Pain Medicine
RCT | US-guided pudendal nerve block vs. US-guided penile nerve block for analgesia during pediatric circumcision.
15 Dec, 2022 | 13:31h | UTCRandomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block with ultrasound-guided penile nerve block for analgesia during pediatric circumcision – Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
RCT | Medication optimization vs. cognitive behavioral therapy in patients with chronic low back pain.
14 Dec, 2022 | 14:58h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
RCT of Veterans w/chronic low back pain prescribed opioids found collaborative care medication optimization was modestly more effective in reducing pain at 1 year, compared to individual psychologist-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy. @DrMikeBushey https://t.co/K0kXy5Ngou
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 17, 2022
SR | Use of acupuncture for adult health conditions, 2013 to 2021.
14 Dec, 2022 | 14:54h | UTC
RCT | Ropivacaine perineal infiltration after episiotomy did not reduce postpartum pain.
13 Dec, 2022 | 14:16h | UTCRopivacaine perineal infiltration for postpartum pain management in episiotomy repair: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial – BJOG (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
SR | Global prevalence and incidence of shoulder pain.
13 Dec, 2022 | 14:09h | UTC
ASCO Guideline | Use of opioids for adults with pain from cancer or cancer treatment.
7 Dec, 2022 | 14:32h | UTC
Phase 2b RCT | Cannabidiol oil failed to relieve symptoms in advanced cancer.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:04h | UTCRelated:
Systematic Review: Cannabis-based products for chronic pain.
Podcast: #338 LIVE! Medical Cannabis: Is it still dope? – The Curbsiders
M-A: Birth outcomes of neonates exposed to marijuana in utero.
Cannabis-related allergies: an international overview and consensus recommendations.
Review: Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain.
Cannabis products are being sold as sleep remedies – here’s the evidence about their effectiveness.
Guideline: Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain.
NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
Short Review: Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
Review: Considerations for cannabinoids in perioperative care by anesthesiologists.
Review: Cannabis-based Medicines and the Perioperative Physician
Perspective: If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know
M-A | Placebo response and media attention in randomized clinical trials assessing cannabis-based therapies for pain.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:06h | UTCNews Release: Positive media coverage of cannabis studies regardless of therapeutic effect – Karolinska Institutet
Commentaries:
Cannabis is no better than a placebo for treating pain – new research – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
Cannabinoid clinical trials for pain generate relatively high media attention despite low effect sizes, which may help shape placebo responses in subsequent trials. https://t.co/sINTpeGeMO
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 28, 2022
Review | Pain management strategies in urethral reconstruction.
30 Nov, 2022 | 13:30h | UTC
Podcast | Opioid use disorder and acute pain in hospitalized patients.
29 Nov, 2022 | 14:05h | UTC#366 Opioid Use Disorder and Acute Pain in the Hospitalized Patient – The Curbsiders
M-A | Acupuncture for low back and/or pelvic pain during pregnancy.
23 Nov, 2022 | 13:52h | UTCNews Release: Acupuncture can relieve lower back/pelvic pain often experienced during pregnancy – BMJ Newsroom
RCT | Comparison between different corticosteroid injection techniques in adhesive capsulitis.
21 Nov, 2022 | 14:18h | UTC
M-A | Epidemiology of persistent postoperative opioid use after cardiac surgery.
21 Nov, 2022 | 13:36h | UTC
Review | Current approaches to acute postoperative pain management after major abdominal surgery.
21 Nov, 2022 | 13:38h | UTC
M-A | Comparative benefits and harms of individual opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.
21 Nov, 2022 | 13:34h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/BJAJournals/status/1552579835217821698
RCT | Genicular nerve block offers short-term pain relief in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
15 Nov, 2022 | 12:50h | UTCCommentary: Genicular nerve block may provide short-term pain relief for knee osteoarthritis – medwire News
RCT | Comparison of acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture in the treatment of aromatase inhibitor–related joint pain.
15 Nov, 2022 | 12:47h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/JAMANetworkOpen/status/1591113526222913538
RCT | Effect of local anesthetic infiltration on postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:56h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Does it matter where you put local #anasthetic after #lapchole?
This #RCT ?? shows that getting the local into the sheath, not just skin, reduces pain.#some4surgery #surgicalresearchhttps://t.co/ByRt7zuLfR@asgbi @SEIQuirurgica @villesallinen @Gio_Marchegiani pic.twitter.com/Cszf9H2wO2
— BJS Open (@BjsOpen) June 3, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for prescribing opioids for pain.
7 Nov, 2022 | 13:00h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC issues new opioid prescribing guidance, giving doctors more leeway to treat pain – NPR
Updated systematic review on cannabis and other plant-based treatments for chronic pain.
7 Nov, 2022 | 12:39h | UTCRelated:
Systematic Review: Cannabis-based products for chronic pain.
Podcast: #338 LIVE! Medical Cannabis: Is it still dope? – The Curbsiders
M-A: Birth outcomes of neonates exposed to marijuana in utero.
Cannabis-related allergies: an international overview and consensus recommendations.
Review: Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain.
Cannabis products are being sold as sleep remedies – here’s the evidence about their effectiveness.
Guideline: Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain.
NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
Short Review: Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
Review: Considerations for cannabinoids in perioperative care by anesthesiologists.
Review: Cannabis-based Medicines and the Perioperative Physician
Perspective: If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know
M-A | Risk of major adverse events associated with gabapentinoid and opioid combination therapy.
4 Nov, 2022 | 13:13h | UTC
RCT | Electroacupuncture shortened the duration of postoperative ileus after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer.
3 Nov, 2022 | 14:17h | UTCElectroacupuncture vs Sham Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Postoperative Ileus After Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Will Acupuncture Be the Next Addition to Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols? – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Results of this trial show that electroacupuncture is effective in promoting gastrointestinal function recovery within the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol. #Research https://t.co/vniYwqvwHH
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) November 2, 2022
NICE Guideline | Osteoarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management.
2 Nov, 2022 | 14:29h | UTC
Phase 2/3 RCT | Zavegepant nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine.
1 Nov, 2022 | 12:01h | UTC
RCT | Liposomal bupivacaine transversus abdominis plane block did not reduce postoperative pain after abdominal wall reconstruction.
31 Oct, 2022 | 13:30h | UTCThe Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine on Postoperative Pain Following Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)