Clinical trials: Perceptual Disorders
Low Back Pain, Pain
Evaluation of Stepped Care for Chronic Pain in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans (ESCAPE)
The purpose of this study is to determine if a stepped-care intervention makes pain symptoms better and reduces activity limitations because of pain. Our two primary hypotheses are that in OIF/OEF veterans with chronic pain: 1.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Pain, Pain, Intractable
- Trial name
- ESCAPE (NCT00386243)
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy, Pain self-management program, Co-Analgesic Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pain Management
Regional Block for Postoperative Free Flap Care
The purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of regional anesthesia for head and neck patients undergoing microvascular free flap reconstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT04080739
- Testing
- ropivicaine 0.2%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Analgesia After ED Discharge for Extremity Injuries
Comparing the Efficacy of Oral Opioids for Outpatient Acute Pain Management After ED Discharge Discharge
There will be 3 randomized, double-blinded clinical trials to help determine which of commonly prescribed oral opioid combination is most effective in managing acute extremity pain after discharge from the adult emergency…
- Trial name
- NCT01402375
- Testing
- Hydrocodone (first trial), Codeine (first trial), Oxycodone (for second trial)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 720 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Adductor Canal Catheter Effectiveness and Safety Study
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Compare the effect of usual care with an adductor canal catheter (ACC) containing ropivacaine to the effect of usual care without an ACC on the second-postoperative-day pain levels among patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- ACCESS (NCT04639128)
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Hallux Valgus
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Tapentadol (CG5503) in the Treatment of Acute Pain From Bunionectomy Compared With Placebo
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of tapentadol immediate-release (IR [CG5503]) for use in the relief of moderate to severe acute pain, compared with placebo, in adult Taiwanese patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01813890
- Testing
- Tapentadol IR 50 mg, Tapentadol IR 75 mg
- Where
- 3 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen-Cilag International NV
Auditory Processing Disorder
Effects of Remote Microphone Hearing Aids on Children With Auditory Processing Disorder
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a disorder where the functions of the ear are normal, but the person has difficulty identifying or discriminating sounds and experiences listening difficulties in noise.
- Trial name
- NCT02353091
- Testing
- Remote Microphone Hearing Aids
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Gulf War, Fatigue
Groups for Regaining Our Wellbeing
This study is a randomized clinical trial measuring outcomes up to 6-months post-intervention. The objective of this study is to evaluate outcomes of two different group interventions for Veterans with Chronic Multisymptom…
- Conditions
- Gulf War, Fatigue, Pain, Depression
- Trial name
- GROW (NCT03058952)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pain
4-drug Nerve Block Versus Plain Local Anesthetic for Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Analgesia in Veterans
After total joint replacement, early hospital discharge to home (with patients capable of continuing a home-based rehabilitation program) is a cost- effective management strategy.
- Trial name
- NCT02891798
- Testing
- Bupivacaine + CBD (clonidine, buprenorphine, dexamethasone), Bupivacaine Only (control arm)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Brian Williams
Pain, Postoperative, Hysterectomy
Abdominal Ice Packs for Pain Control and Reduction of Narcotic Use Following Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of using ice packs on the abdomen immediately after laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery on pain control and narcotic pain medication use.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Hysterectomy, Narcotic Use, Cryotherapy Effect
- Trial name
- NCT03341533
- Testing
- Ice packs plus usual post-op analgesia, Usual post-op analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pain Management
Analgesic Efficacy of (MSIR)/Acetaminophen vs. Oxycodone/Acetaminophen (Percocet)
Oxycodone and Hydrocodone are the most commonly used oral opioid analgesics in the emergency department and in outpatient settings.
- Trial name
- NCT03088826
- Testing
- Morphine Sulfate, Oxycodone, Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Chronic Low Back Pain
Virtual Reality Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain
This study will test the efficacy of an evidence-based virtual reality (VR) therapy program as a non-pharmacological supplement for the management of chronic lower back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT04409353
- Testing
- Distraction-Based VR, Skills-Based VR, Activity Tracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 413 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Pain, Post-operative
Evaluation of N1539 Following Bunionectomy Surgery
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of N1539 in subjects with acute moderate to severe pain following unilateral bunionectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02675907
- Testing
- N1539
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Baudax Bio
Postoperative Pain
A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of SKY0402 in Subjects Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
The primary objective is to demonstrate that SKY0402 is superior when compared to bupivacaine HCl in the management of postoperative pain for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- TKA (NCT00745290)
- Testing
- Bupivacaine HCl, SKY0402
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Retinitis Pigmentosa
The Perceptual Experience of Argus II Users
This Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans (BESH) study investigates phosphene perception and performance factors in blind participants implanted with the Argus II retinal prosthesis system.
- Trial name
- NCT05285618
- Testing
- Argus II
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Pain
Battlefield Auricular Acupressure (BAApress) Feasibility Study
The purpose of this research study is to find out what effects (good and bad) acupressure applied to the outside of the ear (Auricular Acupressure), in addition to the standard of care medication regimen, will have on pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05939388
- Testing
- Auricular Acupressure Pads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Acute Pain, Surgery
NSS-2 BRIDGE Device in Post-Operative Pain Management
The current opioid epidemic has led to a renewed interest in exploring non-pharmacological techniques to treat post-operative pain.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Surgery, Abdominal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03555266
- Testing
- NSS-2 Bridge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacques E. Chelly
Acute Pain, Arthropathy of Knee
NSS-2-BRIDGE Study for Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasties, Bariatric, and Kidney Transplant Surgeries
The current opioid epidemic has led to a renewed interest in exploring non-pharmacological techniques to treat post-operative pain.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Arthropathy of Knee, Arthropathy of Hip, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT03834142
- Testing
- NSS-2 Bridge
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacques E. Chelly
Epidural Catheter, Epidural Analgesia
Epidural Anesthesia for Transurethral Resection of The Prostate
The aim of this study is to assess the effects of different routes of local anesthetic administration in epidural anesthesia applied to patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P).
- Conditions
- Epidural Catheter, Epidural Analgesia, Geriatric Cardiology, Urologic Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06893809
- Testing
- Epidural injection via Tuohy needle, Epidural injection via catheter, Combined epidural injection (needle and catheter)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
Breast Cancer, Chronic Pain
Reducing Pain and Disability After Breast Cancer Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if the combination of thoracic paravertebral block and multimodal analgesia will decrease chronic pain and arm morbidity in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery with lymph node…
- Trial name
- RELIeF (NCT01089933)
- Testing
- Thoracic Paravertebral Block (TPVB), Local Anesthetic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Chronic Low Back Pain, Chronic Neck Pain
Effect of Combined Morphine and Duloxetine on Chronic Pain
A double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical study examining whether duloxetine, a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), could enhance opioid analgesia and reduce overall opioid use.
- Trial name
- Duloxetine (NCT03249558)
- Testing
- Morphine, Duloxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital