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Filter by:Blood oxygen level dependant (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) investigations of pain have provided substantial insight into the workings of the human brain. To date, however, the vast majority of studies have dealt with short painful stimulations. This work will expand the investigators knowledge of how longer stimulations are processed by comparing the activation pattern from a two minute painful stimulation with that of an 30-second painful stimulus. The investigators hypothesis that accommodation to the longer stimulation will be evident by either decreases in signal intensity in brain areas known to process pain, or by increasing activity in brain areas thought to be responsible for the modulation of painful perception.
The CAre Management for the Effective use of Opioids (CAMEO) trial is a 2-arm randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of pharmacological vs. behavioral approaches for chronic lower back pain. The study aims are to compare the interventions' (PHARM vs. BEH) effects on pain intensity, pain interference, function, and other pain relevant outcomes over 12 months.
The purpose of this study is to assess pain in women randomised to digital or speculum placement of a Foley catheter. Pain during cervical ripening with the Foley catheter is also to be evaluated as well as maternal satisfaction with induction of labour.
A major means whereby oxidative stress promotes aging-related disease is by activating inflammatory pathways. Decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation should ameliorate many of the problems associated with aging, including vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, muscle wasting, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Animal and human studies have demonstrated that consumption of vitamin D and phase 2 protein inducers decrease oxidative stress and associated inflammation. The flax lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) is metabolized to enterolactone, a potent phase 2 protein inducer. Animal and human studies have shown that consumption of flax seed or its component SDG decreases hypertension, serum cholesterol, atherosclerosis, the growth of experimentally-induced cancers as well as metastases of human breast tumours implanted into nude mice, and delays the development of type 2 diabetes. Vitamin D plays a role in modulating inflammation, enhancing immunity (while suppressing autoimmune injury) and exerting control over cell differentiation. Adequate levels of vitamin D also appear to promote better glycemic control. The investigators predict that consumption of SDG in persons with adequate vitamin D status will decrease oxidative stress and associated inflammation. If this hypothesis is upheld, this research has the potential to greatly decrease healthcare costs while allowing healthier aging.
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of NGX-1998 applied for 5 minutes for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
Behavioral and physiologic observations suggest that the injection of local anesthetic is among the most feared or anxiety producing procedures during dental intervention. Discomfort during the injection is currently reduced by pharmacologic or mechanical methods. No technique has proven to be effective for every patient. The VibraJect LLC (USA) was first introduced in 1995 and was developed under the hypothesis that a vibrating needle would stimulate large diameter nerve fibers and thereby close the gate to smaller nerves carrying the pain signal from the injection site. Studies on adult patients have been promising. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of the VibraJect dental syringe attachment in reducing injection discomfort and procedural anxiety in the pediatric dental population.
This is a prospective, multi-center, post-marketing observational study to evaluate the effectiveness and compliance of ibuprofen in a sustained release form in the treatment of Egyptian osteoarthritic patients.
The purpose of this study is to confirm the efficacy of tinoridine hydrochloride (HCL), three times daily (TID), in the treatment of pain and inflammation in patients with acute tonsillitis and/or acute pharyngitis of nonbacterial origin versus placebo.
Background: The J-Tip Device allows an intradermal needle-free jet injection of 1% buffered lidocaine. This study compares needle-free jet injection of lidocaine to saline in reducing pain prior to lumbar puncture in infants. Methods: Randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial involving infants, less than 3 months of age, presenting to the emergency department meeting clinical criteria for a lumbar puncture. All patients were administered the J-tip and randomized to either treatment with 1% lidocaine or an equivalent amount of sterile normal saline prior to lumbar puncture.
The purpose of this study is to examine opioid and endocannabinoid mechanisms of exercise-induced analgesia in men and women.