Status:

COMPLETED

Investigating Botulinum Toxin A to Treat Acute Neck/Upper Shoulder Pain Following a New Spinal Cord Injury.

Lead Sponsor:

Craig Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

Allergan

Conditions:

Spinal Cord Injury

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

15+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

As clinicians, it is often a struggle to find effective pain control for a certain subgroup of patients with tetraplegia. These patients often have severe upper back, neck, and shoulder pain, limiting...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inpatient at Craig Hospital for initial rehabilitation following a traumatic spinal cord injury.
  • Cervical Injury at C4-C8
  • ASIA classification score of A,B,or C
  • May still be in halo immobilization device and range of motion scores will therefore not be collected
  • Report at least a 6/10 on the VAS for pain in the previous 24 hours prior to randomization
  • Orthopedically stable
  • Approval of attending physician
  • Standard of care management with oral analgesic agents has not resulted in pain symptom resolution
  • May not be enrolled in other clinical trial

Exclusion

  • Pregnant
  • Concurrent use of aminoglycoside antibiotics at the time of injection
  • Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis or Eaton-Lambert Syndrome
  • Known sensitivities to toxins
  • Severe bradycardia (HR\<50 bpm) or hypotension (systolic blood pressure of \<80 mmHg)
  • Deep vein thrombosis treatment doses of anticoagulants or coumadin
  • History of recent dysphagia
  • Ventilator dependent
  • Unstable cervical fracture or not surgically stabilized

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00320281

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

August 1 2008

Last Update

October 14 2020

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Craig Hospital

Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80113