Clinical trials: Analgesia
Musculoskeletal Pain, Chronic Pain
N-of-1 Trials Using mHealth in Chronic Pain
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is an important problem, and treatments are often prescribed in a "trial and error" fashion. Clinicians prescribe a treatment to a patient and then wait and see if the treatment is successful.
- Trial name
- PREEMPT (NCT02116621)
- Testing
- Trialist Intervention, smartphone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Postoperative Pain
Patient-Driven Analgesic Protocol Selection for Post-Cesarean Pain Management
The ability to predict pain and then apply modified treatment protocols has been limited. Current practice is for physicians to select standard post-operative pain treatment protocols without patient consultation.
- Trial name
- NCT02605187
- Testing
- No choice given, Choice given, Ibuprofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Labor Pain
Intrathecal Hydromorphone for Labor Analgesia
This study will investigate the dose of hydromorphone which will relieve the pain of women in labor when delivered directly in the area around the spinal cord (i.e., intrathecal injection).
- Trial name
- NCT01598506
- Testing
- Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Methadone, Morphine, or Oxycodone in Treating Pain in Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Methadone, morphine, or oxycodone may help relieve pain caused by cancer. It is not yet known whether methadone is more effective than morphine or oxycodone in treating pain in patients with cancer.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00726830
- Testing
- methadone hydrochloride, morphine sulfate, oxycodone hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
The Duration of Motor Block May Vary Between 12-36 Hrs
The Use of Bupivacaine and Ropivacaine for Sciatic Nerve Block
The duration of motor block for infragluteal parabiceps sciatic nerve block following total knee replacement may vary between 12-36 hrs depending on the amount of local anesthetic given.
- Trial name
- NCT01272921
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
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
Pain, Postoperative
Analgesic Efficacy of Interscalene Nerve Block Versus Local Infiltration Analgesia Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is considered to be a major surgical procedure resulting in severe postoperative pain, especially in the first 48 hours after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02876055
- Testing
- Single shot interscalene nerve block, Continuous interscalene nerve block, Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Bone Marrow Disease, Pain
Study of Fentanyl-Propofol-EMLA of L.M.X4 Technique for Bone Marrow Aspiration
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is studying the best ways to prevent pain during and after procedures such as bone marrow aspiration and lumbar puncture with intrathecal (in the spinal fluid) chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00187135
- Testing
- Fentanyl, EMLA, L.M.X4
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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
Foot and Ankle Procedures
Efficacy of Popliteal Nerve Blocks With and Without Dexamethasone on the Duration of Analgesia for Foot & Ankle Surgery
The purpose of this research study to evaluate the effects of dexamethasone as an addition to peripheral nerve block (Put the nerve to sleep with Bupivacaine a numbing medication) on length of pain relief (analgesia)…
- Trial name
- NCT01975285
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Bone Fracture
IN Sub-Dissociative Ketamine vs IN Fentanyl
This single center, randomized control, double blind trial will prospectively examine the feasibility of intranasal, sub-dissociative (IN) ketamine versus intranasal fentanyl for pain control in the pediatric emergency department…
- Trial name
- NCT02521415
- Testing
- ketamine, fentanyl, ibuprofen or acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery, Ketamine
Perioperative Ketamine for Pain With Gastric Bypass
Opioid medications such as morphine, hydrocodone and oxycodone are standard for treating pain after surgery, however there are disadvantages.
- Trial name
- NCT03448068
- Testing
- Ketamine, Standard therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pain, Phlebotomy
Synera Venipuncture Pain
Synera, which is a heated topical patch containing both lidocaine and tetracaine, is intended to reduce the pain associated with venipuncture and superficial dermatologic procedures by numbing the skin.
- Conditions
- Pain, Phlebotomy, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT01744197
- Testing
- Synera (lidocaine 70mg/tetracaine 70mg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- US Oncology Research
Fetus or Neonate Affected by Maternal Epidural Anesthesia During Labor and Delivery
Pulse Pressure and Post-epidural Fetal Heart Rate Changes
Epidural anesthesia, the most common method of pain control in labor, can contribute to alterations in maternal blood pressure and/or fetal heart rate changes.
- Trial name
- NCT02565485
- Testing
- Lactated Ringer's
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Pregnancy
Optimizing Dose of Bupivacaine in Combined Spinal Epidurals To Reduce Side Effects
The purpose of this study is to determine what dose of medication administered through a combined spinal epidural (CSE) provides the optimal pain relief with the minimal amount of side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02159807
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Duration of Pain Relief
Dexamethasone and Block Duration in Upper Extremity
Effect of dexamethasone on prolonging upper extremity block is well known. But it not known if the effect comes from its local effect on the nerves or from its general analgesic effect.
- Trial name
- NCT01756573
- Testing
- Dexamthsone, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago