a cost- effective management strategy.
- Trial name
- NCT02891798
- Testing
- Bupivacaine + CBD (clonidine, buprenorphine, dexamethasone), Bupivacaine Only (control arm)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Brian Williams
Internal Derangement of Hip, Acetabular Labrum Tear
Preemptive Femoral & Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Blocks for THA Acute Pain
The goal of the study is to evaluate via a prospective, blinded, randomized clinical trial, whether ultrasound-guided single femoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks with ropivacaine 0.5% with epinephrine (1:200,000) as…
- Trial name
- NCT01997567
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Breast Surgery
Pectoralis Block vs Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for Breast Surgery
Following painful surgical procedures of the breast, postoperative analgesia is often provided with a nerve block called a "paravertebral" block.
- Trial name
- NCT04742309
- Testing
- Pecs-2 block (single injection), Paravertebral block (single injection)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Pain, Phantom, Pain, Neuropathic
Valproic Acid for the Prevention of Post-Amputation Pain
The objectives of this study are, to test the effectiveness of Valproic Acid (VPA) in the prevention of chronic neuropathic and post-amputation pain, as well as to further define the underlying inflammatory and epigenetic…
- Trial name
- NCT01928849
- Testing
- Valproic Acid, Cherry Syrup
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University