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Filter by:The aim of this study is to evaluate the analgesic effect of paracetamol in patients suffering from pain with a peripheral neuropathic component in the presence of their usual treatment.
Several studies have implicated involvement of sigma-1 receptors (SR1s) in the generation of chronic pain, while others are investigating anti SR1 drugs for treatment of chronic pain. Using [18F]-FTC-146 and positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI), the investigators hope to identify the source of pain generation in patients with chronic pain. The purpose of this study is to compare the uptake of [18F]FTC-146 in healthy volunteers to that of individuals suffering from chronic pain.
In this study, investigators want to perform the reliability and cross-cultural Adaptation of the Turkish Version of the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory
Continuous paravertebral analgesia and erector spinae plane blockade (ESP) are accepted techniques at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) for the management of thoracic pain following surgery and trauma. Recently, an increasing number of erector spinae plane blocks are being performed as it has been demonstrated in our institution and via case reports that they provide clinical effectiveness, but may have a better side-effect profile than the paravertebral nerve block. However, the relative efficacy of ESP and continuous paravertebral analgesia for patients with rib fractures remains to be established. This study will include 60 consecutive patients presenting to the UPMC Presbyterian Acute Interventional Perioperative Pain Service suffering from unilateral rib fractures and will be randomized to receive either nerve blocks via continuous paravertebral infusion or via erector spinae plane infusion. In addition, to treat breakthrough pain, the patients in both arms will receive multimodal adjunctive therapy per routine. Bupivicaine and ropivicaine are FDA approved for use in nerve block catheters. The primary outcome will be total opioid consumption in the first 3 days of nerve block. Secondary outcomes include highest visual analog pain score (VAS) with deep breathing and at rest, adverse events, and total number of nerve blocks. Other data points include time to readiness for discharge, and length of hospital stay.
The overall goal of this proposed study is to evaluate the underlying mechanisms of neural control of blood flow in the lower extremities in humans with restless leg syndrome (RLS). At least 15% of the general public suffers from RLS and many more may go undiagnosed. This unfortunate disorder leads primarily to a disturbing sensation within the patient's lower extremities that requires movement for relief (1, 2). The central hypothesis of our study is that physiological changes in lower limb blood flow as a result of thoracolumbar epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) lead to the relief of RLS.
Multicentre, randomised, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial with parallel economic evaluation. Patients will be allocated 1:1 to activated 10kHz SCS plus usual care (intervention) or sham 10kHz SCS plus usual care (control) and followed up to 6 months.
Children born with severe brain-based developmental disabilities frequently experience persistent unexplained periods of pain and irritability, often compounded by a limited capacity to communicate their distress. The investigators call this entity Pain and Irritability of Unknown Origin (PIUO). The investigators have designed a systematic approach, called the PIUO Pathway, to address the management of these children's pain and irritability with the goals of reducing pain symptoms, improving the day-to-day lives of the child and family, and simplifying treatment options for clinicians.
C2-C4 compartment block compared to the Costaiola block, in the control of persistent postoperative pain (somatic and neuropathic) in patients undergoing carotid thromboendarterectomy
The purpose of this study was to compare the temperature changes of the upper extremities when using local anesthetic of various volume (4ml, 6ml, 8ml) in the ultrasound guided stellate ganglion block.
Neuropathic pain affects about 7% of the general population in European countries. Meta-analyses indicate that only a minority of neuropathic pain patients has adequate response to drug therapy and management of neuropathic pain is still an unmet medical need. New insights into the contribution of defined subtypes of GABAA receptors (GABAARs) to the different clinical effects of benzodiazepines, including analgesia, have suggested that α1-sparing selective benzodiazepines, such as N-desmethylclobazam (NDMC), may be a new realistic alternative for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Results from our previous study in healthy volunteers assessing the antihyperalgesic and sedative effects of benzodiazepines on a UVB-induced pain model of central sensitization showed that, at the time of maximum effect, clobazam and clonazepam antihyperalgesic effect was greater than placebo by respectively 15.7% (95% CI 0.8 - 30.5) and 28.6% (95% CI 4.5 - 52.6), p<0.05. Moreover difference in sedation (VAS), as compared to placebo, was only significant for clonazepam 26.3mm (95%CI 15.0-37.7), p<0.001. Our preclinical data also demonstrate that, in recombinant receptors, NDMC has a better α2- over α1GABAARs activity ratio than clobazam and diazepam. And, unlike diazepam, NDMC caused no or modest sedation at antihyperalgesic doses in two strains of wild-type mice. In addition NDMC α2/α1 in vitro activity profile and long term clinical experience from its marketed parent compound (clobazam) make it an advisable clinical candidate for further proof-of-concept assessments in human. Therefore the Geneva University Hospitals have manufactured a new chemical entity and initiated a drug development program for NDMC starting with this proof-of-concept phase 1b randomized double-blind crossover (4 arms) study that will assess the analgesic and sedative effects of NDMC 20mg and 60mg compared to clonazepam 1.5 mg or placebo on a UVB-induced erythema pain model in healthy volunteers.