Montefiore Medical Center

This study tested whether injecting bupivacaine with epinephrine into a vaginal tear after childbirth could reduce pain once the epidural wears off. Only 3 women participated before the trial was stopped early. Because of the tiny sample, no meaningful results were obtained.

This study tested a new method for starting buprenorphine (a medication for opioid use disorder) in hospitalized adults who also have chronic pain. Instead of requiring patients to stop all other opioids and go through withdrawal first, the new method starts with very low doses o…

This study tested whether a personalized pacing algorithm (myPACE+) could improve quality of life and exercise capacity in people with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who already have an implantable defibrillator. Only one person was enrolled before the trial was term…

This study aimed to measure how well heart transplant candidates and recipients respond to standard pneumococcal vaccines using two blood tests. Only 4 people enrolled before the study was terminated. Because it was so small, it provides very limited information about vaccine eff…