Articles: pain-measurement.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Change in pain expectations but no open-label placebo analgesia: An experimental study using the heat pain paradigm.
Open-label placebos (OLP) prescribed without deception and with a convincing rationale have been shown to evoke powerful treatment effects. Patients' treatment expectations seem to influence the magnitude of the effect. ⋯ This study provides evidence that positive treatment expectations are not sufficient to evoke an open-label placebo effect in a standardized heat pain experiment. We showed that two different rationales improved participants treatment expectations, but failed to evoke a placebo effect in comparison to a control group that received the same placebo, labelled as an ointment to improve measurement quality.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA novel comparison of erector spinae plane block and paravertebral block in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Erector spinae plane block is an updated method than paravertebral block, possessing a lower risk of complications. This study aimed to compare erector spinae plane and paravertebral blocks to safely reach the most efficacious analgesia procedure in laparoscopic cholecystectomy cases. ⋯ Sonography-guided-paravertebral block provides sufficient postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery. Erector spinae plane seems to attenuate total tramadol consumption.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Randomized Controlled TrialModified thoracoabdominal nerves block through perichondrial approach for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
A new block, namely, modified thoracoabdominal nerves block through perichondrial approach, is administered below the costal cartilage. We sought to compare the analgesic efficacy of the modified thoracoabdominal nerves block through perichondrial approach block with local anesthetic infiltration at the port sites in an adult population who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ⋯ Patients who received modified thoracoabdominal nerves block through perichondrial approach block had significantly less analgesic consumption and better pain scores than those who received port-site injections after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialClinical and electrophysiological efficacy of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome: a placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on pain, functionality, and electrophysiological measurements in carpal tunnel syndrome. ⋯ This study shows that radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy has positive effects on pain, functionality, and electrophysiological measurements for mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome 1 month after application.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of a Virtual Program on Nurses' Pain-Related Knowledge and Pain-Measurement Skills.
Aim: To test whether a comprehensive virtual program for using pain scales to manage neonatal pain improved nurses' knowledge and skill acquisition. ⋯ The results showed that the e-learning program improved nurses' neonatal pain knowledge and pain-measurement skills compared with no training.