Clinical trials: Pain Management
Pregnancy
Optimizing Dose of Bupivacaine in Combined Spinal Epidurals To Reduce Side Effects
The purpose of this study is to determine what dose of medication administered through a combined spinal epidural (CSE) provides the optimal pain relief with the minimal amount of side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02159807
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Postoperative Pain
Administration of Pre-Operative Gabapentin to Patients Undergoing Laparoscopy
The purpose of this study is to prospectively determine the influence of immediate pre-operative gabapentin administration on acute postoperative pain.
- Trial name
- Gabapentin (NCT02359110)
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Duration of Pain Relief
Dexamethasone and Block Duration in Upper Extremity
Effect of dexamethasone on prolonging upper extremity block is well known. But it not known if the effect comes from its local effect on the nerves or from its general analgesic effect.
- Trial name
- NCT01756573
- Testing
- Dexamthsone, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Abdominal Hysterectomy (& Wertheim)
Lidocaine and Ketamine in Abdominal Surgery
This study is being done to determine if combined infusions of lidocaine and ketamine is better than a lidocaine or ketamine infusion alone, or to placebo in improving recovery after abdominal hysterectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT00721110
- Testing
- Lidocaine, Ketamine, Ketamine + Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Full-thickness Rotator Cuff Tear
Efficacy of Continuous Infusion Ropivacaine Interscalene Blocks
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is a common and painful procedure routinely performed on an outpatient basis. Postoperative pain control regimens can include narcotic pain medicine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications…
- Trial name
- NCT02462382
- Testing
- Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, Ropivacaine, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Orlando Health, Inc.
Cervical Pain, Pelvic Pain
Tenaculum Pain Control Study
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of an intracervical lidocaine injection versus topical lidocaine gel on the pain experienced by patients undergoing tenaculum application to the cervix during office…
- Trial name
- NCT01421641
- Testing
- Intracervical Lidocaine Injection, Topical Lidocaine Gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
ACL Injury, Post Operative Pain
iPACK for Post-op Pain Following ACL Reconstruction
This study will consist of patients 12 years and older undergoing ACL reconstruction using a quadriceps or bone-patella tendon bone (BTB) graft.
- Trial name
- NCT05498870
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block (ACB) Only, Adductor Canal Block (ACB) + iPACK Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Post Operative Pain
Comparison of Side Effects of Morphine and Hydromorphone Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
Both morphine and hydromorphone are pain medications commonly used after surgery. It is thought at the institution that hydromorphone causes less side effects but this has not been studied.
- Trial name
- NCT00385541
- Testing
- Morphine PCA, Hydromorphone PCA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Post-operative Pain Management
Efficacy of Exparel (TM) on Post-operative Pain After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Using Circular EEA Stapler
This will be a comparative study between two cohorts of patients undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass. One cohort (75 patients) will receive FDA approved Exparel® (liposome bupivacaine injection solution) injections…
- Trial name
- NCT03187379
- Testing
- Exparel, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Matthew Kroh
Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain
Use of TENS Unit in the Management of Endometriosis Pain
The purpose of this study is see if Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) units help decrease endometriosis flare pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05348005
- Testing
- Ovira Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea
Postoperative Pain Control Following Hysteroscopy
Intraoperative lidocaine infusion is a frequently preferred method in surgical procedures due to its reducing the need for opioids, providing better postoperative pain control, reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting and…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea, Analgesia
- Trial name
- NCT06423456
- Testing
- Lidocaine IV, Saline
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
Pregnancy
Comparative Study of Ropivacaine and Ropivacaine With Dexmeditomedine in TAP Blocks
Comparative study of Ropivacaine and Ropivacaine with dexmedetomidine in transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing Caesarean Section.
- Trial name
- NCT02472522
- Testing
- Ropivacaine + Dexmedetomidine, Ropivacaine
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Main Hospital
Pain, Postoperative, Anesthesia
Transversus Abdominal Plane Block at Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Effect on Quality of Recovery
The Transversus Abdominal Plane (TAP) block has been used with good success to decrease postoperative pain following laparatomy.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT01479270)
- Testing
- TAP Block
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Thoracotomy, Pain, Postoperative
Gabapentin Dosages for Postoperative Analgesia Following Open Thoracotomy
Gabapentin is a nerve medication that treats pain. The specific aim of the study is to compare the difference in the postoperative use of no gabapentin, 300 mg gabapentin 3x daily, or 300 mg gabapentin once at night.
- Trial name
- NCT05172570
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Postoperative Pain, Breast Cancer
Administration of Ketamine to Prevent the Post-operative Pain
The surgery of breast cancer is responsible for post-operative pain, needing in about 30% some morphine consumption; like that, the association of ketamine with general anaesthesia may decrease morphine's use and so its adverse…
- Trial name
- KETAMINE (NCT00210210)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Saline solution
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Trauma Injury, Pain
Ketamine for Acute Pain Management After Trauma
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Ketamine drip along with usual care and usual care alone on trauma patients and to longitudinally quantify the pain experience of patients during hospitalization.
- Conditions
- Trauma Injury, Pain, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- KAPT (NCT04129086)
- Testing
- Ketamine plus usual care, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Pain, Postoperative
Morphine-Sparing Efficacy Of Parecoxib In Pain Treatment After Radical Prostatectomy
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the opioid-sparing efficacy of parecoxib 40 mg intravenously given as a loading dose followed by 20 mg intravenously in the 24 hours after the end of surgery.
- Trial name
- PROSTATECTOMY (NCT00346268)
- Testing
- Morphine, Parecoxib
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
TMD/Orofacial Pain
TMD Online Program for Pain Management
This is a proposal for an administrative supplement to the parent study, "Individualized Assessment and Treatment Program for TMD: Coping as a Mechanism" (U01 DE028520).
- Trial name
- NCT05862870
- Testing
- painTRAINER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Pain
Optimizing Local Anesthetic Concentration for Continuous Lumbar Plexus Nerve Blocks
This is a research study to determine if the concentration of local anesthetic through a catheter next to the nerves that go to the hip that is undergoing surgery, affects muscle strength and sense of touch experienced after…
- Trial name
- NCT00912873
- Testing
- 0.1% Ropivacaine, 0.4% Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Quality of Life, Injection Site Reaction
Simultaneous mRNA COVID-19 and IIV4 Vaccination Study
This study is a prospective, randomized clinical trial. During this study, participants will be randomly assigned to receive quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4) and mRNA COVID-19 vaccine either simultaneously or…
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Injection Site Reaction, Adverse Drug Event, Systemic Reaction
- Trial name
- NCT05028361
- Testing
- mRNA COVID-19, IIV4
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 348 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University