pain Clinical Trials
A listing of pain medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 2,805 clinical trials
Incidence of Chronic Pain After Thoracic Surgery
Thoracotomy and video-assisted thoracic surgery procedures are frequently performed in thoracic surgery. It is widely accepted that thoracotomy causes severe acute pain. This prolongs the discharge time of the patients, and increases the frequency of postoperative pulmonary complications and postoperative morbidity. Postoperative acute pain may cause chronic thoracotomy pain in …
Efficacy of Preventive Ketamine on Postoperative Pain
Although bariatric surgery is mainly performed laparoscopically, analgesic optimization is still essential to reduce complications and to improve the patients' comfort. In laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, the intraoperative peritoneal instillation of bupivacaine hydrochloride (30 ml, 0.25%) was known to be safe and effective in reducing postoperative pain, nausea, and vomiting. Furthermore, …
Brain Mechanisms Supporting Cannabis-induced Pain Relief
The American Academy of Pain Medicine has labeled pain as a "silent epidemic" due to its staggering costs to society (over $500 billion/year) and widespread prevalence (affects over 100 million Americans). Thus, it is imperative to test and validate cost-effective pain therapies. To this extent, cannabis is characterized as one …
Pain Management of Amputation Wounds With AutoHypnosis
Amputation in vascular surgery mainly concerns the lower limb and is often linked to Obliterative Arterial Disease of the Lower Limbs. It indicates the impossibility or failure of revascularisation after an exhaustive assessment aimed at saving the limb. It is also performed to limit the spread of gangrene, an affection …
Post-operative Cesarean Trial of Pain Control
This study plans to learn more about postoperative pain management after cesarean deliveries (C-sections). As a part of standard of care, the Children's Hospital Colorado's Colorado Fetal Care Center (CFCC) follows the standard Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean (ERAC) guidelines to manage pain following C-section delivery. In addition, the CFCC uses …
Novel Bioactive Sleeve on Pain and PROMs
A novel bioactive sleeve will be compared to a placebo sleeve with a similar look and feel to assess pain outcomes, patient reported outcome measures, and effectiveness of healing based on range of motion.
Vibration on Patellofemoral Joint Pain After ACLR
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a prevailing problem among sports participants, especially in non-contact sports. Studies have reported that 70-84% of ACL injuries are non-contact in nature, and movements like changing in direction while running, cutting and pivoting on a planted foot have resulted in a majority of ACL …
Electroacupuncture Treatment for Discogenic Low Back Pain
Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent clinical condition characterized by pain localized between the lower edge of the 12th rib and the gluteal fold.The incidence of LBP has been escalating annually.An epidemiological survey encompassing 204 countries and territories globally projects a stark increase in the affected population, from an …
Neuropathic Pain and Type II Diabetic Patients
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a common metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from insufficiency, deficiency or absence of the insulin hormone. Chronic hyperglycemia, secondary metabolic and microvascular changes resulting in diabetic neuropathy are among the most common complications encountered in DM patients. Diabetic neuropathy is called peripheral, autonomic or spinal …
Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain After Lumbar Fusion
Spine surgery often causes severe postoperative pain. Currently, our hospital routinely uses ropivacaine for local infiltration analgesia (lasting 6-8 hours). This study evaluates liposomal bupivacaine, a novel long-acting local anesthetic providing up to 72 hours of pain relief, in patients undergoing posterior lumbar spine surgery. Through a randomized controlled design, …
