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 2,778 clinical trials
Assessment of Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) and Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) After Effect in Patients With and Without Tennis Elbow (TE)
This study at Hashemite University looks at how people with and without tennis elbow (AKA lateral elbow tendinopathy) feel pressure pain and how their bodies briefly "turn down" pain after a cold stimulus. Participants complete brief questionnaires (basic demographics without names, a tennis-elbow symptom form, and a physical-activity form) and …
Improving Sleep in Veterans With the Polytrauma Clinical Triad
The "polytrauma clinical triad" (PCT), a highly disabling constellation of factors, is defined by the coexistence of traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and chronic pain. Veterans with the PCT are medically complex, often refractory to conventional therapies, and suffer from additional related chronic sequela. Notably, sleep disturbances and cognitive …
Dexmedetomidine Versus Lidocaine Infusions as Adjuvants to General Anesthesia for Chronic Pain Management After Mastectomy
This study aims to compare dexmedetomidine and lidocaine infusions as adjuvants to general anesthesia for chronic pain management after mastectomy.
Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients on Long-term Colchicine With Colchicine-resistant Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) to Evaluate the Efficacy of On-demand Anakinra Treatment for Painful Attacks in Patients Who Refuse Continuous Daily Therapy
To evaluate the efficacy on clinical symptoms in case of FMF attack among FMF patients resistant to Colchicine of on demand anakinra treatment (100 mg/d from the prodromal phase of the attack until 24 hours of remission (during 7 days maximum) associated with daily colchicine. compared to analgesic associated with …
Cannabidiol and Older Adult Cannabis Users
Cannabis use increased 10 fold among adults over the age of 65 between 2014 and 2016 but very little data exists on the extent of their harmful effects on health and behavior. The overarching goal of this project is to test a novel harm reduction strategy in which older individuals …
Opioid Sparing Anesthesia Care for Pediatric Patients Having Tonsil Surgery
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, non-inferiority study of patients undergoing tonsil surgeries at Boston Children's Hospital Waltham. The overall aim is to evaluate the efficacy of an opioid anesthetic plan (morphine, ketorolac, and acetaminophen versus an opioid sparing anesthetic plan (dexmedetomidine, ketorolac and acetaminophen) for perioperative analgesia and recovery …
Cannabis for Palliative Care in Cancer
Many cancer patients suffer from pain, sleep, and mood problems and are using cannabis to relieve these symptoms. Cannabis may provide such relief but may also produce negative side effects including cognitive impairment, an especially problematic issue for cancer patients, indicating more research on cannabis use in the cancer context …
Effects of Schroth-Based Exercise on Kyphosis Angle, Muscle Strength, Balance, Pain, and Quality of Life in Hyperkyphosis With Chronic Neck Pain
The normal thoracic kyphosis angle of the spine is 20-40°, however, an angle of more than 40° is referred to as postural kyphosis, increased kyphosis or hyperkyphosis. Although postural kyphosis negatively affects individuals' general health status, physical performance, and quality of life, there is still no standardized protocol for correcting …
Development and Validation of a New Questionnaire for Caregivers to Assess Hip Pain in Quadriplegic Pediatric Patients: Non-Ambulatory Hip Pain Questionnaire
The goal of this clinical trial is twofold: to develop a questionnaire for care givers to assess hip pain in quadriplegic pediatric patients who are not able to communicate it independently to validate this questionnaire in a cohort of 100 pediatric patients with quadriplegia Researchers will : involve 10 experts …
Strength Training and Proprioceptive Stimulation on Pain, Function, Quality of Life, Sleep Quality, and Psychosocial Factors in Older Adults With Shoulder Pain
A single-blind randomized clinical trial with a pretest posttest design is proposed in adults over 60 years of age with chronic shoulder pain due to rotator cuff involvement. Participants will be divided into an experimental group that will receive a multi-joint strength exercise program along with proprioceptive somatosensory stimulation plus …
