Clinical trials: PCA
Pain Management Strategies in Liver Resection Surgery
TEA vs. PVB vs. PCA in Liver Resection Surgery
This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of three alternative methods of analgesia in patients undergoing complex liver resection surgery: 1) thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA), 2) continuous paravertebral block (PVB)…
- Trial name
- NCT02192879
- Testing
- thoracic epidural, continuous paravertebral catheter, Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Knee Arthroplasty, Postoperative Pain
Ketamine Administration for Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty
This study is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ketamine infusion for pain relief after knee replacement surgery.
- Conditions
- Knee Arthroplasty, Postoperative Pain, Pain Management, Analgesia
- Trial name
- KETARTHRO (NCT07059429)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Standard Analgesia
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- State Budgetary Healthcare Institution, National Medical Surgical Center N.A. N.I. Pirogov, Ministry of Health of Russia
Pain
Safety and Efficacy of Patient Controlled Analgesia in the Emergency Department
The aims of this study are to assess efficacy and safety of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) when applied to the Emergency Department setting and to compare the efficacy and safety of two PCA dosing regimens.
- Trial name
- NCT00910208
- Testing
- Patient-controlled analgesia, morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Postoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia For Liver and/or Pancreas
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if there is a difference in patients' quality of recovery if they receive 1 of 2 standard kinds of pain control treatments after surgery on the liver and/or pancreas.
- Trial name
- NCT01438476
- Testing
- Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IVPCA), Thoracic Epidural Analgesia (TEA), Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Prostatic Neoplasms, Prostate Neoplasms
A Pilot Study of 5-AZA and ATRA for Prostate Cancer With PSA-only Recurrence After Local Treatment
This is a prospective, open-label, randomized, cross-over, pilot study of reprogramming therapy in patients with recurrent PCa based on rising PSA only.
- Conditions
- Prostatic Neoplasms, Prostate Neoplasms, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03572387
- Testing
- 5-Azacitidine, all trans retinoic acid, Lupron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pain
Epidural and Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia Following Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery
Postoperative analgesia following spine surgery is difficult to manage. Current treatment modalities rely heavily on opioid analgesics with all of the inherent limitations and side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT03115151
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Hydromorphone, Fentanyl
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Laparoscopic Colectomy
Epidural Analgesia (EDA) Versus Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) in Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a epidural analgesia versus patient controlled analgesia reduces the medical recovery in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic colon surgery.
- Trial name
- EVA (NCT00508300)
- Testing
- Epidural analgesia, Patient controlled analgesia
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Pectus Excavatum
Prospective Trial: Pain Management After Pectus Excavatum Repair, Epidural Versus PCA
Pectus excavatum, the most common chest wall deformity, occurs in roughly one in 1000 children. Operative repair of the anterior thoracic concavity has transitioned to the minimally invasive approach with substernal bar placement…
- Trial name
- PectusEpiPCA (NCT01863498)
- Testing
- Epidural, PCA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Pain
Effectiveness and Feasibility of Patient Controlled Analgesia in the ED
Background: Inadequate pain management is common in the Emergency Department (ED). Optimal treatment of pain necessitates titration to effective dose due to the large inter-individual variability in opioid requirement.
- Trial name
- NCT01775371
- Testing
- Patient controlled analgesia (PCA), Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 636 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Phase III Study of DCVAC/PCa Added to Standard Chemotherapy for Men With Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
The VIABLE study sought to confirm the hypothesis that the combination of docetaxel with DCVAC/PCa followed by a maintenance therapy with DCVAC/PCa would improve overall survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant…
- Trial name
- VIABLE (NCT02111577)
- Testing
- DCVAC/PCa
- Where
- 177 sites in United States, Austria and 20 more
- Volunteers
- 1,182 people
- Sponsor
- SOTIO a.s.
Pain, Postoperative, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Differences in Incidence of Common Side Effects Between Young Adults and Elderly Patients While Using IV-PCA
In this retrospective study, postoperative pain score, PCA-related complications, the risk factors for requirement of rescue analgesics and antiemetics will be evaluated in young and elderly patients, respectively, using…
- Trial name
- NCT02448862
- Testing
- Fentanyl based IV-PCA
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 10,575 people
- Sponsor
- Severance Hospital
Postoperative Pain
Patient Controlled Analgesia Pump Cues on Patient Satisfaction
To examine whether providing patients with a cue to the availability of pain medication affects patient satisfaction, patient anxiety, PCA efficacy, and safety.
- Trial name
- PCA Cues (NCT02456909)
- Testing
- Patient-Controlled Analgesia pump with Cues, Patient-Controlled Analgesia pump without Cues, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Postoperative Pain
Efficacy Study of Ketamine for Postoperative Pain in Opioid Dependent Patients
Patients who are dependent on opioids often have poor pain relief after major surgery. This study tests the hypothesis that adding intravenous ketamine to a postoperative regimen of intravenous opioids for postoperative pain will…
- Trial name
- NCT01591382
- Testing
- Ketamine, Hydromorphone PCA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Plasma Concentrations
Single and Multiple Dose Pharmacokinetics of Sufentanil NanoTab
Determine the plasma concentration profile after single and multiple dosing of Sufentanil NanoTabs
- Trial name
- NCT01761565
- Testing
- Single dose of SUF NT 15 mcg, 40 consecutive doses of SUF NT 15 mcg taken every 20 minutes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Talphera, Inc
Post Operative Pain, Hyperalgesia
Perioperative Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia and Its Prevention With Ketamine and Methadone
Background: In perioperative period inhibition of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor prevents opioid-induced hyperalgesia and reduce postoperative opioid requirement after abdominal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01594047
- Testing
- ketamine infusion, Methadone PCA
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano
Hip Surgery, Post Operative Pain Control
Post Operative Pain Control After Pediatric Hip Surgery
Hip surgery in children is painful and the optimal modality for managing post-operative pain has not been established. This prospective randomized controlled trail compares lumbar plexus catheter (LPC), lumbar epidural catheter…
- Trial name
- NCT03435692
- Testing
- Lumbar Plexus Catheter, Lumbar Epidural Catheter, Patient Controlled Analgesia
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Prostatic Neoplasms, Prostate Cancer
Study of Diagnostic Performance of [18F]CTT1057 for PSMA-positive Tumors Detection
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of [18F]CTT1057 as a PET imaging agent for detection and localization of PSMA positive tumors using histopathology as Standard of Truth (SoT).
- Trial name
- GuideView (NCT04838626)
- Testing
- [18F]CTT1057
- Where
- 16 sites in United States, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Post-Operative Pain
A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel-Group Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg (Zalviso™)to Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia With Morphine for the Treatment of Acute Post-Operative Pain
The study is intended to show that the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System is as effective as morphine intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA) for treating pain after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01539538
- Testing
- Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg, morphine IV PCA
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 357 people
- Sponsor
- Talphera, Inc
Pain
A Study of TRV130 for the Treatment of Pain After Abdominoplasty
The primary objective is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of IV TRV130 compared with placebo in patients with acute postoperative pain following abdominoplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT02335294
- Testing
- TRV130, Morphine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Trevena Inc.
Prostate Cancer, Mild Cognitive Impairment
PET Imaging in MCI Following ADT for PCa
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) with ageing is thought in part to be related to reduced serum sex hormones which is well-recognized, especially in females, but poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT02061345
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London