Status:
COMPLETED
The Efficacy of Motor Cortex Stimulation for Pain Control
Lead Sponsor:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Collaborating Sponsors:
Dalhousie University
Conditions:
Neuropathic Pain
Phantom Limb Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective is to determine if motor cortex stimulation works for the following conditions: 1. Deafferentation facial pain, 2. Upper extremity complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and 3. Brachial ...
Detailed Description
This is a prospective, blinded randomized crossover study comparing two stimulation paradigms in three different groups of patients receiving motor cortex stimulation. The aim of this study is to exam...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis in one of the following three categories:
- Unilateral upper extremity neuropathic pain such as phantom limb pain, stump pain or brachial plexus avulsion
- Neuropathic deafferentation facial pain
- Upper extremity complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Pain is refractory to conservative methods (e.g. medications, regional blocks) as reviewed by a chronic pain clinical physician
- Patient is considered a good candidate for neurosurgery, i.e. no other medical problems that would preclude surgery
- Patients who are willing to provide informed consent.
Exclusion
- Patients who are not considered medically fit for neurosurgery.
- Patients who have not exhausted conservative methods of pain control, prior to considering motor cortex stimulation.
- Patients who are not able to provide informed consent.
- Patients unable to have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
12 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00462566
Start Date
October 1 2005
End Date
July 1 2010
Last Update
October 18 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 3A7