Clinical trials: Postoperative Pain
Postoperative Pain
Decreasing Postoperative Pain Following Endometrial Ablation
To determine whether paracervical injection of long acting local anesthesia decreases postoperative pain following endometrial ablation under general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT02660918
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Ultrasound Guided Rectus Sheath Block, Pain, Postoperative
Comparison Between Ultra Sound Guided Rectus Sheath Block and Field Block for Midline Hernia Repair
Randomized double blinded controlled clinical trial will be done with a total number of 75 patients will be divided into 3 groups.
- Trial name
- NCT03225313
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 0.5% Injection Solution_#4, Normal Saline Flush, 0.9% Injectable Solution_#5
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Theodor Bilharz Research Institute
Abuses Over-The-Counter/Prescription Medications, Pain, Postoperative
Expectations and Pain Control Advancement In surgeRy: The REPAIR Trial
This is a randomized control trial that aims to evaluate whether patient-centered education, compared to routine education, decreases narcotic consumption without interfering with return to physical activity following hospital…
- Conditions
- Abuses Over-The-Counter/Prescription Medications, Pain, Postoperative, Opioid Use, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- REPAIR (NCT03726476)
- Testing
- Patient centered pre-op education, routine preop education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Pain, Postoperative, Chronic Postoperative Pain
Analgesia in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
The investigators hypothesis is that perioperative infusion of 0.75 ropivacaine in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy may modify the intensity of postoperative pain or the analgesic consumption during the first 24…
- Trial name
- NCT01388946
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.75, Normal saline
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Paravertebral Peripheral Nerve Block, Acute Pain Management
Ultrasound-Assisted Paravertebral Block v. Traditional Paravertebral Block For Pain Control
The overall purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound assisted paravertebral block placement versus traditional "blind" technique for postoperative analgesia following thoracotomy or visually…
- Trial name
- NCT01949480
- Testing
- Thoracotomy, Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Inguinal Hernia
Phase I/II Dose-escalation Study to Evaluate Safety, PK and Efficacy of TLC590 for Postsurgical Pain Management
Phase I/II, randomized, double-blind, comparator-controlled, dose-escalation study to assess the safety, PK, and efficacy of single postsurgical application of TLC590 compared with Naropin®
- Trial name
- NCT03591146
- Testing
- TLC590, Naropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Taiwan Liposome Company
Pain, Postoperative
Caffeine and Neurologic Recovery Following Surgery and General Anesthesia
The ongoing opioid epidemic is a public health crisis, and surgical patients are particularly vulnerable to opioid-dependency and related risks. Emerging data suggest that caffeine may reduce pain after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03577730
- Testing
- Caffeine Citrate, Dextrose Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Exparel for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The primary objective of this study is to determine if Exparel leads to better pain scores at 24, 48 and 72 hours after Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) compared to a pain pump.
- Trial name
- NCT04364867
- Testing
- Exparel, Pain Pump
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Norton Healthcare
Posterolateral Thoracotomy, Postoperative Pain
Intercostal Nerve Block With Liposome Bupivacaine in Subjects Undergoing Posterolateral Thoracotomy
The purpose of the study is to examine the safety and efficacy of liposome bupivacaine for intercostal nerve block in subjects undergoing posterolateral thoracotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT01802411
- Testing
- EXPAREL 266 mg
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Low Back Pain, Opiate Addiction
Study of Opioid Use After Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery
The purpose of this project is to assess the impact of an educational video on the use of prescription opioid medication during a 6-month period following spine surgery.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Opiate Addiction, Neck Pain
- Trial name
- SOULCS (NCT02674711)
- Testing
- Educational Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Gabapentin for Postop Pain After SSLF
Purpose: To assess the impact of gabapentin versus placebo on overall postoperative pain and gluteal pain at 7 days after vaginal sacrospinous ligament suspension for apical pelvic organ prolapse.
- Trial name
- NCT03123861
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Postoperative Pain
Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (Neuromodulation) for Postoperative Analgesia
The moderate-to-severe pain many patients experience following orthopedic surgery is often treated with opioids, which are associated with side effects such as nausea/vomiting, sedation, and respiratory depression (and a risk of…
- Trial name
- NCT02898103
- Testing
- Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Outpatient Surgery, Abdominal Surgery
Pilot Trial: Postoperative Opioid-free Analgesia
North America is facing an opioid epidemic fueled by surgeons, who are the second largest subgroup of physicians involved in opioid prescribing.
- Conditions
- Outpatient Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, Breast Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04254679
- Testing
- Opioid analgesics, Non-opioid analgesics
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Pain, Postoperative
Safety and Clinical Utility Study of SSEC Fentanyl 40 mcg for Acute Post-op Pain Management in Pediatric Participants
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and clinical utility of the active, SSEC fentanyl 40 micrograms (mcg) for the management of acute, postoperative pain in pediatric participants.
- Trial name
- NCT02395653
- Testing
- fentanyl
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- The Medicines Company
Amputation, Phantom Limb
Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) - Ambulatory Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Treatment of Post-Amputation Phantom Limb and Stump Pain
The purpose of this research study is to determine if putting local anesthetic-or numbing medication-through one or two tiny tube(s) placed next to the nerves that go to an amputated limb will decrease phantom limb and/or stump…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Phantom Limb, Stump Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00768248
- Testing
- perineural ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Adult Intracranial Tumor, Adult Solid Tumor
A Comparison of Remifentanil and Dexmedetomidine for Craniotomy Perioperative Hemodynamics and Postoperative Pain
This will be a randomized blinded clinical trial. Patients will be randomized to receive either a remifentanil or dexmedetomidine infusion for general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- RemivsDex (NCT01269918)
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Phantom Limb Pain
Treating Phantom Limb Pain Using Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Department of Defense Funded Multicenter Study
When a limb is traumatically severed, pain perceived in the part of the body that no longer exists often develops. This is called "phantom limb" pain, and is different from "stump" pain, which is pain within the part of the limb…
- Trial name
- DoD-PLP-Tx (NCT01824082)
- Testing
- Perineural infusion [continuous peripheral nerve block(s)]
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Postoperative Pain, Acute
Pulsed Shortwave Therapy for Postoperative Analgesia
Pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy is a possible method of pain control involving the application of electromagnetic energy (also termed pulsed electromagnetic fields).
- Trial name
- NCT05796583
- Testing
- Active Pulsed Shortwave Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Post-Operative Pain
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg (Zalviso™) for the Treatment of Post-Operative Pain in Patients After Open Abdominal Surgery
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg to the Placebo Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System for the management of acute moderate to severe post-operative pain after…
- Trial name
- NCT01539642
- Testing
- Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- Talphera, Inc
Moderate to Severe Acute Postoperative Pain
Use of Tapentadol Oral Solution for Pain After Surgery in Children From Newborn to Less Than 2 Years Old
This is a multicenter, open-label (all people involved know the identity of the intervention), single dose trial to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile (how drugs are absorbed in the body, how are they distributed within…
- Trial name
- NCT02221674
- Testing
- Tapentadol
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Poland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Grünenthal GmbH