Active clinical trials for "Acute Pain"

This was an interventional, double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized, single dose, proof-of-concept study. It was a single-center clinical trial. The purpose of the study was to explore the clinical efficacy and safety of a single local IM injection of gonyautoxin 2/3 (GTX 2/3) compared to placebo in decreasing pain and improving lumbar functionality at short term follow-up in adult patients with acute low back pain, without radiculopathy.

This study will investigate the effects of an exercise intervention on retired American professional football (APF) players. A total of 20 retired APF players (≥ 18 years of age), who suffer from chronic pain, will be enrolled. The study duration for each participants will be 18 months. Enrolled participants will perform a 18 months exercise intervention which involves 90 exercise rehabilitation training visits. In addition, participants will also be tested on various measures of health and function both at baseline (prior to intervention), at 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months (post intervention). All testing and result interpretation will be performed by trained research personnel. Participants are not University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) participants; however, study testing visits will occur at UIC. All exercise intervention training visits will occur at Gh Fitlab.

The purpose of this research project is to evaluate the impact of virtual reality therapy on mitigating heart failure pain in hospitalized patients with heart failure and compare this impact to that of 2-dimensional guided imagery distraction therapy.

Pain is a global public health issue and represents the most common reason for both physician consultation and hospital admissions . When unrelieved or poorly controlled, it is associated with medical complications, poor patient satisfaction and increased risk of developing chronic pain. Dexketoprofen is a new NSAID treating acute postoperative pain and when it combined with tramadol may have a better effect. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the analgesic effect of the oral use of the combination of dexketoprofen/tramadole on the reduction of postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty with minimal invasive anterior approach (AMIS).

The study in order to evaluate the effect of virtual reality glasses during splint in children on pain and anxiety due to the procedure.

Assessing pain in the adult intensive care unit (ICU) is challenging because many patients are unable to communicate due to mechanical ventilation and sedation. Therefore, it is necessary to have alternative methods to assess pain in this vulnerable patient population. In this project, the use of a multi-parameter technology (i.e., the Nociception Level (NOL) index) will be tested for pain assessment in ICU adults. The NOL index is a value from 0 to 100 obtained by calculating different parameters (e.g., pulse, skin temperature) captured through a small probe placed on the patient's finger. The NOL was initially developed for assessing nociception, pain and analgesia in anesthetized patients undergoing surgery, and its use in the ICU is new. The NOL's use before, during and after standard care procedures known to be painful (e.g., tube or drain removal, suctioning of secretions through the endotracheal tube) and non-painful (e.g., cuff inflation to measure blood pressure, soft touch) in ICU adults. The NOL will be monitored in three groups: a) patients able to communicate so they can self-report their pain (gold standard criterion) and express behaviors, b) patients unable to communicate but express behaviors (reference criterion), and c) patients unable to communicate and to express behaviors. In the first group, patients will be asked to self-report their pain and procedural distress on a 0 to 10 scale. In the first and second group, patients will be assessed for pain using a standardized behavioral scale which will be completed by trained research staff. In the third group, only the NOL will be monitored. Analgesic and sedative medication administered to patients will also be documented from medical charts. The ability of the NOL to detect pain based on self-reports of pain and behavioral scores, and its ability to discriminate between painful and non-painful procedures will be examined. If found to be useful, the NOL could be used as an alternative measure of pain and improve its recognition and treatment in vulnerable ICU patients.

Phase IIIb confirmatory study of efficacy and safety, longitudinal, multicenter, randomized, double-blind study of the combination Pregabalin/Tramadol versus Pregabalin in the management of acute pain of neuropathic origin.

The search for new safe and effective methods of pain relief after surgery on large joints is still an urgent problem. The most optimal approach in the treatment of postoperative pain is the use of multimodal analgesia with a different mechanism of action that act on various mechanisms of pain and can include opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, anticonvulsants, NMDA antagonists, alpha-2-agonists, and sodium and calcium channel blocking agents, as well as local anesthetics. NSAIDs are the most popular and safe means for pain relief. Therefore, a lot of efforts are aimed at increasing the effectiveness of NSAIDs use. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of simultaneously administering two or three NSAIDs, compared to using only one NSAID, for pain relief after surgery on large joints such as hip or knee arthroplasty.

to compare the effects of the Mirror therapy and fine motor activities on hand function in chronic stroke patients

The goal of this observational study is to describe the influence of renal function on the pharmacokinetics of methadone used through an intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) pump for the management of acute postoperative pain. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is the pharmacokinetic of methadone used in an IV-PCA pump impaired in patients with chronic kidney disease? After surgery the participants will use an IV-PCA of methadone and blood samples will be withdrawn to measure the plasmatic levels of it.