Clinical trials: Pain Modulation
Gulf War Syndrome
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Pain Treatment in Gulf War Illness.
The goal of this study is to investigate long-term modulation of pain pathways leading to a suppression of pain symptoms in Gulf War Illness patients by applying transcranial direct current stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT03547869
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Knee Osteoarthritis, Chronic Pain
Motor Cortex Plasticity and the Effect of Deep Intramuscular Needling Stimulation Therapy (DIMST) in Osteoarthritis Pain
The aim of this study is to evaluate the cortical excitability in pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA), as well as the effect of one session of a kind of electroacupuncture (deep needling intramuscular stimulation therapy - DIMST) in…
- Trial name
- NCT01855958
- Testing
- DIMST
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Musculoskeletal Pain, Pain, Chronic
NEPAL (Neuromodulatory Examination of Pain and Mobility Across the Lifespan)
Musculoskeletal pain represents the leading cause of disability worldwide. It has been traditionally attributed to peripheral mechanisms, but peripheral damage, inflammation, and psychological factors have failed to significantly…
- Trial name
- NEPAL (NCT02488863)
- Testing
- MRI Neuroimaging, Quantitative Sensory Testing, Questionnaires
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Burn Injury, Chronic Pain
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Neuropathic Symptoms Following Burn Injury
The purpose of this study is to see the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the pain and itching associated with burn injury. This study is part of the Boston-Harvard Burn Model System.
- Conditions
- Burn Injury, Chronic Pain, Pruritus, Itching
- Trial name
- NCT01795079
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Migraine
Investigation and Modulation of the Mu-Opioid Mechanisms in Migraine (in Vivo)
This study investigates whether non-invasive brain stimulation, given for 20 minutes/once per day for ten days (M-F) can reduce migraine pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02964741
- Testing
- Active Comparator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) With Desipramine
Individuals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may experience abdominal pain as a result of pain signals in the bowel and how these signals are processed in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00880594
- Testing
- Desipramine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Motor Activity
Investigating Motor Cortex Processing for Pain Modulation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of different types of interventions (motor learning, somatosensory learning, observation task, mental imagery and tDCS) on the perception of pain and motor cortex…
- Trial name
- NCT01404039
- Testing
- Motor Learning, Somatosensory Learning, Observational Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Chronic Lower Limb Pain
A Safety and Effectiveness Trial of Spinal Cord Stimulation of the Dorsal Root Ganglion for Chronic Lower Limb Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the AXIUM Neurostimulator System for the treatment of chronic lower limb pain in persons diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or Peripheral…
- Trial name
- ACCURATE (NCT01923285)
- Testing
- AXIUM Neurostimulator System, Control Spinal Cord Stimulation Device
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Chronic Neuropathic Pain
A Post Market Cohort to Assess the Performance of the Spinal Modulation Neurostimulator System for the Management of Chronic Neuropathic Pain of the Foot and/or Lower Leg
14-SMI-2013 is a post market, observational, questionnaire based study to assess the effectiveness of the commercially available Axium neurostimulator in the management of neuropathic pain of the foot and/or lower limb
- Trial name
- NCT02335489
- Testing
- Implantation with the commercially available Axium neurostimulator
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Healthy Adults
Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Pulses (LIFUP) to Modulate Pain
The anterior nuclei of the thalamus in addition to periaqueductal gray (PAG) and rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) are integral regions of a supraspinal opioidergic structure that regulate pain perception.
- Trial name
- NCT04339972
- Testing
- LIFUP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Healthy
Electrical Stimulation With Different Currents: the Effects on Force, Tolerance and Fatigue in Healthy Subjects
Muscle strength is the amount of force generated by muscle contraction. It could be measured with an isometric dynamometer. This is a validated tool that could be used to measure Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) and…
- Trial name
- NCT03340337
- Testing
- Neo-Russian, Aussie, RBS
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud Fundación H.A. Barceló
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Role of Pain Modulation in GERD Patients Who Failed Standard Dose PPI
The purpose of this project is to compare the efficacy (how successful) 1) standard-dose proton pump inhibitor (PPI) (rabeprazole 20 mg once daily) (a medication that completely blocks the stomach from producing acid) plus low…
- Trial name
- NCT00539240
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Anesthesia, Pain
Memory & Conditioning Under Anesthesia
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of pain on long-term memory and conditioned physiologic responses in the presence and absence of distinct intravenous anesthetics.
- Trial name
- MCA (NCT04062123)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Keith M Vogt
Neck Pain
Spinal Pain and Autonomic Responses to Chiropractic Care
This randomized, single-blinded study will investigate the effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on Heart Rate Variability and Pain Sensitivity in a population of patients with recurrent and persistent neck pain.
- Trial name
- SPARC (NCT03576846)
- Testing
- Stretching and Spinal manipulative therapy, Stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Chronic Pain
Study of PM Modulation Therapy in Trial Phase
Trialing of PM modulation therapy in patients with chronic intractable low back pain
- Trial name
- NCT03110601
- Testing
- Control - Conventional SCS, Test - Stimgenics SCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Stimgenics LLC
Knee Osteoarthritis
Pain Informed Movement for People With Knee Osteoarthritis
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a pain informed movement program to standard neuromuscular exercise in people with knee osteoarthritis. The main question it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05730829
- Testing
- pain informed movement, standard neuromuscular exercise, Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Opioid Pain Medication
Evaluating Postoperative Non-Opioid Pain Management Utilizing Local Anesthetics Coupled With Modulated Coagulation
This study is a prospective randomized trial examining the effect of topically combined antifibrinolytics (Tranexamic acid) with local anesthetics in all electively created surgical wound beds in hand surgery to provide long term…
- Trial name
- NCT04814433
- Testing
- Tranexamic acid, Aminocaproic acid, Recombinant Human Thrombin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Chronic Pain
A Post Market Study to Assess the Spinal Modulation Neurostimulator System for Chronic Intractable Pain
04-SMI-2012 is post market, observational, questionnaire based study to assess the effectiveness of the commercially available Axium neurostimulator in the management of chronic, intractable pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02335502
- Testing
- Implantation with the commercially available Axium neurostimulator
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Amnesia, Pain
Memory Modulation by Pain During Anesthesia
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of pain on facilitating long-term auditory memory in the presence and absence of distinct intravenous anesthetics.
- Conditions
- Amnesia, Pain, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- MMA (NCT02515890)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam, Peripheral nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Chronic Post Surgical Pain
A Post Market Study to Assess the Spinal Modulation Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulator System in Chronic Post Surgical Pain
20-SMI-2013 is a post market, observational, questionnaire based study to assess the effectiveness of the commercially available Axium neurostimulator in the management of chronic post surgical pain
- Trial name
- NCT02335229
- Testing
- Axium DRG Neurostimulator
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices