Clinical trials: Nerve Pain
Pain, Postoperative
Efficacy of Fascia Iliaca Block Versus Intraoperative Nerve Infiltration During Anterior Hip Replacement Surgery
Surgical trauma causes nerve sensitization leading to amplification and prolongation of postoperative pain. In experimental studies, pre-injury neural blockade using local anesthetics has been shown to reduce post-injury…
- Trial name
- NCT01693900
- Testing
- Pre-operative Ultrasound FICB Group, Intra-operative FICB Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Randy Fayne, DO
Pain
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Relief During the Active Phase of Labor
The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for pain relief in the early active phase of labor.
- Trial name
- NCT01600495
- Testing
- Experimental TENS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
SubQStim: A Post-market Study of Subcutaneous Nerve Stimulation in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) Patients
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of peripheral nerve stimulation utilizing a subcutaneous lead implant technique (SQS) plus optimized medical management (OMM) versus OMM alone in patients suffering from…
- Trial name
- NCT01711619
- Testing
- subcutaneous nerve stimulation, Optimized Medical Management
- Where
- 26 sites in Australia, Austria and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Neuroblastoma
Local Injection of Pain Medication to Reduce Pain After Bone Marrow Procedures in Pediatric Neuroblastoma Patients
The purpose of this study is to identify whether or not the addition of a numbing medicine that is injected directly into the site of the bone marrow procedure can reduce pain and the use of opioid pain medication after bone…
- Trial name
- NCT02924324
- Testing
- propofol, ropivacaine, Wong-Baker FACES® Pain Rating Scale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
Pain
EXPAREL Infiltration in Subjects Undergoing Femoral Nerve Block With Bupivacaine HCl for Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of EXPAREL in subjects who undergo femoral nerve block with bupivacaine HCl for unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- NCT02255500
- Testing
- Bupivacaine FNB, EXPAREL Infiltration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Pain
Trial Comparing the Onset and Duration of Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Nerve Blocks Using Ropivacaine Versus Ropivacaine-Chloroprocaine Mixture
A double blinded randomized controlled trial comparing the onset and duration of the Onset and Duration of Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Nerve Blocks Using a long acting local anesthestic (Ropivacaine) with a mixture of a…
- Trial name
- NCT01719237
- Testing
- Ropivacine and Chloroprocaine mixture, Ropivacaine only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Abdominal Pain
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation for Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
This is a prospective, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled pilot study evaluating the efficacy of percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation for the treatment of adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Abdominal Pain, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
- Trial name
- NCT04428619
- Testing
- Peripheral Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (PENFS) Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Symptomatic Neuroma, Morton's Neuroma
Study of AxoGuard® Nerve Cap and Neurectomy for Treatment of Symptomatic Neuroma & Prevention of Recurrent Neuroma Pain
Comparing safety, pain, user experience, healthcare economic costs, work productivity, impairment and quality of life outcomes between Axoguard® Nerve Cap and neurectomy in the treatment of symptomatic neuromas in the foot or…
- Conditions
- Symptomatic Neuroma, Morton's Neuroma, Chronic Nerve Pain
- Trial name
- REPOSE (NCT03940963)
- Testing
- AxoGuard® Nerve Cap, Standard Neurectomy
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Axogen Corporation
Unilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Acute Human Study: StimRouter for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of Discrete Peripheral Nerves
This study is being done to see how well a new investigational medical device, the StimRouter (STR) System, will work to treat the chronic pain in people who have failed previous treatments for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) pain…
- Trial name
- StimRouter (NCT00665132)
- Testing
- StimRouter System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Bioness Inc
Hip Arthroscopy, Nerve Block
Lumbar Plexus Block vs Fascia Iliaca Block After Hip Arthroscopy
The purpose of this study is to compare lumbar plexus block to fascia iliac block done in adult patients who have undergone hip arthroscopy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02882633
- Testing
- 30ml bolus of bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Postoperative Pain
Prolonged Popliteal Fossa Nerve Blockade (Prolonged Pop)
This study looks at addition of medications to the local anesthetic for the nerve blockade.
- Trial name
- NCT02198235
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Buprenorphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Pain
Parasternal Nerve Block Using Bupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
All pediatric patients who undergo cardiac surgery require analgesic medications for postoperative pain control and many require sedation to facilitate comfort with cares.
- Trial name
- NCT02512861
- Testing
- Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Phantom Limb Pain
Treating Phantom Limb Pain Using Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Department of Defense Funded Multicenter Study
When a limb is traumatically severed, pain perceived in the part of the body that no longer exists often develops. This is called "phantom limb" pain, and is different from "stump" pain, which is pain within the part of the limb…
- Trial name
- DoD-PLP-Tx (NCT01824082)
- Testing
- Perineural infusion [continuous peripheral nerve block(s)]
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Endometrial Diseases, Pain, Postoperative
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation During Outpatient Endometrial Biopsy
The purpose of this study is to see whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (or TENS) reduces pain during an endometrial biopsy.
- Trial name
- NCT05472740
- Testing
- TENS 7000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pain, Opioid Use
Comparison of Quadratus Lumborum Block Types
This study will compare the quality of analgesia and reduction of opioid use, between standard of care and two groups of local anesthetic blocks in different location in the quadratus lumborum plane, for postoperative pain…
- Conditions
- Pain, Opioid Use, Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Trial name
- NCT04588389
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection Location 1, Ropivacaine injection Location 2, Multimodal Pharmacological Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
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
Kidney Cancer, Melanoma (Skin)
Cryoablation or External-Beam Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Painful Bone Metastases
RATIONALE: Cryoablation kills cancer cells by freezing them. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays and other types of radiation to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Kidney Cancer, Melanoma (Skin), Metastatic Cancer, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00540969
- Testing
- cryosurgery, radiation therapy
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Post COVID Syndrome, Fatigue
Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Post COVID Fatigue
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of vagal nerve stimulation on patients with post COVID syndrome who have fatigue and headache.
- Conditions
- Post COVID Syndrome, Fatigue, Headache
- Trial name
- NCT05445427
- Testing
- vagal nerve stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Head Cancer, Neck Cancer
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Head and Neck Cancer Pain (HNC) (TENS & HNC)
The overall goal of this study is to examine the effect of a single dose of TENS on mucositis pain and function secondary to head and neck radiation therapies.
- Conditions
- Head Cancer, Neck Cancer, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01194466
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Jennifer E. Lee