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Latest RCTs

Efficacy of Higher-Voltage Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency for Spinal Zoster-Associated Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial: CONCLUSIONS: Using higher voltage in original HL-PRF treatments enhances pain relief, quality of life, and emotional well-being, in addition to reducing medication dependence. Multiple sessions mig...; Ling Ye. Pain physician. 2024-12-17 00:00:00
Effect of Epidural Volume Extension Using Low-Dose Sufentanil Combined with Low-Concentration Ropivacaine on Visceral Pain During Cesarean Sections: A Randomized Trial: CONCLUSIONS: EVE at 15 minutes after spinal anesthesia with a 10 mL combination of low-dose sufentanil (10 mu-g) and low-concentration (0.15%) ropivacaine can effectively reduce the incidence and s...; Chang-Na Wei. Pain physician. 2024-12-17 00:00:00
Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block, Paravertebral Block and Quadratus Lumborum Block for Pelvi-ureteric Surgeries: A Randomized Double-Blind, Noninferiority Trial: CONCLUSIONS: In pelvi-ureteric surgeries, the ESPB, TPVB, and QLB provided comparable intraoperative and postoperative analgesia, patient satisfaction, and postoperative complications, but the ESPB...; Sherif Kamal Arafa. Pain physician. 2024-12-17 00:00:00
Comparative Study Between the Analgesic Effect of Prednisolone and Pregabalin in Managing Post Dural Puncture Headache After Lower Limb Surgeries: CONCLUSION: Both oral prednisolone and pregabalin were effective in reducing PDPH severity; oral pregabalin is superior to prednisolone.; Sherif M Mowafy. Pain physician. 2024-12-17 00:00:00
Dry Needling Plus Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: Do We Have More Favorable Results in Cervical Disc Herniation? A Randomized Sham-Controlled Clinical Study: CONCLUSIONS: Combination therapy with dry needling has superiority to interlaminar epidural steroid injection + sham dry needling and only interlaminar epidural steroid injection groups in reducing...; Osman Hakan Gunduz. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2024-12-13 00:00:00
E-52862-A selective sigma-1 receptor antagonist, in peripheral neuropathic pain: Two randomized, double-blind, phase 2 studies in patients with chronic postsurgical pain and painful diabetic neurop...: CONCLUSIONS: E-52862 demonstrated superior relief of CPSP vs. placebo after 4 weeks. Reductions in pain intensity were seen in PDN with E-52862; high placebo response rates may have prevented diffe...; Didier Bouhassira. European journal of pain (London, England). 2024-12-04 00:00:00
A Randomized Double-blind Trial of 5% Dextrose Versus Corticosteroid Hydrodissection for Meralgia Paresthetica: CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound-guided perineural injection therapy of D5W is more beneficial than corticosteroid injection for MP at 4 to 6 months posttreatment. Additionally, D5W displays a better safety...; Ling Bai. Pain physician. 2024-12-02 00:00:00
Intravenous Versus Peribulbar Dexmedetomidine as an Adjunct to Local Anesthetics in Strabismus Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blinded Clinical Trial: CONCLUSION: Peribulbar dexmedetomidine outperforms intravenous dexmedetomidine in terms of postoperative analgesia and motor block duration when used as an adjunct to peribulbar anesthesia for stra...; Mohamed A Alazhary. Pain physician. 2024-12-02 00:00:00
Comparison Between Multimedia and Written Informed Consent for Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial: CONCLUSION: This pilot study contributes to the growing evidence supporting the use of multimedia consent to enhance patient understanding and reduce anxiety, marking a promising direction for impr...; Pyung Bok Lee. Pain physician. 2024-12-02 00:00:00
Dose Equivalence of Remimazolam and Propofol for Loss of Consciousness in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial: CONCLUSIONS: Remimazolam demonstrates significantly higher sedative efficacy for pediatric patients than does propofol. An induction dose of 0.34 mg/kg-1 remimazolam could be recommended for genera...; Ma-Zhong Zhang. Pain physician. 2024-12-02 00:00:00
Good vibes for the brain - Placebo versus real vibration in patients with chronic neck pain: A randomized cross-over study: CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates the efficacy of neck muscle vibration to decrease neck pain and improve cervical joint position sense in patients with chronic neck pain. Nevertheless, the influe...; Konstantin Beinert. Musculoskeletal science & practice. 2024-11-09 00:00:00
How initial perceptions of the effectiveness of mind and body complementary and integrative health therapies influence long-term adherence in a pragmatic trial: CONCLUSIONS: Pragmatic pain trials should examine factors associated with engagement across assigned treatment protocols, especially if any of the treatment protocols being tested are sensitive to...; Stephanie L Taylor. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2024-11-08 00:00:00
Do mindfulness interventions cause harm? Findings from the Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain (LAMP) Pragmatic Clinical Trial: CONCLUSIONS: MBIs do not appear to cause harm, in terms of increased symptoms, for this population of patients with chronic pain and high levels of mental health comorbidities.; Brent C Taylor. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2024-11-08 00:00:00
The implementation of a pain navigator program in the department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care systems: a cluster randomized pragmatic clinical trial: CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of the telehealth delivered PNP provides a nuanced understanding of the introduction of novel care programs within diverse clinical settings. These findings are most app...; Susan N Hastings. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2024-11-08 00:00:00
Immediate Correction of Idiopathic Scoliosis With Nighttime Braces Created by a Fully Automated Generative Design Algorithm: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial: CONCLUSION: The fully automated generative brace design algorithm proves to be clinically relevant, allowing for immediate in-brace correction equivalent to that of braces designed by expert orthot...; Carl-Éric Aubin. Spine. 2024-10-22 00:00:00

