PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE

This study is testing a special discharge plan to help patients who were injured and given opioid painkillers. The plan includes a medication schedule, a follow-up doctor's appointment, and better communication between hospital and family doctors. Researchers want to see if this …

This study tests whether new nano-based treatments work better than the standard antibiotic paste for saving infected baby teeth. It involves 108 children aged 4-8 with a severely infected back baby tooth. Researchers will compare how well the different pastes control the infecti…

This study compares two ways of attaching mesh during a common hernia repair surgery. Researchers want to see if a newer '3-point' attachment method causes less pain and fewer complications than the standard method. The study involves 64 adults in Pakistan and will track their re…

This study aimed to see if adding ear acupuncture during surgery could help patients use fewer opioid painkillers after having an ankle fracture repaired. It planned to compare patients who received the acupuncture along with standard pain control to those who received standard c…

This study is testing whether freezing nerves between the ribs during lung surgery helps control pain afterward. It compares patients who receive this nerve-freezing treatment to those who receive standard care. The goal is to see if this approach reduces pain levels and the need…

This pilot study is testing whether a daily meditation practice can help patients feel less pain and anxiety before and after surgery to remove kidney stones. Researchers will randomly assign 50 patients (ages 12 and up) to either learn meditation or receive usual care. The goal …

This study aimed to see if a special nerve block could reduce pain and the need for strong opioid painkillers after open-heart surgery. It planned to compare a numbing medicine to a harmless saltwater solution in patients recovering from surgery. The trial was withdrawn before an…

This study aimed to compare two types of nerve blocks used alongside a standard pain control method for teenagers and young adults having major hip surgery. The goal was to see if one block was better at reducing pain and the need for opioid painkillers after surgery. The study w…

This study is testing a non-invasive brain stimulation treatment called rTMS to see if it can reduce chronic nerve pain. It will involve 32 adults with long-term pain from conditions like nerve injuries or post-stroke pain. Participants will receive magnetic pulses to specific br…

This study is testing if adding electrical stimulation therapy to standard pain medication helps people recover better after lung cancer surgery. Researchers will compare pain levels, quality of life, and signs of inflammation in 90 patients who receive either standard care, stan…

This study is testing whether watching immersive virtual reality videos can help reduce pain and anxiety for adults during painful dressing changes after burn surgery. The goal is to see if this distraction technique can help patients need fewer opioid painkillers. Researchers ar…

This study aimed to see if adding ear acupuncture during wrist fracture surgery could help patients use fewer opioid painkillers afterward. It planned to compare two groups of adults getting the same surgery and standard pain plan, with only one group receiving the acupuncture. T…

This study is testing whether listening to music before or during hernia surgery helps reduce pain afterwards and decreases the need for strong pain medications. Researchers are enrolling 308 adults having hernia repair to compare different music timing against no music. The goal…

This study compares two numbing medicines for pain relief after surgery to remove an eye. Researchers want to see if a new slow-release injection provides better, longer-lasting pain control than the standard injection. The trial involves 88 adults having eye removal surgery at M…

This study is testing whether a combination of non-opioid pain medications (like ibuprofen and acetaminophen) can control pain just as well as opioid pills after a common outpatient hysterectomy surgery. Researchers want to see if this approach reduces the number of opioid pills …

This study aimed to see if a short course of steroid pills (methylprednisolone), taken after knee replacement surgery, could help reduce pain, improve movement, and lessen the need for strong narcotic painkillers. It planned to enroll adults getting their first knee replacement. …

The goal of this pilot study is to describe and compare Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Blocks using Exparel® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) to Marcaine® (bupivacaine hydrochloride) for pain management and outcomes after cardiac surgeries.