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Aug 12, 10 10:13AMThe primary question addressed by this study is: Using a stepped care approach in primary care, what is the value of the combination of an antidepressant medication (Venlafaxine) and psychotherapy for seniors living with depression and chronic lower back pain when treatment with a low-dose of venlafaxine and supportive management (SM) has led to only a partial or non-res...Location: University of Pittsburgh Late Life Depression P... Status: Active, not recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 10:13AMThis protocol matches child subjects with peer mentors of similar age who have learned to function successfully with a chronic pain disorder. The trained mentors will present information to the subjects in a supervised and monitored interaction via telephone and computer for 2 months and encourage participation in skill-building programs. Children will be tested for im...Location: UCLA Pediatric Pain Management Clinic Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 11:15AMThis project proposes to examine the difference in effectiveness of fracture boots and carbon fiber braces in the management of gait abnormalities and pain relief due to ankle pain from arthritis due to ankle bleeds. Fracture boots are "walking casts" that you can put on and take off. They prevent the ankle from moving and have a curved sole to mimic normal walking. T...Location: Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, Or... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 20, 10 09:00AMThe study investigates the feasibility and efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) in a subgroup of patients with neuropathic pain. Those patients are suffering of neuropathic pain at the lower back and leg after spinal surgery with a predominance of pain in the leg.Location: UZ Brussel Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Dec 07, 10 07:10AMIt gave a clinical trial which will be included in the 60 infants, aged up to 24 months, diagnosed with congenital's population will be divided by simple randomization into three groups: 20 infants in the intervention group, 20 infants in the control group, not receive the RTA technique and another 20 infants in a placebo group, we just get the support manual therapist f...Location: Joana de Gusmão Children's Hospital Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Feb 02, 11 08:00AMThe investigators want to study the effects of milnacipran treatment on neurotransmitter release in fibromyalgia.Location: UCSD Medical Center, La Jolla Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Feb 18, 11 06:00AM- Pain is one of the most common concerns for which patients seek medical attention. - Pain is usually understood as symptom that reflects peripheral organic damage. Many patients experience pain, often chronically, independently of any underlying cause such as chronic regional pain syndromes (irritable bowel syndrome, temporo-mandibular pain syndrome...Location: Tel Aviv Medical Center Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Mar 15, 11 08:00AMThe literature does not discuss if the fast oral appliance titration (30 days period) in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) treatment, may improve subjects quality of life in such brief period. Temporomandibular dysfunction-related (TMD) is one of the most important side effects observed in OSAS treatment with oral appliance. Since the effectiveness of mandibular e...Location: Instituto Do Sono / Universidade Federal de São... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Mar 18, 11 07:10AMThis is a comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) currently used to evaluate elderly people in order to be able to assess their multiple organ pathology, cognitive, functional and social problems. This CGA is a very time consuming tool although a powerful one. The investigators want to present a new assessment test witch is short and comprehensive tool witch will be ch...Location: Geriatric department , Tel Aviv Sourasky Medica... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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May 03, 11 08:00AMSick or premature neonates are exposed to frequent painful and stressful procedures during their stay in neonatal intensive care units. Although neonates do feel pain and may have long term effects induced by painful experiences, prevention and treatment of neonatal pain is far from optimal in many units. An epidemiological study (EPIPPAIN) conducted in neonatal and pedi...Location: Hôpital Victor Dupouy Status: Recruiting» Read more
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