Active clinical trials for "Chest Pain"

Cardiac surgery patients often undergo anxiousness and pain. Before surgery, anxiety is often caused by the idea of sternotomy, extracorporeal circulation, fear of post-operative pain, and even death. After surgery anxiety and pain can be the consequences of operative and peri-operative procedures. The investigators believe that reducing stress and pain by a relaxation therapy would lead to better stay in hospital and a better recovery after surgery. Music Care® relaxation technique consists into listening to an audio relaxing soundtrack chosen by the patient. This technique has already proven with several clinical studies its efficiency for reducing pain and anxiety in hospital. The research consists of comparing this technique to Peter Hess® sound massage for reducing pain and anxiety. The Peter Hess® sound massage is a holistic relaxation technique that uses sound vibrations generated by therapeutic singing bowls. Patients will be randomized in one of the two groups (Music Care® or Peter Hess®).

The aim is to determine the additional value of computerized, patient-entered medical histories for the management of patients presenting at the emergency department with chest pain.

Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) in the absence of musculoskeletal abnormalities, major esophageal motor disorders, gastroesophageal reflux or eosinophilic esophagitis is called functional chest pain (FCP). Most likely multiple factors play a role, such as esophageal hypersensitivity and enhanced perception. Citalopram and other antidepressants are proven to be effective in the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome. With this trial the investigators want to assess the effect of citalopram on symptoms of chest pain in patients with functional chest pain.

Non cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is defined as recurring, angina-like, retrosternal chest pain of non cardiac origin. Annual prevalence of NCCP in the general population of the western world ranges from 25-35%. Of those patients presenting to an emergency room with chest pain, a cardiac etiology is ultimately found in only 11-39%. Several conditions are associated with NCCP, with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) being the most prevalent, constituting up to 60% of cases. However, NCCP is considered a disorder of heterogenous nature and several other conditions, apart of GERD, such as esophageal dysmotility and esophageal hypersensitivity have been implicated. Treatment of NCCP remains a real challenge due to the diverse underlying mechanisms responsible for patients' symptoms. Given the fact that GERD is by far the most common etiology, proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy has been tried extensively; however, after 6 weeks of treatment complete resolution of symptoms occurs in only 30% of patients, the optimal duration of PPI administration is not known, while the best maintenance dose has never been determined. Although the administration of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) could theoretically benefit those patients with esophageal hypersensitivity, the trials that have been published so far have included small number of patients and reported conflicting results, while the co-administration of PPIs with SSRIs has not been evaluated so far. Furthermore, data on treatment of patients with functional chest pain are lacking.

The primary aim is to develop and test the feasibility of a standardized digital audio home-hypnotherapy (HHT) program for patients with refractory functional chest pain (FCP). The secondary aims of this study are: To obtain pilot data to assess the magnitude of the treatment effect of self-hypnosis in refractory FCP for an anticipated future, larger treatment trial; To determine the stability of the treatment effect of HHT in refractory FCP; To assess the relationship between response to HHT and psychological factors; and To assess the relationship between response to HHT and symptomatic dimensions of chest pain (severity, frequency, and duration). To assess the difference

The effect of baclofen (GABAB agonist), diltiazem (muscle relaxant) and placebo will be compared in a double-blinded randomized study for the treatment of NCCP. Cerebral cortical, brainstem and spinal evoked potentials before and after treatment will be evaluated. Results of this study will shed lights on pathogenesis and treatment of NCCP in Chinese.We hypothesize that Baclofen alleviates visceral hyperalgesia in NCCP patients by suppressing afferent sensory pathway.

The goal of the current project is to assess performance of the Bounceless Control sports bra versus: (1) the Shefit Ultimate Sports bra, and (2) conventional bra as worn by participants in a variety of athletic activities.

This RCT aims to determine if it is possible to perform acupuncture on men and women diagnosed with stable angina who have symptoms, chest pain, and/or chest discomfort. The investigators want to determine if acupuncture reduces the pain and other symptoms of angina, chest pain, and chest discomfort. The investigators also want to examine whether this study is acceptable to the participants, and by carrying out this study the investigators will be able to tell how many participants they will need in a future larger study to further test acupuncture to reduce the symptoms of angina in women.

The purpose of this study is to determine if stem cell therapy with your own cells (autologous cells) delivered with a catheter to regions of the heart with poor blood flow will be safe and if it will relieve your chest pain, increase the blood flow, and/or improve the cardiac contractility (function) by regenerating blood vessels in your heart.

This study is a prospective multicenter observational study for external validation and model advancement of a deep learning based 12-lead electrocardiogram analysis algorithm targeting adult patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain and acute myocardial infarction equivalent symptoms. About 9,000 adult patients will be enrolled at 20 emergency medical centers in Korea. Artificial intelligence algorithms are manufactured by Medical AI Co., Ltd. It is an advanced version based on the model developed and published in 2020. It had the diagnostic performance of area under the receiver operating curve 0.901 and 0.951 for acute myocardial infarction and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, respectively. The primary endpoint is a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction on the day of the emergency center visit, and the secondary endpoint is a 30-day major adverse cardiac event. From March 2022, patient registration will begin at centers that have been approved by the Institutional Review Board. This is the first prospective multicenter emergency department validation study for a 12-lead electrocardiogram artificial intelligence algorithm to diagnose acute myocardial infarction. This study will give insight into the direction of future development by verifying whether the deep learning algorithm works well for patients visiting the real-world adult emergency medical center.