Articles: pain-management-methods.
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Support Care Cancer · Mar 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialSymptom response analysis of a randomized controlled trial of reflexology for symptom management among women with advanced breast cancer.
To examine symptom responses resulting from a home-based reflexology intervention delivered by a friend/family caregivers to women with advanced breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy, targeted, and/or hormonal therapy. ⋯ Home-based caregiver-delivered reflexology was helpful in decreasing patient-reported pain. Age, comorbid conditions, and depression are potentially important tailoring factors for future research and can be used to identify patients who may benefit from reflexology.
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Support Care Cancer · Mar 2020
Personalized goal for insomnia and clinical response in advanced cancer patients.
The aim of this study was to assess the Personalized Insomnia Intensity Goal (PIIG), the achievement of Personalized Goal Response (PGR), and Patient Global Impression (PGI) after a comprehensive symptom management. ⋯ PGIR and PGI seem to be relevant for evaluating the effects of a comprehensive management of insomnia, suggesting therapeutic decisions according to PIIG. Some factors influencing the individual target and clinical response have been detected.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Observational Study
Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment of the Genicular Nerves in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: 18 and 24-Month Results.
The primary objective of this observational, prospective, multicenter study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes, including pain, function, and perceived effect of treatment, in subjects undergoing cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) who have pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. ⋯ In this subset of subjects from a randomized controlled trial, CRFA provided sustained pain relief, improved function, and perceived positive effect through 24 months for subjects with OA knee pain with no safety concerns identified.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Inhaled Methoxyflurane Provides Greater Analgesia and Faster Onset of Action Versus Standard Analgesia in Patients With Trauma Pain: InMEDIATE: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Emergency Departments.
The objective of the InMEDIATE study was to evaluate the change in intensity of traumatic pain over the first 20 min in adult patients treated with methoxyflurane versus standard analgesic treatment in Spain. This the first randomized, active-controlled, multicenter trial of methoxyflurane in the emergency setting in Europe. ⋯ These results support consideration of methoxyflurane as a nonnarcotic, easy-to-administer, rapid-acting, first-line alternative to currently available analgesic treatments for trauma pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Pain Response to Open Label Placebo in Induced Acute Pain in Healthy Adult Males.
Open label placebos with patient education are effective in reducing chronic pain, and recent studies on their effect on pain have established interest in this field. Nevertheless, data on their effect on acute pain are scarce, and on hyperalgesia and allodynia, absent. This study assessed the effect of open label placebos on acute pain in healthy adult males and the influence of placebo education. ⋯ Open label placebos might play a role in multimodal analgesic concepts.