Status:
UNKNOWN
Effects of Repetitive Electric Sensory Stimulation (RSS) as Intervention in Complex-regional-pain-syndrome Type I (CRPS)
Lead Sponsor:
Ruhr University of Bochum
Conditions:
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I of the Upper Limb
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test a specific nerve stimulation protocol as therapeutic option in patients diagnosed with CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) of the upper extremity.
Detailed Description
A specific high frequency electric stimulation is conveyed at 5 days to the affected hand. Each stimulation session lasts 45 minutes.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients diagnosed with CRPS Type I
Exclusion
- intolerable hyperalgesia
- lesions at the fingertips
- high grade digit contracture
- central neurologic disorders
- psychiatric disorders
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01915329
Start Date
February 1 2012
Last Update
August 2 2013
Active Locations (1)
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1
Department of Pain Medicine, BG Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 44789