Clinical trials: Post-operative Pain Management
Erector Spinae Plane Block, Pain Control
Intravenous(IV) vs. Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in Cardiac Surgery
Interfascial plane blocks have been developed for analgesia, among which the erector spinae plane (ESP) has gained popularity. The ESP block has been hypothesized to provide truncal analgesia by spread of local anesthetic into…
- Conditions
- Erector Spinae Plane Block, Pain Control, Post-Operative Pain, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT04995497
- Testing
- Intravenous Administration of Lidocaine Post Cardiac Surgery, Administration of Lidocaine Post Cardiac Surgery via ESP Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Archit Sharma
Physiological Effect of Drugs, Morphine
Post-cesarean Analgesia With Epidural Morphine Following Epidural 2-chloroprocaine
The purpose of this study is to show that the effect of 3% 2-chloroprocaine prior to epidural morphine administration will be not inferior to the effect of epidural 2% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine on total opioid use for…
- Conditions
- Physiological Effect of Drugs, Morphine, Analgesics, Analgesics, Opioid
- Trial name
- NCT04369950
- Testing
- 2% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine and epidural morphine, 3% 2-chloroprocaine and epidural morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Post-operative Pain
Effectiveness of Continuous Femoral Nerve Block Versus Single Shot Femoral Nerve Block for Pain Control
Both single shot femoral nerve block and continuous femoral nerve block with catheter have been shown to be effective for pain control after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
- Trial name
- NCT01916590
- Testing
- Bupivicaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Post-Operative Pain
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of tDCS in the Management of Perioperative Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new medical technology can help reduce post-operative pain. The new technology is called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT01861587
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Postoperative Pain
A Safety and Effectiveness Study of SABER®-Bupivacaine for Pain Following Shoulder Surgery
This is a research study testing SABER-Bupivacaine (an experimental pain-relieving medication). SABER-Bupivacaine is designed to continuously deliver bupivacaine, a common local anesthetic, for a few days in order to treat local…
- Trial name
- NCT00818363
- Testing
- SABER-Bupivacaine
- Where
- 9 sites in Australia, New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Durect
Head and Neck Cancer, Free Tissue Transfer
Local Infusion of Ropivacaine for Post-Op Pain Control After Osseocutaneous Free Flaps
Head and neck oncologic surgery often requires the use of free tissue transfer, or microvascular reconstruction, to reconstruct defects created by tumor resections.
- Trial name
- NCT03349034
- Testing
- Ropivicaine, Local Saline Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Non-pharmacological Pain Management After Surgery
The purpose of this study is to test the impact of a bundled NOHARM Conversation Guide with clinical decision support intervention embedded within an Electronic Health Record (EHR) on pain and function 3 months following surgery.
- Trial name
- NOHARM (NCT04570371)
- Testing
- Conversation Guide + Clinical Support
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81,938 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pain, Postoperative
Intraoperative Liposomal Bupivacaine vs. Bupivacaine for Total Hip Replacement Pain Management
The purpose of this study is to compare two medications currently injected intra-operatively to help decrease pain after surgery in patients undergoing a primary total hip replacement (THR).
- Trial name
- NCT03001453
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivacaine, 0.25% Bupivacaine with epinephrine, Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- American Hip Institute
Femur Fracture, Tibial Fractures
Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Intramedullary Nail Fixation After Tibia and Femoral Fractures
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether oral acetaminophen and intravenous ketorolac are viable alternatives to opioid medication regimens for the pain management of patients with tibial and femoral shaft fractures…
- Trial name
- NCT04761302
- Testing
- Intravenous ketorolac and oral acetaminophen, Intravenous morphine and oral oxycodone
- Where
- Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Puerto Rico
Phantom Limb Pain, Postoperative Pain
Postoperative Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Management of Post-amputation Pain
Limb loss is frequently associated with postamputation pain that can be challenging to treat and often involves opioids. Advances in the field of neuromodulation has led to development of an intentionally reversible percutaneous…
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Postoperative Pain, Neuroma, Acute Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03484429
- Testing
- Peripheral nerve stimulation, Standard Medical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Pain Management
A Non-invasive Intervention (BreEStim) for Management of Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) After Limb Amputation (Experiment 3)
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of innovative intervention of breathing controlled electrical stimulation (BreEStim) and conventional electrical stimulation (EStim) in management of neuropathic phantom…
- Trial name
- NCT04751526
- Testing
- BreEStim 240, EStim 240
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Post-operative Pain
Efficacy of IV Acetaminophen for Pain Management
The investigators' goal in this planned prospective, randomized, patient blinded study is to compare our standard of care as the control group to an experimental group in which patients receive preemptive IV acetaminophen dosing…
- Trial name
- NCT02028715
- Testing
- IV acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Aultman Health Foundation
Lumbar Spine Surgery
Safety and Efficacy of DepoDur in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients
The purpose of the study is to help determine the appropriate dose of DepoDur for use in spinal surgery. The study will also assess the safety of this drug in this patient population.
- Trial name
- DepoDur (NCT00335517)
- Testing
- DepoDur
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Internal Derangement of Hip, Acetabular Labrum Tear
Preemptive Femoral & Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Blocks for THA Acute Pain
The goal of the study is to evaluate via a prospective, blinded, randomized clinical trial, whether ultrasound-guided single femoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks with ropivacaine 0.5% with epinephrine (1:200,000) as…
- Trial name
- NCT01997567
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Post Operative Pain
Opioid Analgesic Reduction Study (OARS) - Pilot
The purpose of this study is to test protocols being developed for the conduct of a large sale multi-site clinical trial which will compare opioids to non-opioids for managing post-surgical impacted 3rd molar extraction pain.
- Trial name
- OARS-Pilot (NCT05283499)
- Testing
- OPIOID, NON-OPIOID
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Post-operative Pain
Marcaine Use in Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery
The purpose of this trial is to compare incisional pain in patients receiving pre-incisional versus post operative Marcaine injection.
- Trial name
- Marcaine (NCT01861665)
- Testing
- Marcaine- 0.25%, Marcaine 0.25%.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Liposomal Bupivacaine
Exparel Versus Bupivacaine in Post-operative Pain Control
This is a prospective, randomized study to evaluate anaesthetic parameters, postoperative analgesia and oral analgesic consumption comparing exparel (liposomal bupivacaine) vs. standard bupivacaine
- Trial name
- NCT06547255
- Testing
- Bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Intracranial Surgery
IVPCA in the Management of Pain Following Major Intracranial Surgery
This is a prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous patient controlled analgesia (IVPCA) in patients following major intracranial surgery (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT00286221
- Testing
- PCA fentanyl, PRN fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Pain, Post-operative
Evaluation of N1539 Following Major Surgery
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of N1539 in a variety of post-surgical conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT02720692
- Testing
- N1539
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 722 people
- Sponsor
- Baudax Bio
Osteoarthritis
The Role of Intra-Operative Intracapsular Blocks in Post-Operative Pain Management Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to use a new combination of anesthesia techniques in an attempt to minimize early pain after surgery and improve the patient's ability to participate more fully with physical therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00620828
- Testing
- Ropivicaine 0.5%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University