A listing of chronic-pain medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Opioids activate the limbic system and results in acute cell injury hippocampal atrophy. Thespecific aims of this proposal are to test the hypotheses that humans with chronic pain on longterm,high-dose opioids: 1. Will demonstrate smaller hippocampal volumes by MRI. 2. Willperform more poorly on neuropsychological tests of memory and associated …
The purpose of this research study is determine the feasibility of a hypnosis intervention to women with bladder pain syndrome. We also plan to assess the effect of hypnotic words and suggestions on brain function. Hypnotherapy has been studied in other chronic pain conditions and has been shown to be …
HOPE is a randomized clinical trial that will evaluate approaches to reducing pain and opioid use among patients with chronic pain who are receiving maintenance hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease. The hypothesis is that pain coping skills training will be effective at reducing pain and opioid use, and that buprenorphine …