Advances and Clinical Comparisons in Analgesia: Pharmacological, Non-Pharmacological, and Device-Based Approaches
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Anesthesiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 1064
Special Issue Editors
Interests: acute pain management; chronic pain management; patient's safety; novel medicines and medical devices; clinical research
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Dear Colleagues,
Pain remains one of the most universal human experiences, and effective analgesia is essential across diverse clinical environments. These environments range from outpatient pain clinics managing acute and chronic pain to operating rooms where perioperative and anesthesia-related nociception must be carefully controlled. As clinical needs become increasingly complex, analgesic strategies now encompass pharmacological treatments, non-pharmaceutical modalities, and rapidly evolving device-based technologies.
This Special Issue, “Advances and Clinical Comparisons in Analgesia: Pharmacological, Non-Pharmacological, and Device-Based Approaches”, aims to explore and compare the effectiveness, safety, mechanisms, and clinical applicability of a wide range of analgesic interventions. Submissions are welcome from all stages of research, including preclinical studies, clinical translational research, and clinical investigations.
We encourage contributions addressing the following:
- Acute and chronic pain management in pain clinics.
- Perioperative pain control, including intubation response, induction pain, intraoperative nociception, and postoperative pain.
- Comparative evaluations of pharmacological and non-pharmaceutical analgesia.
- Device- and equipment-based approaches for pain control and monitoring (e.g., nociception monitoring systems, neuromodulation devices, nerve stimulators, and wearable sensors).
- Multimodal analgesia and opioid-sparing strategies.
- Regional anesthesia and nerve block techniques.
- Advanced drug delivery systems and novel analgesic mechanisms.
- Technology-driven and emerging approaches such as
- AI-assisted pain assessment.
- Virtual reality analgesia.
- Digital therapeutics.
- Wearable monitoring platforms.
This Special Issue aims to provide clinicians and researchers with a comprehensive, evidence-based understanding of current and emerging analgesic strategies, promoting improved pain management across both clinic- and operating room-based settings. Reviews and articles are welcome.
Best regards,
Prof. Dr. Sang Hun Kim
Dr. Yoon Ji Choi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- acute pain
- chronic pain
- postoperative pain
- non-pharmaceutical
- pharmaceutical
- analgesia
- clinical
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