Clinical trials: Pain Insensitivity, Congenital
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
A Pilot Study of Biomarkers in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common and is a risk factor for postoperative complications, including respiratory and cardiac events and delirium.
- Trial name
- Cytokine OSA (NCT02325687)
- Testing
- Lumbar Puncture (Standard-of-Care)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Umbilical Hernia
Caudal Versus Rectus Sheath Study
The literature has clearly demonstrated that the effective treatment of postoperative pain in infants and children is challenging.
- Trial name
- NCT01394523
- Testing
- Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Pectus Excavatum
A Comparison Trial Between PCA and Epidural Analgesia for Pectus Excavatum Repair
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of epidural and IV analgesia in controlling pain in patients undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum.
- Trial name
- NCT02056301
- Testing
- Hydromorphone, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Crisis
Nitrous Oxide Analgesia Vaso-occlusive Crisis
Patients who have sickle cell VOC are usually treated with opioids, such as morphine. However, this current way of treating them has not improved the health, medical outcomes, or rates of hospitalizations.
- Trial name
- NCT01891812
- Testing
- Nitrous oxide 50%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University