Clinical trials: Refractory Pain
Migraine
Treatment for Migraines With an Implantable Device
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an implantable device for difficult to treat migraine. There are a significant number of patients who have drug refractory migraine and alternative…
- Trial name
- NCT00286078
- Testing
- Precision
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Pain, Pain, Acute
Pawsitive Impacts of Therapy Dog Visits
The goal of this unique 18 month study is to better understand the experiences of pain patients in the Royal University Hospital (RUH) Emergency Department (ED), to create excellence in health care.
- Conditions
- Pain, Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic, Pain, Intractable
- Trial name
- NCT04727749
- Testing
- Therapy Dog Team Visit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Metastatic Cancer, Pain
Morphine After Radiofrequency Ablation of Painful Bone Metastases in Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Morphine may reduce pain in patients who have undergone radiofrequency ablation to remove bone metastases. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well morphine works after radiofrequency ablation of painful bone…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Cancer, Pain, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- MEDOR (NCT00712712)
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Morphine Sulfate, Questionnaire administration
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Chronic Pain
High Rate Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) for Chronic Pain
To determine the effects of varying spinal cord stimulation programming parameters, including stimulation rate, on pain intensity.
- Trial name
- NCT01624740
- Testing
- Low Rate Stimulation, High Rate Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Randomized Controlled Trial of Ketamine Infusion With Continuous Epidural Infusion for Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether epidural and ketamine infusions are effective in the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
- Trial name
- NCT02094352
- Testing
- Ketamine Infusion + Epidural Infusion, Control Group + Epidural infusion, Ketamine Booster Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Refractory Angina
Study Protocol of Intramyocardial Injection of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells for Refractory Angina
Therapeutic neovascularization is an innovative strategy for cardiac tissue recovery due to chronic, intense ischemia. Thus stem cell therapy has become a promising procedure for the large number of patients with refractory…
- Trial name
- ReACT (NCT01966042)
- Testing
- Local sedation, Bone Marrow Aspiration, Minithoracotomy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- CellPraxis Bioengenharia Ltda.
Intractable Pain
Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Pain
The purpose of the study is to test a brief, group-administered psychosocial intervention to reduce interference of pain with daily life, emotional distress, and pain intensity, and improve quality of life and physical activity…
- Trial name
- NCT00371865
- Testing
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Acceptance-based therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Pain
A Study of Cannabis Based Medicine Extracts and Placebo in Patients With Pain Due to Spinal Cord Injury
A study to investigate the effects of sublingual cannabis based medicine extracts on neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01606202
- Testing
- GW-1000-02
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Chronic Refractory Neuropathic Pain
An Open-label Continuation Trial to Assess the Continued Efficacy and Safety of Ascending Doses of Lacosamide in Subjects With Chronic Refractory Neuropathic Pain
This trial is the follow-on trial to a preceeding open-label trial which included patients with chronic refractory neuropathic pain. It is conducted at one site in the United Kingdom and the patient enrollment is completed.
- Trial name
- NCT00237458
- Testing
- Lacosamide
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Pharma
Chronic Intractable Pain
A Safety and Effectiveness Study of Intraspinal Gabapentin (MDT2004) for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and minimum effective dose of intraspinal gabapentin when delivered through an implanted drug infusion system.
- Trial name
- NCT00414466
- Testing
- Intraspinal Gabapentin
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Low Back Pain, Pain
D-cycloserine for the Treatment of Chronic, Refractory Low Back Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of D-cycloserine versus placebo in relieving the signs and symptoms of patients with chronic lower back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03535688
- Testing
- D-cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Myositis
Belimumab in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
The goal of the trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of belimumab as a maintenance therapy in adults with refractory Idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) as compared with standard of care.
- Trial name
- BIM (NCT02347891)
- Testing
- Belimumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trial for Treatment Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of BHV3000 compared to placebo for subjects with treatment refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia as measured by a 2-point or greater reduction in the average Numeric Pain Rating…
- Trial name
- NCT03941834
- Testing
- Rimegepant
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Chronic Pain, Post Stroke Pain
Closed-loop Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Refractory Neuropathic Pain
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) holds promise as a new option for patients suffering from treatment-resistant chronic pain, but current technology is unable to reliably achieve long-term pain symptom relief.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Post Stroke Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03029884
- Testing
- Open-Loop DBS, Closed-Loop DBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD
Pain, Intractable Pain
Efficacy of the Spinal Cord Stimulation System as Salvage Therapy
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation using the Precision implantable neurostimulation device for chronic and intractable pain of the trunk and or limbs in patients who have…
- Conditions
- Pain, Intractable Pain, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00387244
- Testing
- Precision for Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Intractable Neuropathic Pain, Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) for Neuropathic Pain of Back or Lower Extremity
The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy and patient preference for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) using the Precision device with the electrode array placed at T7 versus placement at T8.
- Conditions
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain, Pain, Back Pain, Lower Extremity Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00399841
- Testing
- Precision for Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Lumbar Post-Laminectomy Syndrome, Chronic Low Back Pain
Determining the Prognostic Value of Continuous Intrathecal Infusion
The purpose of this study will be to determine the efficacy and the prognostic value of a continuous intrathecal prognostic infusion test in an in-hospital setting for selecting patients who would have better long term outcomes…
- Conditions
- Lumbar Post-Laminectomy Syndrome, Chronic Low Back Pain, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03523000
- Testing
- Continuous intrathecal prognostic infusion test, Bupivacaine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Migraine
Study of Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Drug Refractory Migraine
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an implantable device to treat migraine. There are a significant number of patients who have drug refractory migraine and alternative therapies are needed.
- Trial name
- PRISM UK (NCT00747812)
- Testing
- Precision
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Intractable Pain
Prometra's Utilization in Mitigating Pain (PUMP)
Clinical evaluation of the safety and efficacy of the Prometra Programmable Infusion Pump to accurately supply drug to the intrathecal space for the treatment of chronic pain.
- Trial name
- PUMP (NCT00817596)
- Testing
- Infusion Pump (Prometra)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Flowonix Medical
Pelvic Pain Associated With Refractory Endometriosis
A Safety & Efficacy Study of BGS649 in Women With Refractory Endometriosis
The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of multiple doses of BGS649 with concurrent daily administration of combined oral contraception in patients with refractory…
- Trial name
- NCT01116440
- Testing
- BGS649
- Where
- 44 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Mereo BioPharma