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Filter by:The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if a supplement called palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is effective in reducing the pain in patients with chronic inflammatory pain conditions. The main question the trial aims to answer is if PEA works better at treating a patients pain and improving their function better than a placebo. Participants will be divided into two equal groups and asked to take either PEA or a placebo for 8 weeks.
The purpose of this study is to understand if cognitive behavioral therapy can improve pain-related thought patterns and pain-related impairment in adults with cerebral palsy.
The purpose of this study is to develop an exercise treatment program for knee osteoarthritis that works well for people with memory problems. This study will include two parts. Participants can choose to participate in either or both parts. In Part 1 (not a clinical trial) - The investigators are inviting the following people to participate in an interview: 1. Individuals aged 60 years or older who do not live in a nursing home and have both memory issues and knee pain. 2. Care partners of people with knee pain and memory issues. A care partner can be a family member or friend who helps regularly. 3. Clinicians (exercise physiologists or rehabilitation therapists like physical and occupational therapists) who have worked with older adults with memory issues and knee pain. The goal of these interviews is to learn from the experiences of people with memory issues and knee pain and those who care for them. From these interviews, the investigators hope to design a non-drug, tailored physical activity program that will be interesting and helpful in managing knee pain for older adults with memory problems. For people with memory problems and knee pain and their care partners: The investigators will ask some questions to determine eligibility to participate in the study. Those who qualify for the study will be invited to participate in an interview that could be completed online or in person (Philadelphia, PA). The interview could last up to 90 minutes (1 and a half hours) and can be completed as one or multiple sessions. For clinicians: Participants will engage in a 90-minute focus group with other clinicians where lunch will be served if in person. Those participating in an online focus group will receive a gift card equal to the value of lunch. In Part 2 (a clinical trial) - The program developed in Part 1 will be tested. The program will be physical activity-based. Specific program details for part 2 will be provided as they emerge. Participants can choose to sign up for either or both parts. Signing up for Part 1 does not mean participants have to sign up for Part 2. Please contact us for any questions.
The investigators aim to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare two symptom-management programs for Black older adults with early cognitive decline (self-reported confirmed by testing) and chronic pain. The programs are Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with Walking (MBCT+w) and Active Living Every Day (ALED). The investigators will assess how each program may help in improving physical, cognitive, and emotional function. The investigators will also assess whether improvements in outcomes from the two programs are maintained through a 6-month follow-up.
Investigating the clinical outcomes of drug combinations (opioid + medication acting on the central nervous system) in patients suffering from persistent pain (pain lasting for at least three months) through patient-reported outcomes.
The goal of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate the efficacy of an audio session of hypnosis and mindfulness meditation for providing immediate pain relief in individuals with chronic pain from Thailand. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: • What effects do hypnosis and mindfulness meditation on reducing pain in chronic pain patients? Participants will - Be randomly assigned to one of the three conditions in 20 minutes: Audio hypnosis, Audio mindfulness, A control condition - Be blind to the study hypotheses. - To keep the experimenter blind, the participants will not reveal what they hear in the audio. - Pain intensity will be assessed both at pre- and post-session. - Secondary outcomes will be assessed at pre- and post-session by the questionnaires. - Post-session quality of sleep will be assessed by telephone interview 1 day after the session. Primary outcome: Current pain intensity (using a 0 - 10 numerical rating scale) Secondary outcome - Anxiety at pre and post-session using a 0-10 numerical rating scale - 0-10 numerical rating scale assessing average, worst, and least pain intensity experienced during the sessions - 1-5 categorical scale of treatment satisfaction assessed at post-treatment - Quality of sleep using the Thai version of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (T-PROMIS-29) sleep disturbance section (4 items) at pre-session and 1 day after a session (by telephone interview) - Duration of benefit The proposed measures of these variables have all been used successfully in prior clinical trials in samples of individuals with pain from Thailand.
The goal of this Multicenter, non-profit, noninterventional, prospective observational cohort study is to create a register of patients suffering from Chronic Pain of any origin in subject with diagnosis of Chronic Pain according to the IASP19 criteria (Subjects > 4 years old - NRS > 4) The main question[s] it aims to answer are: Identify the profiles of patients belonging to pain therapy centers Evaluate the proportion of patients who reach the outcome of 30 or 50% improvement Evaluate the healthcare resources used in terms of number of accesses and time needed to achieve the best outcome (30 or 50% improvement) Identify patient profiles in terms of clinically significant outcomes in relation to baseline characteristics and specific treatments performed and their intermediate surrogate outcomes in relation to specific patterns Describe the relevant clinical variables in the study population. In particular, the absolute and relative frequencies of those clinical variables relevant to the effectiveness of the treatment will be described, categorized by type of treatment, and the timing of the start of treatment with respect to the onset of pain. The data collected may be used for predictive analyses Participants with a diagnosis of chronic pain (pain lasting > 12 weeks) will be enrolled, regardless of the etiology, modality and age of onset.
The goal of this free-choice parallel design clinical trial is to examine the potential beneficial effects of using open-label placebo (OLP) in improving chronic headache related outcomes and sleep quality. This study will enroll a cohort of participants with chronic headache which lasts for more than 3 months. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Will participants with chronic headache be more likely to take open-label placebo pills if they are introduced to the effects of placebo? 2. Will taking open-label placebo improve chronic pain related outcomes, such as chronic pain intensity, interference, levels of anxiety and depression, in the cohort of chronic headache? 3. Will open-label placebo improve sleep quality in participants suffering from chronic headache? To answer the above questions, participants with chronic headache will be randomly assigned to two groups: 1. Open-label placebo group where participants will be asked to take open-label placebo pills, one pill per day, for a total of 45 days. 2) wait-list group where participants will maintain their usual care without introducing open-label placebo to them during the 45 days monitoring. Researchers will compare the chronic pain intensity, interference, mood, anxiety, and sleep quality between the open-label placebo group and the wait-list group. Daily chronic pain will be measured using visual analog scale (VAS) ranging from 0=no pain at all to 100=maximum tolerable pain. Chronic pain interference using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pain interference and pain behavior. Anxiety and depression will be measured using PROMIS-anxiety, and PROMIS-depression scales respectively. Finally, sleep quality will be quantified using the objective measurement Motion Watch during the 45 days intervention and monitoring. In order to have a rigorous measurement of the baseline pain and sleep fluctuation, this study will include a 7-day phenotyping period before the starting of the 45-day intervention and monitoring. During the 7-day phenotyping period, participants will record their daily chronic pain and sleep quality using polysomnography.
The current study is a pilot RCT of a CIH stepped approach to care.
This protocol aims to test whether an infusion of allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) can reduce pain associated with chronic pancreatitis (CP) and explore potential mechanisms of MSC action.