Active clinical trials for "Acute Pain"

The inflammatory process is the main mechanism in the occurrence of acute postoperative pain. It is also the main risk for the development of acute pain into persistent pain. Inflammation occurs in the process of peripheral sensitization and central sensitization with various inflammatory mediators. Postoperatively, there will be proliferation and activation of microglia and astrocytes which will then activate inflammatory receptors and signaling cascades of neurotransmitters, cytokines, and chemokines. There has been a lot of clinical research evidence that multimodal analgesia can adequately treat acute pain and can prevent the development of acute postoperative pain into persistent pain and chronic postoperative pain, but the molecular mechanisms are not fully understood.

Recently, Analgesia Nociception Index (ANI) has been evaluated for objectively measuring peri-operative pain and to guide intra-operative opioid administration during various surgeries. Propofol injection pain (PIP) is a common problem and can be very distressing to the patient.

Single-shot Adductor Canal Block in the outpatient clinic is safe, significantly decreased pain and analgesic consumption and may enhance the rehabilitation program

Can a nurse-based, anesthesiologist-supervised model reduce prevalence of postoperative pain in pediatric patients?

Non-Hispanic Blacks tend to report higher levels of pain, experience pain more frequently, and be under-treated for pain compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Acute (single session) exercise is known to be effective at reducing pain but it is unknown what effect chronic exercise training has on pain responses. The broad goal of this study is to determine whether regular exercise training is more effective at reducing pain responses in non-Hispanic Blacks compared to non-Hispanic Whites. The investigators are interested in comparing regular aerobic exercise training versus high-intensity interval training.

Single center, non-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Enrollment is based on ≥50 MME within 24 hours of admission, followed by a 24 hour screening/randomization window and a participation period extending through the acute hospitalization period. A total of 122 adult patients admitted with a traumatic injury will be randomized 1:1 across 2 study arms: adjunctive dronabinol or systemic analgesics only. Patients randomized to the dronabinol arm should receive their first dose within 12 hours of randomization; patients will also receive PRN as needed systemic analgesics for pain. Except for the analgesia protocol, all other interventions will be equivalent for participants in both arms. The clinical effects of analgesia treatment arm will be evaluated during the acute hospitalization (hospital admission through discharge or death). The primary efficacy endpoint will be assessed starting at 48 hours after randomization and carried through to discharge.

The investigators are comparing post operative analgesia provided for caesarean section patients, with the quadratus lumborum type 2 block and intrathecal morphine.

This clinical trial aims to investigate how to increase children cooperation in dental settings using ideas adopted from psychology to make an effective interdisciplinary approach. We want to test how showing images of mainstream superheroes such as Superman, Batman, etc. can prepare children, 6-12 years old, to behave desirably during the dental injection. Also, new modification will be applied to providing awards to children by telling them that they can keep the rewards they receive before starting the procedure only if they behave accordingly during the treatment. Moreover, it will be shown that if children's baseline psychological characteristic, age, gender, and family income affect their cooperation in the dental office. The results of this study help to manage children's behavior more efficiently in the clinical settings which is crucial to achieving effective treatment.

Patients with sickle cell disease suffer from acute and chronic pain that diminishes their quality of life. The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of mindfulness meditation, breathing exercises, and gentle yoga therapy as supportive measures for the management of acute vaso-occlusive pain crises in the inpatient setting.

Pain is a public health challenge around the world. However, there is no single standardized measure of pain, to the point that the estimated prevalence of chronic pain in adults ranges between 2% and 64% depending on the methods and definitions used. Existing measures of pain are known to present several problems and results can be hardly compared between people. The investigators propose and empirically validate a new, simple method to measure experienced pain in clinical trials. The method provides an objective, cardinal measurement of experienced pain which is comparable between people and the investigators test whether it is better able to measure experienced pain than existing procedures. The investigators test the new method in healthy participants using standard protocols (electrical and heat stimuli). The investigators also aim to validate the measure using a causal manipulation which relies on the administration of a topical analgesic product compared to a placebo.