Clinical trials: Pain Management and Care
Intensive Care Unit
Effect of Ketamine Assisted Analgesia on Oxygen Supply and Oxygen Consumption in Patients After Cardiac Surgery
After cardiopulmonary bypass heart surgery, with the rewarming of body temperature, the metabolic capacity of the body is enhanced, the microcirculation is opened, and tissue perfusion is increased.
- Trial name
- NCT04906915
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- First People's Hospital of Chenzhou
Uterine Evacuation
The Impact of Doulas in Early Pregnancy Management
The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of doula support for women undergoing a manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) for an early pregnancy failure or undesired pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT02165540
- Testing
- Doula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Labor Pain, Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality, Experience During Labour; a Qualitative Research (VIREL)
Childbirth is associated with labour pain and can be regarded as one of the most serious kinds of pain. Labour pain management methods include pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Virtual Reality, Analgesia, Pain
- Trial name
- VIREL (NCT04858984)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Mechanical Ventilation, Analgesia
Improving Adherence to the Sedation-analgesia Protocol in Pediatric Intensive Care
Sedation-analgesia is a major concern in the management of children in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). International guidelines recommend the use of sedation-analgesia protocols, as their implementation has already proven…
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Analgesia, Nurse Training
- Trial name
- SEDATIDE2 (NCT07038850)
- Testing
- Multimodal nurse training about nurse driven sedation-analgesia protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Postpartum Pain, Episiotomy Pain
Skin-to-Skin Contact, Cheek Contact and Episiotomy Pain Control
This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of skin-to-skin contact and kangaroo care on pain control during and after episiotomy repair following vaginal birth.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Pain, Episiotomy Pain, Postpartum Care
- Trial name
- NCT07471724
- Testing
- Skin-to-Skin Contact, Cheek-to-Cheek Contact
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
HIV Infection, Pain
Targeting Effective Analgesia in Clinics for HIV - Intervention
The TEACH randomized controlled trial will test the effectiveness of a collaborative care intervention directed towards physicians who provide care for HIV-infected persons to improve the quality of care for prescribing chronic…
- Conditions
- HIV Infection, Pain, Drug Dependence
- Trial name
- TEACH (NCT02564341)
- Testing
- Collaboration with an IT enabled nurse care manager, Education and academic detailing, Facilitated access to a specialist in addictions
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Low Back Pain
Comparative Effectiveness of Acute Low Back Pain Management
Current practice guidelines for patients with acute low back pain (LBP) recommend a stepped care approach with initial treatment of education and advice to remain active.
- Trial name
- NCT01726803
- Testing
- Early Physical Therapy with Usual Care, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Chronic Pain
EMPOWER: Randomized Trial of Online Chronic Pain Management Program to Reduce Reliance on Opioid Analgesic Medications
This is a 10-month internet-based randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether an online chronic pain management program ("E-Health") can assist with reduced opioid reliance in chronic pain patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03308188
- Testing
- E-health program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 402 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Cancer Pain
Development of a Cloud-Based PRO (Patient-Reported Outcome) Management Program for Home-Based Cancer Pain Care
This study aims to develop and pilot a cloud-based Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) management program for home-based cancer pain patients within a hospital setting.
- Trial name
- NCT07308223
- Testing
- Proactive monitoring and patient education
- Where
- China
- Sponsor
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Effectiveness of Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy for Management of Pain, Anxiety, and Nausea in the Acute Care Setting
The purpose of this interventional study is to investigate the effects of aromatherapy on an acute care unit and whether it is effective in decreasing physical or emotional stressors that occur as a hospitalized patient.
- Trial name
- NCT06400979
- Testing
- Elequil aromatab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Low Back Pain
MOBile Instruction for Low Back Pain (MOBIL)
The purpose of this project is to measure the impact of a short educational session on outcomes for patients consulting in primary care for low back pain.
- Trial name
- MOBIL (NCT02777983)
- Testing
- Educational Video App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Acute Pain
Rebooting Infant Pain Care: Using Machine Learning and Skin-to-Skin Contact to Exponentially Improve Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Practice
To address the current limitations related to infant pain assessment in the NICU, our international team of knowledge users and health/natural science/engineering/social science researchers have come together to build a machine…
- Trial name
- BabyAIBabyCalm (NCT05579496)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- York University
Dental Pain, Dental Anxiety
Evaluation of the Sedative Effect of Contextualized Music Listening on Patient Pain and Anxiety in a Dental Care Setting
The goal of this clinical study is to determine whether listening to culturally and personally contextualized music can reduce pain and anxiety in adults undergoing dental procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT07543042
- Testing
- Baseline Assessment (T0), Control Condition - Silence (Pre-Music Phase), Music Listening Condition (Intervention Phase)
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Rawane El Dimachki
Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis
Acupuncture Approaches for Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a major public health problem that places many burdens on individuals, including impairment of physical and psychological functioning, lost productivity, and side effects of medications used to treat pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis, Neck Pain, Back Pain
- Trial name
- AADDOPT-2 (NCT02456727)
- Testing
- Group/Community Acupuncture, Individual Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 779 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
HIV Infection, Pain
Targeting Effective Analgesia in Clinics for HIV - Patient Cohort
The TEACH patient cohort will characterize a clinic sample of HIV-infected patients on chronic opioid therapy (COT) by describing basic demographics and health status, including characteristics of pain (severity and…
- Conditions
- HIV Infection, Pain, Drug Dependence
- Trial name
- TEACH (NCT02525731)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Anxiety, Postoperative Pain
Developing a Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Prototype for Perioperative Care - a Proof of Concept Study
Preoperative anxiety and acute post-operative pain are common and have been associated with the development of chronic post-surgical pain and longer hospitalisation.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Postoperative Pain, Pain, Acute
- Trial name
- NCT05564013
- Testing
- Virtual reality
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
Perioperative Care, Pediatric Anesthesia
Giving Children a Voice in Paediatric Anaesthesia
This project will identify the research priorities for paediatric anaesthesia and perioperative medicine in participating countries and highlight areas where further research and information can be provided to optimise the…
- Conditions
- Perioperative Care, Pediatric Anesthesia, Pain Management, Anxiety
- Trial name
- TR-VP26 (NCT07524049)
- Where
- 7 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Labor Pain
The Effect of Continuous Midwifery-led Care in Birth Management
Caesarean section is an emergency procedure necessary to prevent harm or death to the mother or newborn. Worldwide, caesarean section rates are steadily increasing.
- Trial name
- NCT06660615
- Testing
- MIDWIFE-LED CARE
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Contraception, Pain, Acute
Empathy Through Pain Control: Lidocaine Paracervical Block for IUD Placements
The goal of this research study is to learn more about how different uses of a numbing medication might affect pain levels while getting an IUD placed.
- Conditions
- Contraception, Pain, Acute, Anesthesia, Local
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT06960317)
- Testing
- Buffered Lidocaine, Unbuffered lidocaine, Xylocaine jelly 2%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Pelvic Pain, Distress, Emotional
Pelvic Pain Education and Skills Training for Women Veterans
The goals of this pilot randomized clinical trial are three-fold: 1) to test the feasibility of conducting a larger randomized trial using a brief Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) group intervention for women veterans…
- Trial name
- NCT06062043
- Testing
- Brief ACT with CPP Education Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine