Long-term Outcomes of Lidocaine Infusions for Post-Operative Pain (LOLIPOP) Trial
Breast CancerBreast Cancer Female2 moreThe LOLIPOP Trial is a large (n=4,300 patients) pragmatic, international, multicentre, prospective, randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled, parallel assessment, safety and effectiveness superiority study.
Preoperative Mindfulness: Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy
PainPostoperativeThis is a randomized control trial investigating the effects of a preoperative mindfulness intervention on postoperative pain, quality of recovery and stress scores in women undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy. The mindfulness intervention will be delivered via the application Headspace™. The primary outcome will be pain scores measured on postoperative day one. Secondary outcomes will include quality of recovery scores and perceived stress scores measured on postoperative days 1 and 7, amount of opioid consumed, and dose response between number of sessions and/or numbers of minutes of meditation performed on pain and quality of recovery scores. The study team hypothesizes that mindfulness practiced in the form of meditation delivered via an internet application will lead to reduced pain scores on postoperative day 1.
The Perioperative Pain Self-Management Program Trial
Postoperative PainThis study will trial the impact of teaching surgical patients a pain self-management approach to compliment medical post-surgical pain management.
Efficacy of Preventive Ketamine on Postoperative Pain
Postoperative PainAlthough 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, usage of ketamine both as a pre and post-operative pain management is well established. Ketamine can be used solely or in combination with other co-adjuvant drugs, increasing their efficacy. Many therapeutic properties of ketamine have been attributed to its antagonism mechanism to N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptors.
Prevention of Persistent Pain With LidocAine iNfusions in Breast Cancer Surgery (PLAN)
Post-mastectomy Pain SyndromeBreast Cancer4 morePhase III, international multicentre, parallel group, blinded, 1:1 randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of an intraoperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on reducing the development of persistent pain 3-months after breast cancer surgery.
Ketorolac Intravenous Regional Analgesia in Lower Limb Surgeries
Postoperative PainAcuteTourniquet, a compressing device, otherwise its use in intravenous regional anesthesia, is commonly used in particular orthopedic surgeries. From the previous documented effectiveness and safety of intravenous (IV) administration of ketorolac in the circulatory-isolated limb as a part of intravenous regional anesthesia; we hypothesized that in orthopedic surgeries done with tourniquet, intravenous (IV) administration of ketorolac after tourniquet inflation, will act as intravenous regional analgesia. So, it will prolong the postoperative analgesic duration as a primary outcome.
Mindfulness Surgical Pain Outcomes
Postsurgical Pain Outcomes After Major Musculoskeletal Surgeries Associated With High Risk of Chronic Postsurgical PainThis will be a prospective randomized study to evaluate novel, clinically feasible, easily deliverable, pragmatic ways of preemptively modifying known CPSP and behavioral risk factors for acute to chronic pain transitions in adolescents before surgery. In addition, it will provide mechanistic insights and build a strong foundation for future large scale interventional studies that can impact outcomes positively in children undergoing surgery.
Continuous Infusions vs Scheduled Bolus Infusions
Surgical ProcedureUnspecified2 moreTo compare continuous infusions to bolus infusions and there affect on post-surgical pain.
Pre-incision Versus Lapaorscopic-assisted Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) and Rectus Sheath Block...
Post Operative PainThe goal of this clinical trial is to compare pre-incision vs laparoscopic assisted Transversus abdominis plane and rectus sheath block in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The main question it aims to answer is: • if the effectiveness of TAP and rectus sheath block varies according to whether it is performed pre-incisional (pre emptive) or intraoperatively under Laparoscopic vision for laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Participants will be assessed for pain at 3,6,12, and 24 hrs after surgery. Researchers will compare pain score between Laparoscopic-assisted TAP block(LATAP) and Rectus Sheath block vs Pre-incision TAP (PITAP ) .
Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Postoperative Analgesia: A Randomized, Triple-Masked, Sham-Controlled...
Postoperative PainAcutePulsed electromagnetic field therapy is a possible method of pain control involving the application of electromagnetic energy (also termed nonthermal, pulsed, shortwave radiofrequency therapy). Food and Drug Administration-cleared devices have been in clinical use for over 70 years. For decades, available devices consisted of a large signal generator and bulky coil applicator that were not portable and produced significant electromagnetic interference, making them impractical for common use. However, small, lightweight, relatively inexpensive, noninvasive, Food and Drug Administration-cleared devices that function for 30 days are now available to treat acute and chronic pain, decrease inflammation and edema, and hasten wound healing and bone regeneration. Therefore, it has the potential to concurrently improve analgesia and decrease or even negate opioid requirements, only without the limitations of opioids and peripheral nerve blocks. The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the possibility of treating acute postoperative pain with nonthermal, pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy, optimize the study protocol, and estimate the treatment effect in preparation for developing subsequent definitive clinical trials.