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Latest Systematic Reviews

Post-discharge care interventions to support patient recovery after elective degenerative spine surgery: a systematic review: CONCLUSION: The included studies demonstrated diverse interventions across settings, populations, interventions, controls, follow-up times, and outcome measures. This variability suggests unclear p...; Tove Faber Frandsen. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2024-12-20 00:00:00
Long-term effectiveness of stand-alone anchored spacer in multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion compared with cage-plate system: a systematic review and meta-analysis: CONCLUSIONS: SAAS provided comparable long-term effectiveness and safeness for multilevel ACDF regarding JOA scores, NDI scores, fusion rates and ASD rates at endpoint compared to CPS. In compariso...; Jinchun Wu. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2024-12-18 00:00:00
The effectiveness of education for people with shoulder pain: A systematic review: OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effectiveness of education for people with shoulder pain.; Joshua R Zadro. Musculoskeletal science & practice. 2024-12-17 00:00:00
Clinical Response to Joint Infiltration With Bone Marrow Aspirate in Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Single-arm Meta-analysis: CONCLUSION: In this meta-analysis, joint infiltration with BMA or BMC was associated with an improvement in pain and quality of life in patients with hip osteoarthritis. Further randomized studies...; Rosana Cipolotti. Pain physician. 2024-12-17 00:00:00
Effectiveness of Intradiscal Regenerative Medicine Therapies for Long-Term Relief of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: CONCLUSION: This systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis suggest that intradiscal injections of MSCs and PRP may be effective in managing discogenic low back pain, supported by Level III evi...; Joshua A Hirsch. Pain physician. 2024-12-17 00:00:00
The Impact of Symptom Duration on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: CONCLUSION: Longer symptom duration is associated with worse outcomes compared to shorter symptom duration with statistically significant differences observed at the 24-month cutoff for NDI, VAS Ar...; Alan H Daniels. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2024-12-16 00:00:00
The Impact of Obesity on Postoperative and Perioperative Outcomes in Lumbar Spine Surgery, a Systematic Review and Meta Analysis: CONCLUSIONS: While obesity is associated with certain perioperative challenges, the postoperative recovery in terms of pain and disability appears comparable between obese and non-obese patients. S...; None TruumeesEeric. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2024-12-13 00:00:00
Correlation Between Self-reported or Supervised Physical Activity in Noncommunicable Diseases and Comorbidities During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review: CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence that exercise can protect people with noncommunicable diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.Registration: Registered with Prospero registry.; Kanishk Gupta. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2024-12-13 00:00:00
Combined anterior-posterior versus posterior only approach for surgical management of adult spinal deformity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies: CONCLUSION: Surgical management for ASD may provide comparable results in terms of surgical parameters, radiographic outcomes, functional outcomes, and complication rates, irrespective of surgical...; Jacob C Hoffmann. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2024-12-11 00:00:00
The predictive power of the Roussouly classification on mechanical complications after surgery for adult spinal deformity: systematic review and meta-analysis: CONCLUSION: Matching patients to their ideal Roussouly type in adult spinal deformity surgery significantly reduces mechanical complications making it a secure and efficient method. Future studies...; Amer Sebaaly. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2024-12-11 00:00:00
Can blood-flow restriction resistance training enhance remote strength transfer? A systematic review with meta-analysis: CONCLUSIONS: BFR-RT does not enhance RST in comparison with traditional RT at the same load according to the meta-analyses. Therefore, the usage of BFR is not recommended for RST.; Hugo Olmedillas. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation. 2024-12-09 00:00:00
Measurement Properties of the Five-Repetition Sit-to-Stand Test in Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disorders: COSMIN Systematic Review: CONCLUSION: This COSMIN systematic review summarizes 5R-STS measurement properties in patients with LDD, including pooled estimates of ICC for reliability, SEM, and correlation between 5R-STS and O...; Victor E Staartjes. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2024-12-08 00:00:00
High-intensity interval training effects on people with multiple sclerosis; a systematic review and meta-analyses for exercise capacity and fatigue: CONCLUSION: The results of this review and meta-analysis provide evidence that HIIT interventions improved and reduced fatigue in people with MS. HIIT intervention may be a good option to improve e...; Marie Carmen Valenza. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2024-12-06 00:00:00
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Radiofrequency Ablation for Morton's Neuroma: Outcomes and Predictors of Success: CONCLUSION: Radiofrequency ablation, particularly at specific temperatures and cycle thresholds, is effective and safe for the management of Morton's neuroma.; Rafael Llombart-Ais. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2024-12-06 00:00:00
The impact of stroke impairment and phases in daily steps of stroke survivors living in community: a systematic review with meta-analysis: CONCLUSION: The study highlights the significant impact of stroke impairment on daily step count. We recommend implementing targeted interventions, particularly during the chronic phase, to increas...; Maxence Compagnat. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2024-12-06 00:00:00

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