Clinical trials: Neonatal Pain
Sickle Cell Disease
Comparing Acute Pain Management Protocols for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
The goal of this pilot study is to improve emergency department (ED) pain management for adults with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, and occurs primarily…
- Trial name
- NCT02222246
- Testing
- Hydromorphone (Standardized, weight-based dosing), Morphine Sulfate (Standardized, weight-based dosing), Hydromorphone (Patient Specific dosing)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Umbilical Hernia
Analgesic Efficacy After Umbilical Hernia Repair in Children
Umbilical hernia repair is a common painful outpatient procedure performed in children. Often analgesia for this procedure is provided by using local infiltration of the surgical site by the surgeons and perioperative opioids and…
- Trial name
- NCT00578136
- Testing
- Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sickle Cell Disease, Virtual Reality
Role of Virtual Reality (VR) in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and cancer often have complicated courses while hospitalized and often deal with pain, anxiety and depression.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03387033
- Testing
- Relaxation response and virtual reality (VR) session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sickle Cell Disease
Effect of Simvastatin Treatment on Vaso-occlusive Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine whether simvastatin is effective in reducing the frequency and intensity of vaso-occlusive pain episodes in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01702246
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Labor Pain
Effects of Ambulation During First Stage of Labour on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
This study investigates the effect of ambulation (walking) during first stage of labour on maternal and neonatal outcomes. In the intervention group women will be encouraged to ambulate and women in the control group will receive…
- Trial name
- NCT03447015
- Testing
- ambulation
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mutah University
Thalassemia
Assessment of Pain in People With Thalassemia Who Are Treated With Regular Blood Transfusions
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that can result in mild to severe anemia. Regular blood transfusions, which refresh the healthy red blood cell supply, are one treatment for thalassemia.
- Trial name
- NCT00872833
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Pain
Intranasal Fentanyl for Initial Treatment of a Vaso-occlusive Crisis
The purpose of this study is to determine if intranasal fentanyl can decrease the pain of patients with sickle cell disease who present to the pediatric emergency department with a vaso-occlusive crisis.
- Trial name
- NCT01482091
- Testing
- Fentanyl Citrate, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle ß0-Thalassemia
A Phase III Safety and Efficacy Study of L-Glutamine to Treat Sickle Cell Disease or Sickle βo-thalassemia
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effects of L-glutamine as a therapy for Sickle Cell Anemia or Sickle ß0 Thalassemia as evaluated by the number of occurrences of sickle cell crises.
- Trial name
- NCT01179217
- Testing
- L-glutamine
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Emmaus Medical, Inc.
Sickle Cell Disease
High Dose Vitamin D for Sickle Cell Disease
Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is very common among African American adolescents and adults in the US, ten times higher than is seen in Caucasians. VDD is also quite common in sickle cell disease (SCD).
- Trial name
- SCD-VitD (NCT01331148)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Crisis
Treatment of Sickle Cell Patients Hospitalized in Pain Crisis With Prophylactic Dose Low-molecular-weight Heparin (LMWH) Versus Placebo
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common inherited diseases worldwide and exhibits highest frequency in people of African descent.
- Trial name
- NCT01419977
- Testing
- Dalteparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sickle Cell Disease
A Study of Prasugrel in Pediatric Participants With Sickle Cell Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine the correct prasugrel dosage to be given to children with sickle cell disease (SCD).
- Trial name
- Crescent (NCT01476696)
- Testing
- Prasugrel
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Pain Episode
Arginine Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Pain
The aim of this study is to determine whether giving extra arginine, a simple amino acid, to patients with sickle cell disease seeking treatment for a pain crisis (vaso-occlusive painful events (VOE) will decrease pain scores…
- Trial name
- NCT02536170
- Testing
- L-arginine, L-arginine Loading Dose
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Effect of Eleclazine (GS-6615) on Exercise Capacity in Subjects With Symptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of eleclazine (GS-6615) on exercise capacity as measured by Peak oxygen uptake (VO2) achieved during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), in participants with…
- Trial name
- LIBERTY-HCM (NCT02291237)
- Testing
- Eleclazine
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
Pain
Evaluation of the Tolerability of Switching Subjects on Chronic ATC Opioid Therapy to Buprenorphine HCl Buccal Film
The primary aim of this study is to determine if chronic pain subjects on around-the-clock opioids who are receiving 100 to 220 mg oral morphine sulfate equivalent (MSE) can be safely transitioned on to buprenorphine…
- Trial name
- NCT01871285
- Testing
- Buprenorphine, Oxycodone, Morphine sulfate
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- BioDelivery Sciences International
Hemoglobin SC Disease
Hydroxyurea and Magnesium Pidolate to Treat People With Hemoglobin Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD), also known as sickle cell anemia, is an inherited blood disease that can cause intense pain episodes. Hemoglobin SCD (HbSC) is a form of SCD that is characterized by dense red blood cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00532883
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea, Magnesium Pidolate
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest
Cryoanalgesia vs. Epidural in the Nuss Procedure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cryoanalgesia provides better pain control for minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair (the Nuss procedure) than thoracic epidural.
- Trial name
- NCT02721017
- Testing
- Cryoanalgesia, Thoracic epidural (ropivicaine, fentanyl)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Chronic Pain, Depression, Anxiety
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Real-Time Pain Management Intervention for Sickle Cell Via Mobile Applications
The investigators are conducting a comparative effectiveness trial among adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who report chronic pain (N = 350), randomized to receive either mobile phone-delivered computerized cognitive…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Depression, Anxiety, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- CaRISMA (NCT04419168)
- Testing
- cCBT, m-Education
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 359 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sickle Cell Disease
Pain Management in Children and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
This is a phase II double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of gabapentin when added to standard pain management for patients with sickle cell disease experiencing acute pain crisis in the ambulatory…
- Trial name
- NCT01954927
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Sickle Cell Anemia Crisis
Does IV Acetaminophen Reduce Opioid Requirement in Pediatric Patients With Acute Sickle Cell Crises?
The purpose of this study is to determine whether IV acetaminophen can decrease the need for subsequent opioid administration in the acute management of sickle cell crisis pain in the pediatric emergency room.
- Trial name
- NCT03541980
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Headache, Tumor
Dexmedetomidine and Propofol for Pediatric MRI Sedation
The purpose of this study is to compare the results of combining two anesthetic medications (dexmedetomidine and propofol) in low doses with a standard dose of a single drug that is commonly used to provide sedation/anesthesia…
- Conditions
- Headache, Tumor, Seizure Disorder, Neurofibromatoses
- Trial name
- NCT03513757
- Testing
- propofol, Dexmedetomidine, Glycopyrrolate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin