Clinical trials: Surgical
Pain, Constipation
Effect of Lidocaine and Esmolol to Improve the Quality of Recovery
The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blinded, active-controlled study is: To assess the effectiveness of systemic administration of lidocaine and esmolol in combination (vs.
- Conditions
- Pain, Constipation, Nausea, Vomiting
- Trial name
- NCT01114997
- Testing
- Lidocaine, Esmolol, Lidocaine + Esmolol (Combo)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Pain Management
Regional Anesthesia to Reduce Opioid Use Following Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Opioids are prescribed for moderate to severe pain disorders; however, there are contraindications and side effects that are common to all opioids.
- Trial name
- NCT03757715
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Suture Related Complication
Timing of Suture Removal to Reduce Scarring in Skin Surgery
This is a single centre prospective randomized assessor blinded parallel group feasibility study that will be undertaken in the Royal Devon and Exeter Dermatology department.
- Trial name
- NCT05036785
- Testing
- Timing of suture removal
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Acute Kidney Injury
Deferoxamine for the Prevention of Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury
Multiple lines of evidence support a central role of iron in causing acute kidney injury (AKI), including the finding that prophylactic administration of iron chelators attenuates AKI in animal models.
- Trial name
- DEFEAT-AKI (NCT04633889)
- Testing
- Deferoxamine, Normal saline
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Blood Transfusion Complications
Point-of-Care RBC Washing to Prevent Transfusion-Related Pulmonary Complications
This study is designed to determine if point-of-care washing of allogeneic Leukocyte-Reduced Red Blood Cells reduces pulmonary complications when compared to standard-of-care Leukocyte-Reduced Red Blood Cells in a cardiac…
- Trial name
- NCT02094118
- Testing
- Point-of-care washed red blood cell transfusion., Standard of care red blood cell transfusion.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cataract
Efficacy of Dextenza Insert in Upper vs Lower Punctum Following Cataract Surgery With PCIOL.
To assess the safety and effectiveness of treatment with an intracanalicular dexamethasone (0.4mg) insert in the operating room following cataract surgery/intraocular lens implant (IOL) with or without iStent/Hydrus/Goniotomy…
- Trial name
- DEXTENZA (NCT05372315)
- Testing
- Dextenza 0.4Mg Ophthalmic Insert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iworks Laser and Vision Center
Laparoscopic Surgery
Device to Assist With Abdominal Access During Laparoscopic Surgery
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and ease of use of a TauTona Pneumoperitoneum Assist Device (TPAD) to assist with obtaining peritoneal access with a Veress needle, and for placing a primary trocar, during…
- Trial name
- NCT04392635
- Testing
- TauTona Pneumoperitoneum Assist Device (TPAD), Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Pain
A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Analgesic Effect of IV CR845 For Pain Following Bunionectomy Surgery
This is a single-center, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group proof of concept study to evaluate the analgesic efficacy as well as the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of CR845 in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01789476
- Testing
- CR845
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Cara Therapeutics, Inc.
Fracture, Pain, Postoperative
Methadone Versus Morphine for Orthopedic Surgery Patients
The investigators propose to compare analgesia by methadone and ketamine with a combination of morphine and ketamine in orthopedic surgery patients with moderate to severe pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00892606
- Testing
- Methadone, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Acute Pain
Liposomal Bupivacaine Interscalene Blocks for Rotator Cuff Repair
The purpose of this study is to compare pain control after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery using either liposomal bupivacaine or bupivacaine when injected in an interscalene block.
- Trial name
- RCR (NCT03587584)
- Testing
- liposomal bupivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
ACL, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Genicular Nerve Blocks for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Knee Surgery
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to assess a new analgesia regimen that includes the addition of genicular never blocks to our current standard regimen of peripheral nerve blocks, which includes an adductor…
- Trial name
- NCT05720949
- Testing
- Genicular Nerve Block with bupivacaine and preservative free dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Postoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia For Liver and/or Pancreas
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if there is a difference in patients' quality of recovery if they receive 1 of 2 standard kinds of pain control treatments after surgery on the liver and/or pancreas.
- Trial name
- NCT01438476
- Testing
- Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IVPCA), Thoracic Epidural Analgesia (TEA), Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Post-surgical Pain
Study of CA-008 (Vocacapsaicin) in Bunionectomy Patients
This is a Phase 2, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel design study evaluating a single dose of one of three CA-008 dose levels vs.
- Trial name
- NCT03599089
- Testing
- CA-008, Ketorolac, Acetaminophen
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Concentric Analgesics
Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Gastric Cancer
Irinotecan and Cisplatin in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery For Locally Advanced Cancer of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction
This phase II trial is studying how well giving irinotecan together with cisplatin works in treating patients who are undergoing surgical resection for locally advanced cancer of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction.
- Conditions
- Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Gastric Cancer, Stage III Gastric Cancer, Stage IV Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00062374
- Testing
- Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Fludeoxyglucose F-18
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Postoperative Pain
OxyNorm Capsules in Post-Operative Pain Study
The efficacy and safety of oxycodone capsules compared with morphine tablets in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe pain following surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01675635
- Testing
- OxyNorm Capsules, Morphine tablet
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Mundipharma (China) Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
COVID-19, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Bariatric Surgery and COVID-19
The National Bariatric Surgical Registry (NBSR) is a prospectively collected database for all patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery in the UK.
- Trial name
- NCT05532891
- Testing
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11,545 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Hip Fracture, Osteoarthritis
Effectiveness of Two Types of Treatment in Restoring Muscle After Hip or Knee Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of two postoperative interventions designed to preserve muscle protein after major hip or knee surgery.
- Conditions
- Hip Fracture, Osteoarthritis, Femur Head Necrosis
- Trial name
- NCT00393848
- Testing
- Essential amino acid supplement, Ketoconazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
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
Urinary Incontinence
Assessment of Two Postoperative Techniques Used to Predict Voiding Efficiency After Gynecologic Surgery
After gynecologic surgery, it may be difficult to void (urinate). This problem is usually short-term with normal function returning within a few days to a few weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT00392210
- Testing
- Voiding Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Chronic Pain, Ankle Fracture Surgery
Anesthesia for Pain After Ankle Fracture Surgery
This pilot study will test the hypothesis that prolonged regional peripheral nerve block will reduce development of chronic pain in patients undergoing surgery for ankle fracture compared to standard of care.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Ankle Fracture Surgery, Regional Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT02950558
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Nerve block
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati