Clinical trials: Perceptual Disorders
Diaphragm Paralysis Due to Local Anesthesia, Anterior Suprascapular Nerve Block
Anterior Suprascapular Nerve Block is an Effective and Diaphragm Protective Approach for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Interscalene block is still the gold standard in shoulder surgery analgesia. The most important side effect is diaphragm paralysis due to the phrenic nerve being affected.
- Conditions
- Diaphragm Paralysis Due to Local Anesthesia, Anterior Suprascapular Nerve Block, Analgesia, Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04626869
- Testing
- Evaluation of Diaphragm Movement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alper Tunga Dogan
Infant Pain Management, Parent-driven Pain Management
Parents as Pain Management in Swedish Neonatal Care
Parents are a valuable but underused resource in neonatal pain management. In the Nordic countries, family-centred neonatal care has come a long way in welcoming and including parents in the everyday care of their infant.
- Trial name
- NCT04341194
- Testing
- Parent-driven pain management with skin-to-skin contact, Parent-driven pain management with skin-to-skin contact/breastfeeding/parental singing
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Värmland County Council, Sweden
Amputation, Traumatic, Phantom Sensation
Investigating The Effect of Phantom Sensation on Gait in Individuals With Unilateral Below-Knee Amputation
Amputation is a problem that can be encountered for many reasons, can cause functional disability in varying severities and puts a multifaceted financial burden on individuals, society, and states.
- Trial name
- NCT05177341
- Testing
- Determining Preferred Walking Speed
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Pain Management, Postoperative Pain
Effects of S-ketamine on Perioperative Opioid Consumption
This study is a triple-blind randomized controlled trial conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Brussels. It investigates whether a single dose of S-ketamine can reduce opioid (morphine) consumption in the first 24 hours after…
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Postoperative Pain, Opioid Consumption, Postoperative, Opioid Analgesia
- Trial name
- NCT07528651
- Testing
- Esketamine at low dose, Saline (0.9% NaCl)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Chronic Pain, Elderly
A Music-with-movement Exercise Program for Community-dwelling Older Adults Suffering From Chronic Pain: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: The high prevalence of chronic pain in community-dwelling older adults requires attention from nurses. The aim of the present study is to use a music-with-movement exercise program to improve the pain situations of…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Elderly, Music-with-movement Exercise, Pain Management
- Trial name
- NCT04696211
- Testing
- Music-with-movement exercise
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Schizophrenia / Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia and Disorders With Psychotic Feature
Building a Computational Model of Auditory Hallucinations
Some people hear voices or sounds that other people cannot hear; these are called auditory hallucinations. The study aims to understand what is happening in the brain when this occurs and will use brain scans to learn more.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia / Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia and Disorders With Psychotic Feature, Psychosis, SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 (Disorder)
- Trial name
- CLARITY WP1 (NCT07820553)
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Caudal Block, Pediatric Urologic Surgeries
Comparison of Caudal Block Combined With General Anesthesia and Penile Block and Intravenous Fentanyl in Pediatric Surgeries
Urogenital surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the pediatric patient population. There is no consensus on which analgesic method is most effective for pain control in these patients.
- Conditions
- Caudal Block, Pediatric Urologic Surgeries, Fentanyl, Pediatric Delirium
- Trial name
- NCT06862271
- Testing
- Group 1 ( Caudal block group ), Group 2 (Penile block and IV Fentanyl group)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Miray Gözde Özdemir
Cesarean Section
Clinical Effect of Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Analgesia After Cesarean Sectionanalgesia After Cesarean Section
Cesarean section is one of the most common operations in obstetrics. A survey shows that the rate of cesarean section in China is more than 40%, and even more than 70%.
- Trial name
- NCT04879212
- Testing
- PCIA +Acupuncture group:
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Pain Management
Virtual Reality Distraction for Anxiety Reduction During Trigger Points Procedures in Pain Medicine Clinic
This study aims to evaluate the effect of Virtual Reality (VR) as a distraction method to help those patients undergoing trigger points therapy to reduce anxiety and increase patient satisfaction.
