New Clinical Trials June 2009
Below are abstracts of recent pain and pain management studies selected from the National Library of Medicine. Click on the link below each entry for the complete abstract.
Alabama
Urologic Diseases
City: Birmingham
Summary: A study to determine if clinically relevant subsets exist in patients meeting the diagnosis of painful bladder syndrome.
California
Cancer Pain
City: Duarte
Summary: A clinical trial assessing how well nurse-provided care works compared with standard care in treating patients with pancreatic cancer.
City: Duarte
Summary: A clinical trial assessing how well nurse-provided care works compared with standard care in treating patients with stage I, stage II, or stage III breast cancer.
City: Duarte
Summary: A clinical trial studying pain and fatigue management in patients with breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, or lung cancer.
Fibromyalgia
City: Stanford
Summary: A study to determine if T3 - the active form of thyroid hormone - is beneficial in fibromyalgia.
Florida
Arthritis
City: Clearwater
Summary: A clinical trial providing a study-related health evaluation and educational materials to individuals suffering from painful hip or knee osteoarthritis.
Cancer Pain
City: Tampa
Summary: A study evaluating the ExAblate treatment of metastatic bone tumors for the palliation of pain in patients who are not candidates for radiation therapy.
Illinois
Back Pain
City: Chicago
Summary: A study evaluating whether pregabalin is effective in reducing the pain in patients with radicular pain due to a herniated disc, spinal stenosis or failed back surgery syndrome.
Iowa
Arthritis
City: Iowa City
Summary: A research study attempting to reduce disablement of older adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
Kentucky
Arthritis
City: Lexington
Summary: A clinical research trial to determine the safety and effectiveness of the drug Rilonocept (Arcalyst) when used to prevent gout attacks.
Knee Pain
City: Louisville
Summary: A study comparing peripheral nerve blocks and a combination of peripheral nerve block and depodur in total knee joint replacement.
Nervous System Diseases
City: Lexington
Summary: A study to determine whether ARC-4558 is effective in managing pain associated with painful diabetic neuropathy.
Maryland
Cancer Pain
City: Baltimore
Summary: A research study looking at fentanyl in patients with cancer.
Massachusetts
Analgesics, Opioid
City: Boston
Summary: A study looking at the effect of opioid (narcotic) pain medicines on pain sensation, threshold and tolerance.
Minnesota
Arthritis
City: Edina
Summary: A study providing a health evaluation, educational materials, and an investigational study medication to individuals with knee osteoarthritis.
Missouri
Headache Disorders
City: Springfield
Summary: A study to evaluate the "Completeness of Response" survey following treatment with Treximet™ for migraine.
New Hampshire
Back Pain
City: Lebanon
Summary: A trial to determine the analgesic effects of ketamine infusions in opioid-dependent patients with chronic lower back pain.
New Jersey
Headache Disorders
City: Edison
Summary: A study investigating the efficacy of MAXALT-MLT (rizatriptan) for the acute treatment of migraine episodes in people taking topiramate for migraine prevention.
New York
Headache Disorders
City: Bronx
Summary: A research study seeks adults with migraine headaches.
Pelvic Pain
City: Rochester
Summary: A study to determine the effects of a psychosocial treatment for gynecology patients with comorbid depression and pelvic pain.
North Carolina
Arthritis
City: Raleigh
Summary: A clinical trial providing a study-related health evaluation and educational materials to individuals suffering from painful hip or knee osteoarthritis.
City: Raleigh
Summary: A medical research study in gout to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an investigational medicine.
City: Salisbury
Summary: A research study using an investigational medication for knee osteoarthritis.
City: Wilmington
Summary: A research study using an investigational medication for knee osteoarthritis.
Headache Disorders
City: Raleigh
Summary: A clinical research study for migraine headaches.
City: Winston-Salem
Summary: A clinical research study for migraine headaches.
South Carolina
Headache Disorders
City: Mt. Pleasant
Summary: A study to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of rizatriptan (MAXALT) for the treatment of acute migraines in subjects who do not respond to sumatriptan (IMITREX).
Tennessee
Digestive System Diseases
City: Chattanooga
Summary: A study to assess the safety and efficacy of orally administered LX1031 in subjects with non-constipating irritable bowel syndrome.
Nervous System Diseases
City: Nashville
Summary: A study to determine how well an experimental medication relieves nerve pain of the lower extremities (legs and feet) in diabetic patients.
Texas
Arthritis
City: Dallas
Summary: A study examining an investigational medication for the signs and symptoms of moderate to severe knee or hip osteoarthritis.
City: San Antonio
Summary: A clinical research study of an investigational medication for osteoarthritis.
City: San Antonio
Summary: A medical research study in gout to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an investigational medicine.
City: San Antonio
Summary: A research study of an investigational therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.
Cancer Pain
City: Houston
Summary: A study to determine the frequency of self-reported over and under use of opioid analgesics in patients with advanced cancer.
Washington
Digestive System Diseases
City: Seattle
Summary: A study testing the efficacy of a self-management therapy to decrease abdominal pain and improve quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
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