Clinical trials: Nerve Block
Headache, Pregnancy Related
Acute Headache Treatment in Pregnancy: Occipital Nerve Block vs PO Acetaminophen With Caffeine
This is an open label randomized controlled trial evaluating response to bupivacaine occipital nerve block compared to Tylenol/Caffeine cocktail in treatment of pregnant patients seeking care of headache.
- Conditions
- Headache, Pregnancy Related, Occipital Nerve Block
- Trial name
- NCT03951649
- Testing
- Occipital Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Saphenous Nerve Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Currently, the regional anesthetic standard of care for total knee replacement surgery is combined spinal/epidural, with or without a femoral nerve block, or FNB.
- Trial name
- NCT01333943
- Testing
- Study Group: Experimental, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Rib Fractures
Continuous Intercostal Nerve Blockade for Traumatic Rib Fractures
Rib fractures are common injuries in accident patients and can be associated with significant pain during recovery. If poorly controlled, pain from splinting due to rib fractures can result in difficulty in breathing leading to…
- Trial name
- NCT02604589
- Testing
- hydromorphone hydrochloride, Infusion catheter placement, bupivicaine 0.25%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Anthony Iacco
Typical Facial Pain, Atypical Facial Pain
Ultrasound Guided Trigeminal Nerve Block for Typical or Atypical Facial Pain
Trigeminal neuralgia is a craniofacial pain syndrome that is typically characterized by unilateral severe, recurrent, electrical pain in one or more distributions of the trigeminal nerve.
- Trial name
- NCT02024724
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Triamcinolone, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Obesity
The Safety and Efficacy of vBloc Therapy Delivered by the Maestro Rechargeable System for the Treatment of Obesity
The study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the vBloc Therapy delivered by the Maestro Rechargeable System compared to a sham control for the treatment obesity.
- Trial name
- ReCharge (NCT01327976)
- Testing
- vBloc (Active Device)
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ReShape Lifesciences
Chronic Migraine, Headache, Episodic Migraine
Occipital Blocks for Acute Migraine
Migraine affects 10-28% of children and adolescents and yet 20-30% of patients are ineffectively treated with current oral and nasal options.
- Trial name
- NCT03526874
- Testing
- Lidocaine 4% Topical Application Cream [LMX 4], Lidocaine Hydrochloride 2 mg/mL Injectable Solution, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Neuromuscular Blockade
Improving Neuromuscular Monitoring and Reducing Residual Neuromuscular Blockade Via E-learning
To assess the impact of an e-learning course in neuromuscular monitoring on the frequency of application of objective neuromuscular monitoring for assessment of depth of neuromuscular blockade in general anaesthesia and…
- Trial name
- INVERT (NCT02925143)
- Testing
- E-learning course in neuromuscular monitoring
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 6,525 people
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Pain, Fracture
Single Shot Versus OnQ Pump in Extremity Fractures
Peripheral nerve blocks have been well studied in the literature with generally good results for controlling post operative pain following orthopaedic surgery. Regional anesthesia has many benefits.
- Trial name
- NCT02280291
- Testing
- Ankle SSB, Ankle OnQ, DR SSB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Bupivacaine Liposome Suspension Versus a Concentrated Multi Drug Periarticular Injection
Despite a robust multimodal pain management regimen, patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) continue to report low satisfaction with postoperative pain management.
- Trial name
- NCT02299349
- Testing
- bupivacaine liposome suspension, concentrated multi drug Ketorlac, Morphine PF, Epinephrine, Ropivicaine, 0.9% NaCL
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Interstitial Cystitis, Painful Bladder Syndrome
Use of Preemptive Pudendal Nerve Block Prior to Hydrodistention for the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS)
Interstitial cystitis/Painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is a chronic debilitating condition that severely impacts between 2.7 and 6.5 percent of women in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT02517996
- Testing
- Lidocaine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Glioblastoma
Cytokine Microdialysis for Real-Time Immune Monitoring in Glioblastoma Patients Undergoing Checkpoint Blockade
Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumors almost always return after treatment. When that happens the tumor can never completely be removed by surgery, so most people also receive drugs.
- Trial name
- NCT03493932
- Testing
- Nivolumab, BMS-986016
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Posterolateral Thoracotomy, Postoperative Pain
Intercostal Nerve Block With Liposome Bupivacaine in Subjects Undergoing Posterolateral Thoracotomy
The purpose of the study is to examine the safety and efficacy of liposome bupivacaine for intercostal nerve block in subjects undergoing posterolateral thoracotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT01802411
- Testing
- EXPAREL 266 mg
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Peripheral Nerve Blocks vs Periarticular Local Anesthetic Injection for Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
The purpose of this study is to find a better way to make patients comfortable after their knee surgery. The investigators compared three ways of providing pain relief, either by use of a nerve block at the femoral and sciatic…
- Trial name
- NCT02223364
- Testing
- Peripheral nerve blocks with Bupivacaine, Intra articular injection with Ropivacaine, Intra articular injection with liposomal bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cough, Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block
Efficacy of SLN Block for Chronic Cough
This is a research study to find out if superior laryngeal nerve blocks are an effective way to reduce cough when compared to placebo (a substance without any medical value).
- Conditions
- Cough, Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block, Neurogenic Cough
- Trial name
- NCT04421092
- Testing
- Superior laryngeal nerve block, Injection of steroid-lidocaine mixture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Back Pain, Radiculopathy Lumbar
Threshold Response of Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block in Predicting Good Outcome Following Lumbar Foraminotomy
SNRB, as measured by the change in pain and objective functional ability, can solicit crucial information regarding a patient's clinical picture and can predict a patient's outcome post-surgery.
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Radiculopathy Lumbar, Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Trial name
- NCT03801356
- Testing
- Selective Nerve Root Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Fracture of Foot
A Study Comparing Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block to Single Shot Sciatic Nerve Block
The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence of postoperative symptoms of neurologic injury after a single shot infragluteal-parabiceps sciatic nerve block versus a continuous infragluteal-parabiceps sciatic nerve…
- Trial name
- NCT01615939
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Post-operative Pain
Initial Local Anesthetic Dose With Continuous Interscalene Analgesia
Objective: To determine a minimally effective initial local anesthetic bolus required to provide satisfactory analgesia using continuous brachial plexus infusion following arthroscopic shoulder surgery using a double-blind…
- Trial name
- NCT00672100
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Migraine
Greater Occipital Nerve Block With Bupivacaine for Acute Migraine
This is a randomized, sham-controlled study of greater occipital nerve block (GONB) using bupivacaine 0.5% for emergency department patients with acute migraine.
- Trial name
- NCT02665273
- Testing
- Greater occipital nerve block, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Shoulder Pain
A Study Comparing Two Methods of Placing an Interscalene Nerve Catheter for Postoperative Pain Control in Patients Who Undergo Open Shoulder Surgery.
This is a randomized, double-blinded, prospective study designed to compare two approaches (in the plane of the ultrasound beam and out of the plane of the ultrasound beam) to placing an interscalene nerve block and catheter for…
- Trial name
- NCT01696188
- Testing
- interscalene nerve catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Drug Effect, Rib Fractures
Trial of Injected Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Bupivacaine Infusion After Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures
Rib fractures represent a common injury pattern this is highly associated with patient morbidity and mortality, as pain control remains a challenge.
- Conditions
- Drug Effect, Rib Fractures, Rib Trauma, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
- Trial name
- NCT03305666
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine injection, Bupivacaine indwelling catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority