Clinical trials: Quantitative Sensory Testing
Pain
Evaluating the Effect of Acupuncture on Pain Relief Using Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST)
The purpose of this study is to explore a new approach in assessing the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy in the treatment chronic pain conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT01094782
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Peripheral Neuropathy
Tapentadol Versus Oxycodone - a Mechanism-based Treatment Approach in Neuropathic Pain
The purpose of this study is to elucidate whether the additional mechanism of analgesia, i.e. reuptake inhibition of norepinephrine, of tapentadol leads to a change in different pain signs and symptoms in comparison to oxycodone.
- Trial name
- NCT01458015
- Testing
- tapentadol, oxycodone
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Neuropathic Pain
Study To Assess The Reproducibility And Sensitivity Of Quantitative Sensory Testing In Patients With Neuropathic Pain
Conventional pain efficacy measures such as Visual Analogue Scores (VAS) are often unable to detect treatment efficacy in small-scale clinical trials.
- Trial name
- NCT01117766
- Testing
- Pregabalin
- Where
- 5 sites in Austria, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
HIV Infections
Pain and Sensory Changes Assessment in HIV+ Patients
There are about 42 million people in the world afflicted with HIV or AIDS with about 1 million patients in the US. The epidemiology of orofacial pain has been reported extensively in the literature, yet the prevalence severity…
- Trial name
- NCT00422695
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Endometriosis, Central Sensitisation
Dyspareunia and Central Sensitization
Background: Endometriosis affects 10% of reproductive aged females, and can have a negative impact on sexual quality of life. Endometriosis can cause pelvic pain with deep penetration during intercourse, as well as other sexual…
- Conditions
- Endometriosis, Central Sensitisation, Dyspareunia
- Trial name
- NCT03216330
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Local Effects of Acupuncture and Nerve Conduction Studies
Thus study aims to characterize the local, nerve-specific effects of acupuncture on the median and ulnar nerves in the forearm, using nerve conduction studies and quantitative sensory testing.
- Trial name
- NCT03036657
- Testing
- MAC acupuncture needles, Electrostimulator 6c.Pro, Pantheon Research, Venice, CA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University