Clinical trials: Nervous System Complication
Acute Pain
Vasopressin and Pain Perception in the Brain
The feeling of pain is not just a sensory experience, but is also influenced by emotions, beliefs and expectations, making pain a highly subjective experience.
- Trial name
- NCT03446456
- Testing
- Arginine vasopressin, Saline, Observational learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Painful Diabetic Neuropathies
Safety and Efficacy Study for the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
The purpose of this study is to determine if Engensis (VM202) is safe and effective in treating painful diabetic neuropathy.
- Trial name
- NCT01475786
- Testing
- Low Dose: 16 mg Engensis (VM202), High Dose: 32 mg Engensis (VM202)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, South Korea
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Helixmith Co., Ltd.
Coronary Artery Disease, Pain, Postoperative
Parasternal Nerve Block in Cardiac Patients
Exparel is a new local analgesic (numbing medication) that is intended to be longer acting than currently available local analgesics.
- Trial name
- NCT01826851
- Testing
- Exparel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Peter A Knight
Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinal Detachment
Efficient Study of ACULAR in Inhibiting Proliferative Retinopathy in Prematurity
The purpose of this study is to test whether ACULAR, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory eye drop medication, can prevent the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and/ or decrease its severity.In this study ACULAR will be…
- Conditions
- Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinal Detachment, Blindness
- Trial name
- ROP (NCT00634972)
- Testing
- ACULAR, REFRESH TEARS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Alabama
Postoperative Pain
Pain Management for Pectus Excavatum Repair
The objective of this study is to scientifically evaluate two different management strategies for post-operative pain after pectus excavatum repair.
- Trial name
- NCT00413582
- Testing
- Epidural Analgesia, Patient-Controlled IV Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Comparing Whole Brain Radiotherapy Using a Technique That Avoids the Hippocampus to Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Patients With Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain and Come Back in Other Areas of the Brain After Earlier Stereotactic Radiosurgery
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding whole brain radiotherapy with hippocampal avoidance and memantine versus stereotactic radiosurgery alone in treating patients with cancer that has spread to the brain and come…
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Breast Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT04588246
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- 81 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- NRG Oncology
Premature Birth, Brain Injury
Melatonin As A Novel Neuroprotectant In Preterm Infants- Dosage Study
Preterm babies are at risk of brain injury. Melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone, may reduce this risk. The unborn baby receives melatonin from the mother but following premature delivery there maybe a period of prolonged…
- Trial name
- MIND (NCT00649961)
- Testing
- Melatonin injection
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Postoperative Pain, Carpal Tunnel Release
Pain Outcomes of Intra-operative IV Tylenol and/or IV Toradol for Carpal Tunnel and Distal Radius Fracture Surgeries
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of intra-operative administration of IV tylenol and/or IV toradol in minimizing post-operative pain for carpal tunnel patients and distal radius fracture patients.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Carpal Tunnel Release, Distal Radius Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT02313675
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Ketorolac Tromethamine, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John Fowler
Tonsillectomy
Dexmedetomidine as a Rapid Bolus in Children for Emergence Agitation
To Determine The Efficacy of a Rapid Bolus Injection of Dexmedetomidine on the Incidence of Emergence Agitation in Anesthetized Children and the Cardiovascular Profile of a Rapid Bolus Injection of Dexmedetomidine.
- Trial name
- NCT01528891
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people
- Sponsor
- Peter Davis
Diabetic Neuropathy
A Randomized Double-Blind Study Testing the Effects of Pregabalin on Diabetic Neuropathy
This study is designed to examine how pregabalin affects parameters of autonomic nerve regulation in correlation with change in pain, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in patients with diabetic neuropathy.
- Trial name
- Pregabalin (NCT00573261)
- Testing
- Pregabalin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pain, Postoperative, Analgesia
Pre-operative Analgesics for Postoperative Pain Relief After Dental Treatment
The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of the pre-operative administration of Paracetamol and placebo in reducing postoperative pain after routine dental treatment in children.
- Trial name
- NCT02393339
- Testing
- paracetamol
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Amputation, Phantom Limb
Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) - Ambulatory Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Treatment of Post-Amputation Phantom Limb and Stump Pain
The purpose of this research study is to determine if putting local anesthetic-or numbing medication-through one or two tiny tube(s) placed next to the nerves that go to an amputated limb will decrease phantom limb and/or stump…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Phantom Limb, Stump Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00768248
- Testing
- perineural ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Surgery, Delirium
Feasibility and Acceptability of ReCognitionVR-based Cognitive Stimulation in Surgical Patients
This study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of using ReCognitionVR virtual reality-based software in older surgical patients.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Delirium, Delirium, Post-Operative
- Trial name
- NCT06232317
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Software, Traditional Orientation Methods
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Autoimmune Diseases, Renal Disorders
Evaluation of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) Procedure Using the AMICUS Device
This study will evaluate the use of the AMICUS device in patients where Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) is prescribed by their physicians.
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Diseases, Renal Disorders, Hematologic Disorders, Oncologic Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01210716
- Testing
- Therapeutic plasma exchange
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Fenwal, Inc.
Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Airway Complications After Deep or Awake Extubation
The investigators aim to investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine on the perioperative respiratory complications in this patient population undergoing both awake and deep tracheal extubation.
- Conditions
- Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Tonsillitis, Adenoiditis
- Trial name
- NCT02162433
- Testing
- Normal Saline, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Melanoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Spine
Adaptive Staged Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Spinal Metastases That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This pilot clinical trial studies adaptive staged stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in treating patients with spinal metastases that cannot be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Spine, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT02527304
- Testing
- Image-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Diabetic Neuropathy, Painful
A Clinical Trial To Evaluate PF-05089771 On Its Own And As An Add-On Therapy To Pregabalin (Lyrica) For The Treatment Of Pain Due To Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PF-05089771 as a monotherapy and as an add-on to pregabalin for the treatment of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN)
- Trial name
- NCT02215252
- Testing
- PF-05089771 150 mg, Pregabalin 300 mg, PF-05089771 150 mg + Pregabalin 300 mg
- Where
- 32 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease
LeukoSEQ: Whole Genome Sequencing as a First-Line Diagnostic Tool for Leukodystrophies
Leukodystrophies, and other heritable disorders of the white matter of the brain, were previously resistant to genetic characterization, largely due to the extreme genetic heterogeneity of molecular causes.
- Conditions
- Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease, 4H Syndrome, Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT02699190
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Depression, Postpartum, Labor Pain
CSE v. Epidural for Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this pilot prospective randomized control trial is to compare the initiation of labor epidural analgesia by combined spinal epidural vs. epidural for the influence on risk for postpartum depression symptoms.
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT03022526)
- Testing
- CSE, Epidural, Bupivacaine / fentaNYL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grace Lim, MD, MS
Emergence Agitation
The Effect of Depth of Anesthesia as Measured by Bispectral Index (BIS) on Emergence Agitation in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether depth of anesthesia has an effect on emergence agitation (EA) in children age 2 - 8 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT00990769
- Testing
- Depth of anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University