Sep 30th, 2022 - The investigators assessed POD by the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU twice daily for 7 days after surgery. Participants' cognitive function was assessed with neuropsychological battery tests. The tests included digit span (forward and backward), Corsi block, paired associate verbal learning, digit symbol test, trail-making test and so on.The investigators make a CPSP diagnosis based on...

Sep 30th, 2022 - According to a recently published study by the Robert Koch Institute with over 62 000 participants, one in six men (17.1%) and one in four women (24.4%) in Germany reported having suffered from chronic low back pain (CLBP) in the last 12 months. CLBP is a major cause of medical costs, absenteeism and disability. Despite apparent advances in medical care, the prevalence of CLBP continues to rise...

Sep 30th, 2022 - Study Description: Our natural-history study will build on preliminary research on the use and effects of kratom. We propose to examine momentary reasons for and self-reported effects of kratom-product use in daily life, associations of these findings with product alkaloid content and, in a direct-observation setting, externally observable effects of kratom-product use. In the Main EMA Study, t...

Sep 30th, 2022 - The participants in the control group will be treated under local anesthesia, following the usual care protocols. The participants in the experimental group will be treated under the same conditions, except that they will experience virtual reality autohypnosis during the intervention.

Sep 30th, 2022 - In 2018, the number of new cases of breast invasive cancer in France was estimated to be over 58 500, with a median age at diagnosis of 63 years. The 5-year survival rate (as measured by age) has improved over time thanks to various treatments . Hormonotherapy is one of the disease's treatment options, and it includes a variety of molecules, including aromatase inhibitors. Despite their effecti...

Sep 30th, 2022 - All accrued subjects will be assigned study ID numbers to de-identify subject data and keep research team members blinded to group assignments. The CRC will maintain a master keyfile of subject Group randomization that will be revealed to the research team after between-group statistical analyses have been performed. For all subjects: The active study period for this investigation will be 8 wee...

Sep 30th, 2022 - This is a Phase 2b randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response study in subjects with painful osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The study will assess the safety and efficacy of multiple doses of MEDI7352 compared to placebo, as well as the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and immunogenicity of MEDI7352 in subjects with moderate to severe chronic pain persistent for 3 months or ...

Sep 30th, 2022 - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Saluda Medical Evoke SCS System with feedback control to treat chronic pain of the trunk and/or limbs.

Sep 30th, 2022 - Currently, there is an unmet need for an effective method to treat shoulder instability. Namely, there is minimal evidence to mitigate the impact of shoulder instability with non-surgical interventions. The presence of shoulder instability can drastically decrease upper extremity function and lead to subsequent shoulder pathology. While there is observational and retrospective evidence to suppo...

Sep 30th, 2022 - EaseVRx, a software-based virtual reality (VR) medical device, is intended to offer users a prescription pain management tool that manages the symptoms associated with chronic pain and reduces or eliminates the risk of opioid dependence. EaseVRx is based on principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, pain psychology, mindfulness-based stress reduction, biofeedback, and distraction therapy commo...

Sep 30th, 2022 - This is a single-center, prospective, randomized, controlled study of the appliedVR RelieVRx headset in subjects undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). Patients will be randomized to one of the two groups after study enrollment, and patients in the test arm will be educated about the device preoperatively to facilitate its use in the acute post-operative period. The goals of VR will be prese...

Sep 30th, 2022 - Back pain represent a considerable burden worldwide, and is predominantly managed in primary care. Between 2010 and 2050, the number of people aged 60 years and older will increase by 56% in developed countries, and this transition will increase the burden of chronic back disability. Most previous studies on (low) back pain have excluded people above 60 years of age, leading to a large knowledg...

Sep 30th, 2022 - Ziconotide (Prialt®) is a powerful analgesic, approved in Europe since 2005, and reserved for the intrathecal route. Ziconotide is a protein of 2500 Daltons isolated from a cone-snail: Conus Magus, acting by blocking the N-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels. Its efficacy has been proven by 3 randomized clinical trials. It is particularly effective on chronic refractory neuropathic pain, an...

Sep 30th, 2022 - This research is being conducting to learn if the study drug erenumab is successful in treating hemicrania continua. The study is also evaluating the safety and tolerability of erenumab in individuals being treated for hemicrania continua.

Sep 30th, 2022 - All subjects after entering operation room will be connected to standard monitor electrocardiograph, non-invasive blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation. Three mg/kg of propofol, 0.2 μg/kg of fentanyl and 0.1 mg/kg midazolam will be used for sedation. Oxygen at the concentration of 100% will be administrated under the mask in all patients after satisfactory sedation, tracheal intubation ...

Sep 30th, 2022 - DATA COLLECTION: Computer randomization was done for the numbers 1 to 60, having 50% probability of being in either of two groups: Ketorolac (treatment) or Paracetamol (control). After randomizing each number into either group, which ever patient (consenting and meeting the inclusion criteria) came, was allotted these numbers consecutively, as they presented for elective cardiac surgery. Thus r...

Sep 30th, 2022 - As the HNC survival rate has increased and therefore, the focus of post-treatments is to improve the quality of patients' life by decreasing the side effects. Treatment of HNC leads to acute and chronic soft tissue damage, and functional loss. However, patients with HNC need having rehabilitation throughout the post-treatment phase so as to improve functional outcomes because of the long term s...

Sep 30th, 2022 - Chronic pain is a major complaint among many individuals living with hEDS and may have a severe impact on quality of life and activities of daily living. Given the complexity of the disease's pathophysiology, effective treatments are limited. A multidisciplinary approach, including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and psychological trea...

Sep 30th, 2022 - The study is a prospective double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. The study population is consisted of patients aged 18-65 years, who applied to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey and were diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinopathy and/or partial tear in the supraspinatus tendon (< 50%) by clinical a...

Sep 30th, 2022 - This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will test in a sample of 195 patients with high levels of internalized health-related stigma the effects of a novel transdiagnostic intervention designed to help patients cope with this stigma and to reduce its internalization. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three intervention conditions: (1) a group-based counseling intervention designed...