Clinical trials: Nerve Blocks
Typical Facial Pain, Atypical Facial Pain
Ultrasound Guided Trigeminal Nerve Block for Typical or Atypical Facial Pain
Trigeminal neuralgia is a craniofacial pain syndrome that is typically characterized by unilateral severe, recurrent, electrical pain in one or more distributions of the trigeminal nerve.
- Trial name
- NCT02024724
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Triamcinolone, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Anxiety, Pain
Relaxing Environment to Lower Anxiety During Onabotulinum Toxin Chemodenervation of the Bladder
Chemodenervation of the bladder with onabotulinum toxin A is an effective treatment option for patients with refractory urgency urinary incontinence (UUI).
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pain, Burnout, Professional
- Trial name
- RELAX (NCT06319898)
- Testing
- Lavender aromatherapy sticker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Elevated Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter (ONSD) With the Raised PCO2 and Internal Jugular Venous Occlusion
Monitoring the ICP is the most important aspect of the management of these patients. Recently, transorbital ultrasonography has gained popularity as a noninvasive bedside exam that has been shown to be useful in the diagnosis of…
- Trial name
- NCT02361658
- Testing
- Ultrasonographic of the optic nerve sheath diameter, RespirAct™, Neck collar
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lashmi Venkatraghavan
Arthropathy of Knee
Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Peripheral nerve blocks catheters of the femoral nerve have long been used for perioperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). These blocks provide effective analgesia and patient satisfaction for surgical pain relief.
- Trial name
- NCT03133481
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Nerve Block, Femoral Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Paresis
Bupivacaine Versus Ropivacaine on Diaphragmatic Motility and Ventilatory Function
Background: Outpatient continuous interscalene brachial plexus blocks are used to control pain after shoulder surgery, with infusions of 0.125% bupivacaine or 0.2% ropivacaine.
- Trial name
- NCT02059070
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anesthesiology WSU/DMC-NorthStar
Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Pain
Optimizing Local Anesthetic Concentration for Continuous Lumbar Plexus Nerve Blocks
This is a research study to determine if the concentration of local anesthetic through a catheter next to the nerves that go to the hip that is undergoing surgery, affects muscle strength and sense of touch experienced after…
- Trial name
- NCT00912873
- Testing
- 0.1% Ropivacaine, 0.4% Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Nerve Block, Intercostal Nerve
Ultrasound-Guided Intercostal Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Relief in Percutaneous Nephrolitotomy
Percutaneous nephrolitotomy (PCNL)is an endourological procedure for the management of patients with renal calculi. Postoperative pain around the surgical area and the nephrostomy tube can being a problem.
- Trial name
- NCT01549405
- Testing
- İntercostal nerve block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital
Pain
Femoral Nerve Block Versus Adductor Canal Nerve Block for Peri-Operative Analgesia Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction: Evaluation of Post-operative Pain and Strength
All patients over the age of 16 undergoing primary or revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the use of bone-patellar-bone autograft are eligible for the study.
- Trial name
- NCT03033589
- Testing
- Marcaine 0.25 % Injectable Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Regional Anesthesia, Saphenous Nerve Block
Comparing Subsartorial Saphenous Nerve Blocks With and Without Dexamethasone for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
For patients undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction surgery, the postoperative period can be a painful experience without adequate pain management.
- Trial name
- NCT01586806
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Only, Bupivacaine with 1 mg of Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine with 4 mg of Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Cancer of Bladder
Comparison of Obturator Nerve Blockade and Neuromuscular Blockade
Patients diagnosed with posterolateral bladder tumors will be invited to participate in the study. Subjects will be randomized to receive an ultrasound-guided obturator block or a neuromuscular blocking agent after the induction…
- Trial name
- NCT03063255
- Testing
- Obturator block, Neuromuscular block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cutaneous Melanoma, Mucosal Melanoma
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Checkpoint Blockade
This randomized phase II trial studies how well nivolumab with or without ipilimumab or relatlimab before surgery works in treating patients with stage IIIB-IV melanoma that can be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Cutaneous Melanoma, Mucosal Melanoma, Ocular Melanoma, Stage III Acral Lentiginous Melanoma AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT02519322
- Testing
- Ipilimumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Nivolumab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Central Post Stroke Pain
Peripheral Sensory Input in Central Post Stroke Pain (CPSP)
Prospective, open-label study in 10 patients with Central Post Stroke Pain (CPSP). The study will evaluate the effects of peripheral nerve blockade on spontaneous pain and evoked thermal and mechanical responses in CPSP, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02148588
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block with 2% lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pheochromocytoma, Paraganglioma
Preoperative Alpha Blockade for Pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma is a rare, catecholamine (ex. adrenaline) secreting tumor that requires preoperative alpha blockade to minimize intraoperative hemodynamic instability, thereby reducing intra- and postoperative morbidity and…
- Trial name
- NCT03176693
- Testing
- Phenoxybenzamine, Doxazosin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Postoperative Pain
Phase 2B Upper Extremity Nerve Block Study
This is a Phase 2B, randomized, assessor-blind, active- and saline placebo-controlled, multicenter study in subjects undergoing augmentation mammoplasty to evaluate the analgesic efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of…
- Trial name
- NCT03011333
- Testing
- HTX-011, Bupivacaine HCl without epinephrine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- Heron Therapeutics
Pain
Trial of Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block on Isolated Femur Fracture Using Echo Friendly Needles
This study aims to determine if there is any difference in the success rate of ultra-sound guided femoral nerve block performed with an echogenic needle versus a standard needle.
- Trial name
- TUFFEN (NCT02046317)
- Testing
- Femoral Nerve Block, Echogenic needle, Standard of care needle
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Difference Between Femoral Nerve Block and Saphenous Block
Saphenous Nerve Block vs. Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Currently, the regional anesthetic standard of care for total knee replacement surgery is combined spinal/epidural to provide long-lasting pain relief with or without a femoral nerve block (FNB).
- Trial name
- NCT01505374
- Testing
- Study Technique, Control Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Nerve Block
Lidocaine Combined Dexmedetomidine for Obturator Nerve Block
Hypothesis: Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant of lidocaine can decrease the median effective concentration(EC50) of lidocaine for obturator nerve block during transurethral resection of bladder tumor
- Trial name
- ONB (NCT02066727)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Normal Saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Guolin Wang
Total Knee Replacement, Primary Knee Arthroplasty
Postoperative Knee Strength Following Total Knee Replacement: A Double-Blinded Randomized Comparison Study
Major surgery involving the knee is often associated with severe postoperative pain. Postoperative pain control remains a significant contributor to delayed recovery and length of hospital stay.
- Trial name
- NCT01620047
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Perineural Steroids for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
This study will look at the efficacy of dexamethasone for prolongation of peripheral nerve blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT02462148
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine, Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Leiomyoma
Superior Hypogastric Nerve Block for Pain Control Post-uterine Fibroid Embolization
Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is now an accepted treatment of uterine fibroids. However the procedure is often very painful and, in many centres, patients are admitted overnight with patient controlled analgesic (PCA) pumps…
- Trial name
- NCT02270255
- Testing
- Superior hypogastric nerve block, 0.75% Ropivacaine, Subcutaneous injection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre