Status:
TERMINATED
Autonomic Dysfunction and Spinal Cord Stimulation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Conditions:
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To demonstrate that spinal cord stimulator has an effect on sympathetic function (the one that give us the fight and flight response). Therefore, if the spinal cord stimulator has an effect on sympath...
Detailed Description
Currently the mechanisms of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) are poorly understood and stratification of either diagnosis or therapy is very weak. . There is a great need to develop and validate ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- CRPS patients meeting the inclusion criteria according to the International Association for the Study of pain task Force will be included in the study.
- Age: 18 to 65.
- Disease duration of at least 6 months.
- History of unsuccessful long lasting therapies: physical therapy, transcutaneous electrical stimulation and medication.
Exclusion
- Presence of current or past pulmonary, hepatic, renal disease, arthritis, hematopoietic, and neurological diseases not related to CRPS.
- Anticoagulant therapy, cardiac pacemaker used.
- Pregnancy test for females is positive.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00780390
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
February 28 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212