Clinical trials: Neck Pain Treatment
Pain Management, Cervical Preparation
Self-administered Lidocaine Gel for Pain-control During Cervical Preparation for Dilation and Evacuation
This study seeks to compare self-administered lidocaine gel for pain control during cervical preparation for dilation and evacuation (D\&E) to paracervical block.
- Trial name
- NCT02852434
- Testing
- Lidocaine Gel (2%), Lidocaine Paracervical Block (1%)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Contraception
Misoprostol With Intrauterine Device Insertion
The purpose of this study is to see if using misoprostol (a medication that softens the cervix) before placing an intrauterine device for contraception reduces pain in women who have never delivered a baby.
- Trial name
- NCT00613366
- Testing
- Misoprostol, Magnesium Oxide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Pain
12 Versus 20 mL PCB for D&E Cervical Prep
More research is needed to investigate methods of pain control for cervical preparation for abortion procedures. Women report pain with paracervical block injection as well as with osmotic dilator placement.
- Trial name
- NCT03356145
- Testing
- 12 mL paracervical block, 20 mL paracervical block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pain Management
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Pain Control During Cervical Dilator Placement Prior to Dilation and Evacuation
This study evaluates the use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) as a method of pain control during osmotic dilator insertion prior to dilation and evacuation.
- Trial name
- NCT03868787
- Testing
- TENS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ashley Turner, MD
Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis
Acupuncture Approaches for Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a major public health problem that places many burdens on individuals, including impairment of physical and psychological functioning, lost productivity, and side effects of medications used to treat pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis, Neck Pain, Back Pain
- Trial name
- AADDOPT-2 (NCT02456727)
- Testing
- Group/Community Acupuncture, Individual Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 779 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cervical Pain, Pelvic Pain
Tenaculum Pain Control Study
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of an intracervical lidocaine injection versus topical lidocaine gel on the pain experienced by patients undergoing tenaculum application to the cervix during office…
- Trial name
- NCT01421641
- Testing
- Intracervical Lidocaine Injection, Topical Lidocaine Gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Cervical Pain
Cervical Activation During Elastic and Manual Resistance
Cervical pain is a condition that affects 14.6% of all adults annually. Of this annual prevalence, 37.3% experience persistent neck pain with periodic recurring episodes.
- Trial name
- CervEMG (NCT02124304)
- Testing
- Neck exercises using both manual and Thera-Band elasatic resistance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sport and Spine Rehab Clinical Research Foundation
Oropharynx Cancer
Gabapentin for the Reduction of Radiation Therapy Induced Pain During the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Cancer
Strategies to minimize and mitigate external beam radiation therapy related mucositis and pain during the treatment of head and neck cancer remain limited.
- Trial name
- NCT03269344
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Neck Pain
Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Neuromuscular Control of the Head-neck System
The overall goal of this project is to develop sensitive and objective clinical research tools for the assessment of head-neck motor control.
- Trial name
- NCT02261259
- Testing
- Osteopathic manipulative treatment, No intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Pain, Postoperative
Para-cervical Block Prior to Laparoscopic Hysterectomy as an Adjuvant Treatment to Reduce Postoperative Pain.
This is a prospective randomized controlled trial in which patients that are scheduled to undergo a laparoscopic hysterectomy would be allocated to one of two groups: Paracervical block with local anesthetic (bupivacaine 0.5%)…
- Trial name
- NCT03027661
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, 0.9% Sodium Chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Abortion Late, Pain
Paracervical Block for Pain Control With Osmotic Dilator Placement
Cervical dilators are frequently used for preparation prior to second trimester surgical abortion. While their use decreases complications associated with surgical abortion, their placement is often uncomfortable for the patient.
- Trial name
- NCT02354092
- Testing
- Local anesthetic for tenaculum placement, Paracervical Block, Dilator Placement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego