Clinical trials: Outpatient Surgery
Acute Pain
Evaluating the Use of Sublingual Sufentanil in Patients With Suboxone Treatment
In this case series study, the investigators are testing the hypothesis that sublingual sufentanil (Dsuvia) will improve postoperative pain management in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) in ambulatory surgery patients taking…
- Trial name
- NCT04716413
- Testing
- Dsuvia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Ureteral Stent Occlusion, Exposure Laser
Recovery Following Desflurane Versus Sevoflurane for Outpatient Urologic Surgery in Elderly Females
Numerous studies demonstrate that patients have improved immediate recovery characteristics following desflurane anesthesia compared to other volatile agents, including sevoflurane.
- Conditions
- Ureteral Stent Occlusion, Exposure Laser, Ureterostomy; Functional Disturbance, Vaginal Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01310582
- Testing
- Desflurane, Sevoflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hahnemann University Hospital
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures, Anxiety Disorders
Educational Video and Peri-operative Anxiety
Preoperative anxiety is a common problem with an impact on surgical outcome, anaesthetic drug dosage and patient's satisfaction. An important component of preoperative anxiety is due to concerns related to anaesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT03581097
- Testing
- Video Group
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Pain
Perioperative Systemic Acetaminophen to Improve Postoperative Quality of Recovery After Ambulatory Breast Surgery
Recent evidence demonstrates that perioperative pain continues to be poorly managed among ambulatory surgical patients. More importantly, few interventions that minimize postoperative pain have also shown to improve patient…
- Trial name
- NCT01852955
- Testing
- IV acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain
Analgesic Effect of Ketamine in Patients Undergoing Hysteroscopic Endometrial Thermal Ablation Surgery
Hypothesis: The intraoperative administration of ketamine will result in a 30% reduction in opiate requirement following endometrial ablation surgery and the intraoperative administration of ketamine will result in a decreased…
- Trial name
- NCT01106846
- Testing
- Group A: Saline Group, Group B: 1% Ketamine group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Regional Block for Pain Control, Supraclavicular Block
Duration of Analgesic Effect for Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Blocks With the Addition of Buprenorphine to Local Anesthetic Solution
The patients included will be those who have already agreed to have a brachial plexus nerve block for surgery. A flip of the coin will decide who gets and additive called buprenorphine in their block or not.
- Conditions
- Regional Block for Pain Control, Supraclavicular Block, Ultrasound Guided Block, Block Additive
- Trial name
- NCT01583179
- Testing
- Buprenorphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pain
The Effect of Intraoperative Esmolol to Improve Postoperative Quality of Recovery and Pain After Ambulatory Surgery
Seventy percent of surgeries performed in the United States are done in an outpatient setting.Pain Control after ambulatory surgery is very challenging because patients do not have access to fast and potent intravenous…
- Trial name
- NCT01782898
- Testing
- Esmolol administered at a rate of 0.5 mg/kg followed by an infusion of 5-15 mcg/kg/min
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Ambulatory Surgery
REducing Anxiety in CHildren Undergoing Procedures
This is a small pilot, feasibility study designed as a quality improvement project. The purpose is to identify anxiety in children aged 4-12 years who will receive a sedated procedure and to see if the use of an iPad as a focused…
- Trial name
- REACH-UP! (NCT03054077)
- Testing
- iPad with downloaded games
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Pain, Pain, Acute
Intraoperative Sublingual Sufentanil for Acute Pain in the Ambulatory Surgery Center
The purpose of this study is to determine if a single dose of sublingual sufentanil given 15-30 minutes prior to wake up is efficacious at reducing recovery room time.
- Conditions
- Pain, Pain, Acute, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04387136
- Testing
- Sublingual Sufentanil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Post Operative Pain, Nausea
Effects of Perioperative Intravenous Dexamethasone on Pain in Out Patient Knee Surgery
The purpose of the study is to determine the opiate sparing effects of intravenously administered dexamethasone in outpatient knee surgery. Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid with well known antiemetic effects.
- Trial name
- NCT01149616
- Testing
- Dexamethasone 8mg iv x1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Pain
Lidocaine and Outpatient Gynecologic Laparoscopy
Although ambulatory gynecological laparoscopy is considered to be a minimally invasive surgical procedure, only 60% of patients undergoing this procedure are satisfied with postoperative pain control.
- Trial name
- NCT01250002
- Testing
- Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Other Surgical Procedures
Ultrasound-guided Axillary Plexus Block - Dose Reduction of Prilocaine
Clinical aim: Does reducing the dose of local anesthetic in ultrasound-guided axillary plexus anesthesia have any effect on the success rate and additional parameters of block quality? Methodology: In this prospective cohort…
- Trial name
- NCT01309360
- Testing
- midazolam, prilocaine 1%
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Helios Research Center
Anesthesia
Optimizing Post-operative Recovery in Bariatric Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Undergoing Outpatient Surgery: A Comparison of Sugammadex and Neostigmine
This study assesses the efficacy of sugammadex against neostigmine for hastening recovery from neuromuscular blockade and optimizing pulmonary function in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea presenting for outpatient…
- Trial name
- NCT04570150
- Testing
- Sugammadex, Neostigmine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Post-operative Pain, Anesthesia
Methadone in Ambulatory Surgery
The μ-opioid receptor agonist methadone is frequently used in adult anesthesia and adult pain therapy. Methadone has an extremely long half-life, which confers therapeutic advantage by providing more stable plasma concentrations…
- Trial name
- NCT02300077
- Testing
- methadone, Control (Intra-operative administration of opioids, other than methadone)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Activities of Daily Living, Caregivers
Functional Recovery and Caregiver Burden Following Surgery in the Elderly
The purpose of this study is to assess the functional recovery of older ambulatory surgical patients and the impact of the current model of care on the caregivers of these patients.
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Caregivers, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
- Trial name
- FOCUS (NCT01382251)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Anesthesia, Surgery
Comparison of Ambu Auragain and I-Gel Supraglottic Airways in Adult Patients at an Ambulatory Surgery Center
The purpose of this study is to determine if an I-gel laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has a higher oropharyngeal leak pressure compared to an Ambu Auragain in adult patients in an ambulatory surgery center.
- Trial name
- NCT04286581
- Testing
- I-Gel Laryngeal Mask Airway, Ambu Auragain Laryngeal Mask Airway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
The Effect of Electroacustimulation on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting and Pain in Outpatient Plastic Surgery Patients
Introduction: Current rates of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) experienced by outpatient surgery patients are as high as 20-30%.
- Trial name
- NCT00941005
- Testing
- Electroacustimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ambulatory Surgery, Coughing
Effect of Fentanyl on Coughing and Recovery After Anesthesia With an LMA Laryngeal Mask Airway)for Airway Management
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of fentanyl for reducing coughing during the perioperative period (i.e., insertion of an LMA [Laryngeal Mask Airway] device, maintenance period during surgery, and…
- Trial name
- LMA (NCT01368809)
- Testing
- Saline, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Pain
Gabapentin as an Adjunct to Paracervical Block for Perioperative Pain Management
This is a randomized controlled trial of gabapentin 600 mg compared to placebo given 1-2 hours preoperatively in conjunction with perioperative paracervical block for surgical abortion.
- Trial name
- Gaba (NCT02944656)
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Knee Arthroscopy
Chloroprocaine Spinal for Outpatient Knee Surgery
Outpatient knee surgeries with duration of less than one hour pose a challenge to the use of spinal anesthesia given that traditional agents remain in effect for 2-3 hours, thus creating a mismatch between length of surgery and…
- Trial name
- NCT03365752
- Testing
- Chloroprocaine, Mepivacaine, General Anesthetics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York