Found 15 clinical trials
No Opioids PrescrIptions On Discharge After Surgery
Opioid analgesics are routinely prescribed for these patients for post-operative pain control. Even a short exposure to opioids in opioid-nave patients following minor or major surgery has been associated with de novo habitual or persistent use of opioids in 5-30% of patients. The goal of the study to eliminate the …
- 0 views
- 16 Feb, 2024
- 1 location
Managing Pain and Symptom Burden Caused by Chemotherapy in People With Myeloma or Lymphoma
The study will compare the effects of adding acupuncture to usual pain management with those of usual pain management alone, in reducing opioid use by relieving pain. Researchers also want to find out more about the effects of acupuncture treatments on other symptoms caused by cancer treatments and quality of …
- 0 views
- 16 Feb, 2024
- 2 locations
Ketamine Analgesia in Third Molar Surgery
When the patients go home on the same day, this demands safe pain relief. A reduction of morphine (opioid) use is sought because of side effects and the dependency risk. An effective alternative to opioids is ketamine, which lacks the side effects of opioids but provides powerful analgesic effects.
- 0 views
- 16 Feb, 2024
- 1 location
Virtual Reality for Postoperative Pain Management
This trial studies an active virtual reality (VR) experience as a means for non-pharmacologic postoperative pain management among patients after head and neck surgery. Investigators will assess differences in pain scores, analgesic use, and subjective patient experiences between patients participating in a VR activity and patients participating in the same …
- 0 views
- 16 Feb, 2024
- 1 location
myoActivation for Chronic Pain in a Marginalized Population
Marginalized populations are at increased risk of chronic pain, trauma and use of street drugs to manage this suffering, with the associated risk of overdoses. Non-pharmacological options to manage chronic pain are difficult for this population to access. myoActivation is an innovative structured assessment and therapeutic approach. This study will …
- 0 views
- 16 Feb, 2024
- 1 location
- 1
- 2