- Trial name
- NCT03334929
- Testing
- Virtual Reality headset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Labor Pain
Inhaled Nitrous Oxide and Labor Analgesia
Hypothesis: The administration of nitrous oxide for labor analgesia will decrease the labor epidural anesthesia rate by 15%. Specific Aim: To determine if nitrous oxide can be an effective alternative technique for the provision…
- Trial name
- NCT01738672
- Testing
- Inhaled nitrous oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ya'aqov Abrams
Pain, Acute, Analgesia
Preanesthetic Analgesia/Nociception Index (ANI) and Propofol Injection Pain
Recently, Analgesia Nociception Index (ANI) has been evaluated for objectively measuring peri-operative pain and to guide intra-operative opioid administration during various surgeries.
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Analgesia, Nociceptive Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05049577
- Testing
- Analgesia/Nociception Index (ANI)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wonkwang University Hospital
Pain
Endometrial Biopsy Instrument Comparison Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the level of pain women experience during an endometrial biopsy and the effect that the biopsy tool might have on that pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00613925
- Testing
- Pipelle de Cornier, Explora curette
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Postpartum Women
A Hospital-based Postnatal Parent Education Intervention About Infant Immunizations
Immunization injections are the most common recurring painful medical procedure undertaken in childhood. Numerous evidence-based and feasible interventions are available to mitigate immunization pain, however, there is low uptake…
- Trial name
- IIAP (NCT01937143)
- Testing
- Low intensity intervention, High intensity intervention, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Analgesia, Postoperative
Comparison Between Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block and Dexmedotomidine in Lumber Spine Surgeries.
Ultrasound (US) guided Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) as a new trunchal fascial plane block technique was proposed in 2016. US guided ESPB has aroused the interest of many nerve block experts.
- Trial name
- NCT06775418
- Testing
- Ultrasound erector spinae plane block, dexamedotomidine infusion after induction of anesthesia
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Pain, Acute
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of TRV130, Morphine, and Placebo in Healthy Subjects
This study is designed to compare TRV130 to placebo and morphine to learn about its effects on pain relief and side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02083315
- Testing
- TRV130 1.5 mg, TRV130 3 mg, TRV130 4.5 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trevena Inc.
Analgesia
Epidural Anesthesia /Analgesia Versus PCA for Laparoscopic Complex Ventral Hernia Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial
We plan to demonstrate the superiority of epidural anaesthesia/analgesia in repairs of large ventral hernias as compared with a conventional narcotic analgesia regimen. We hypothesize that: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00529074
- Testing
- Epidural Catheter for Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Postpartum Disorder, Massage
Effect of Foot Massage on Postpartum Comfort and Pain Level of the Mothers Who Had Vaginal Birth
Background and Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of foot massage in the postpartum period on the need of receiving analgesic medication after assessing the postpartum comfort and pain status of the mothers who…
- Trial name
- NCT04037202
- Testing
- Foot massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Meningitis
Lumbar Punctures in Neonates: Improving Success Rates and Minimizing Pain
The purpose of this study is to compare two medications used to numb an infant's back when performing a lumbar puncture. A lumbar puncture (LP) is often needed in newborns to obtain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
- Trial name
- NCT01606150
- Testing
- 1% lidocaine, topical lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Individual Satisfaction, Pain Management
The Effect on Pain and Satisfaction of Two Different Non-Pharmacological Methods Used During Coronavirus (Covid-19) Vaccination
The aim of this study was to determine the effect on pain and satisfaction during the administration of Covid-19 vaccination of two different non-pharmacological methods: squeezing a stress ball and placing Buzzy® on the…
- Trial name
- NCT05514262
- Testing
- The stress ball, The Buzzy® device
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Amblyopia
An Active Approach to Treat Amblyopia: Perceptual Learning and Video Games
Amblyopia, a developmental abnormality that impairs spatial vision, is a major cause of vision loss, resulting in reduced visual acuity and reduced sensitivity to contrast.
- Trial name
- NCT01115283
- Testing
- Perceptual learning, Video Games, Occlusion therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley