The city of Seattle, Washington, currently has 20 active clinical trials seeking participants for Pain research studies.
Optimizing the Use of Ketamine to Reduce Chronic Postsurgical Pain
Recruiting
The study utilizes a 3-arm placebo-controlled RCT to study the effectiveness of ketamine in reducing chronic post-mastectomy pain. Participants randomized to the first arm will receive a 0.35 mg/kg dose after induction, followed by a 0.25 mg/kg/hr infusion during surgery (up to a maximum of 6 hours) and continued for 2 hours postoperatively. Participants in the second arm will receive a single dose of 0.6 mg/kg of ketamine in the post-anesthesia care unit, and the final group will serve as the c... Read More
Gender:
Female
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/07/2023
Locations: University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
Conditions: Chronic Postsurgical Pain
Psorcast Mobile Study
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to understand variation in the symptoms of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis using simple, scalable smartphone-based measurements. This study uses an iPhone app to record these symptoms through questionnaires and sensors.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2023
Locations: Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington
Conditions: Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Conditions, Dermatologic Disease, Rheumatologic Disease, Psoriatic Nail, Plaque Psoriasis, Joint Pain, Dactylitis
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Pain Control Trial
Recruiting
A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing intercostal nerve blocks, cryo-ablation plus intercostal nerve blocks, and serratus plane catheter plus intercostal nerve blocks in patients undergoing esophagectomies with minimally invasive thoracic approaches.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/07/2023
Locations: Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington
Conditions: Postoperative Pain, Acute, Postoperative Complications
Using Immersive Virtual Reality to Treat Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Adults
Recruiting
This study is designed to test if the use of virtual reality (VR) can improve chronic pain related to CRPS. One way is to use virtual reality. Virtual reality involves looking into a set of goggles and interacting with a computer-simulated world. The use of VR has been shown to be an effective treatment for other pain conditions (Hoffman et al., 2019) and is inexpensive and noninvasive.
Gender:
All
Ages:
Between 18 years and 85 years
Trial Updated:
05/23/2023
Locations: University of Washington (only CRPS patients are eligible), Seattle, Washington
Conditions: Pain, Chronic
Optimal Effective Local Anesthetic Volume for Pain Relief Using Brachial Plexus Block
Recruiting
Prospective, patient-blinded study utilizing a novel Continuous Reassessment Method that concomitantly considers both block success and block side effects (lung dysfunction) for brachial plexus nerve blocks.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/11/2023
Locations: Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
Conditions: Post Operative Pain
AIMS Medical Outcomes Study
Recruiting
This epidemiologic research is being conducted as an observational prospective case series outcomes study of the use of advanced integrative specialty medical care and its effect on adult and pediatric patients with chronic or serious illnesses or mental health disorders.
Gender:
All
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
01/30/2023
Locations: AIMS Institute, Seattle, Washington
Conditions: Mental Health Issue, PTSD, Pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Disease
Telehealth Pain Self-Management for Employed Adults
Recruiting
The E-TIPS trial will evaluate an evidence-based, telehealth pain self-management intervention compared to standard care (a waitlist) for chronic pain in adults with physical disabilities who are employed. Participants from anywhere in the US will be randomized to either E-TIPS, a cognitive-behavioral pain self-management intervention delivered by telephone, or a waitlist control. Outcomes, including pain interference, will be assessed at baseline, mid-treatment, post-treatment, and 6-month foll... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/25/2022
Locations: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Conditions: Chronic Pain, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injuries, Amputation
Optimizing Pain Control in Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to develop a multi-modal protocol for pain management after TURP that minimizes opioid use. The investigators hypothesize this approach will provide non-inferior pain control to the current standard of care which includes opioids as the primary agent. The investigators believe this is an important step in reducing the opioid epidemic in surgical patients.
Gender:
Male
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
09/25/2019
Locations: Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
Conditions: Pain, BPH With Urinary Obstruction, BPH With Urinary Obstruction With Other Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms