Status:
COMPLETED
Positron Emission Tomography to Measure Pain and Pain Control
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Conditions:
Healthy
Hyperalgesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
This study will examine how the brain processes pain signals and how the different parts of the brain work with each other in response to painful stimuli. A better understanding of how people experien...
Detailed Description
Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) will be measured while normal subjects, patients with post-operative pain, and patients with neuropathic abnormalities of pain sensation are exposed to a battery of...
Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA
Healthy Normal Volunteers between the ages of 18 and 80 years
Certain Chronic Pain Patients
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
Structural or Functional Brain Defects
Metallic Surgical Implants
Chronic Drug Treatments
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 1992
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
August 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
273 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00001307
Start Date
August 1 1992
End Date
August 1 2005
Last Update
March 4 2008
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National Institute of Dental And Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892