Clinical trials: Nerve Blocks
Postoperative Pain
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Major Lower Extremity Amputations
This study will be a double-blinded randomized controlled trial analyzing all patients who will undergo major lower extremity amputations by the vascular surgery service at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Fresno…
- Trial name
- NCT03174782
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Saline Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pain
Effectiveness of Perineural Clonidine as an Adjuvant With Ropivacaine for Popliteal Nerve Block in Patients Undergoing Foot and Ankle Surgery
Nerve blocks are used to decrease the amount of pain you have after surgery. We are asking you to take part in a research study.
- Trial name
- NCT01986751
- Testing
- Clonidine, ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Breast Neoplasm Female, Postoperative Pain Management
PECS II vs. MTP for Analgesia After MRM
This randomized controlled study aims to compare the analgesic efficacy of the ultrasound-guided modified pectoral nerve block (PECS II) and the midpoint transverse process to pleura (MTP) block in female patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT06187909
- Testing
- PECS II BLOCK, MTP BLOCK
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Posterior Knee Infiltration
Posterior Capsular Injection With Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
To assess pain control after total knee replacement surgery using two different nerve block techniques. The 2 methods are: 1. Continuous femoral nerve block with ultrasound guided posterior capsular injection 2.
- Trial name
- NCT02701296
- Testing
- Ropivacaine with Epinephrine, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Trinity Health Of New England
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
Thoracic Surgical Procedures
Erector Spinae Plane vs. Paravertebral Nerve Block for Thoracic Surgery
Continuous paravertebral analgesia and erector spinae plane blockade (ESP) are accepted techniques at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) for the management of thoracic pain following surgery and trauma.
- Trial name
- NCT03758261
- Testing
- Paravertebral nerve block, Erector Spinae nerve block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles Luke
Post Surgical Pain
Dose Response Study of Dexamethasone in Combination With Bupivacaine 0.25%
When used in conjunction with a local anesthetic, dexamethasone may prolong both the sensory and motor effects of high supraclavicular brachial plexus nerve block (SBP) in arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
- Trial name
- Dex Dose (NCT01690663)
- Testing
- Bupivacaine 0.25%, Dexamethasone, normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pain, Postoperative, Nerve Block
Use of Perioperative Pain Blocks In Urological Surgery
The study team aims to prospectively compare Placebo (local administration), ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (UTAP) blocks, and laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane (LTAP) blocks in patients undergoing…
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Nerve Block, Robotic Surgical Procedures
- Trial name
- NCT04426500
- Testing
- Bupivacain, Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominus plane block, Laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominus plane block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pain, Postoperative, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
Continuous Adductor Canal Blocks Vs. Low Dose Femoral Nerve Blocks For Early Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Recently, several articles have suggested or reported that Adductor Canal Blocks (ACBs) offer adequate or equal analgesia and may promote better performance in early rehabilitation following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) when…
- Trial name
- FemVsACB (NCT02453321)
- Testing
- Continuous Femoral Nerve Block, Nerve Block, Continuous Adductor Canal, Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kevin King, DO
Melanoma
CTLA-4 Blockade and Low Dose Cyclophosphamide in Patients With Advanced Malignant Melanoma
The purpose of this study is to see whether the combination of low-dose Cyclophosphamide and Anti-CTLA4 (Ipilimumab) will stop tumor growth in patients with advanced skin cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01740401
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pain, Postoperative
ITM + Bupivacaine QLB vs. ITM + Sham Saline QLB for Cesarean Delivery Pain
Comparison of standard post-operative cesarean surgery pain management with regional post-op pain control.
- Trial name
- qlcsection (NCT03261193)
- Testing
- ITM + Bupivacaine QLB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Schott
Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
INCB7839 in Treating Children With Recurrent/Progressive High-Grade Gliomas
This is a multicenter phase 1 trial of INCB7839 for children with recurrent or progressive high-grade gliomas, including, but not limited to, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and other diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs), after…
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, DIPG
- Trial name
- NCT04295759
- Testing
- INCB7839
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Pain Following Thoracotomy Surgery
Study of Exparel Versus Epidural for Pain Control After Thoracotomy
Unilateral intercostal nerve blocks provide pain control as effectively as a continuous thoracic epidural, and will a lower incidence of side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02178553
- Testing
- Epidural, Intercostal Bupivicaine (Exparel)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Paresis
Bupivacaine Versus Ropivacaine on Diaphragmatic Motility and Ventilatory Function
Background: Outpatient continuous interscalene brachial plexus blocks are used to control pain after shoulder surgery, with infusions of 0.125% bupivacaine or 0.2% ropivacaine.
- Trial name
- NCT02059070
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anesthesiology WSU/DMC-NorthStar
Anesthesia, Conduction
Thermal-Imaging Comparison of Nerve Blocks for Bilateral Mastectomy
This is a one-armed trial of two regional anesthesia (peripheral nerve block) techniques to provide postoperative analgesia after bilateral mastectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT04928794
- Testing
- Erector Spinae Plane Block, Paravertebral Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Congenital Heart Disease
Paravertebral Nerve Blocks in Neonates
This study is a prospective, randomized, non-blinded clinical trial examining the use of paravertebral peripheral nerve block in the neonatal and infant populations.
- Trial name
- NCT03408340
- Testing
- Paravertebral Nerve Block, Standard of Care Anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Postoperative Pain
Effect of a Sciatic Block (SNB) Combined With a Continuous Femoral Block (CFNB) on Pain Scores After Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of a sciatic nerve block (SNB) to a continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB) improves post-operative analgesia after knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT01337115
- Testing
- SNB plus CFNB, CFNB
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar do Porto
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, Knee Meniscus Tear
Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Block on Pain and Quadriceps Strength
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a femoral nerve block vs. an adductor canal block on pain and quadriceps muscle strength for knee arthroscopy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05190120
- Testing
- Femoral Nerve Block, Adductor Canal Nerve Block, preoperative Femoral Nerve Block using 20ml of 0.5% ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Nerve Block
Lidocaine Combined Dexmedetomidine for Obturator Nerve Block
Hypothesis: Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant of lidocaine can decrease the median effective concentration(EC50) of lidocaine for obturator nerve block during transurethral resection of bladder tumor
- Trial name
- ONB (NCT02066727)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Normal Saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Guolin Wang
Advanced Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Gene-Modified T Cells With or Without Decitabine in Treating Patients With Advanced Malignancies Expressing NY-ESO-1
This phase I/IIa trial studies the side effects and best dose of gene-modified T cells when given with or without decitabine, and to see how well they work in treating patients with malignancies expressing cancer-testis antigens…
- Conditions
- Advanced Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Advanced Melanoma, Advanced Ovarian Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02650986
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Decitabine, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute