Status:
COMPLETED
Capsaicin-Evoked Pain in Patients With CRPS
Lead Sponsor:
Danish Pain Research Center
Conditions:
CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
To evaluate the effect of capsaicin in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Detailed Description
Primary outcome parameters: Capsaicin-induced pain and inflammation. Secondary outcome parameters: Peripheral sensory and autonomic function.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age: 18 or older.
- Pain in arm or hand \> 3 months.
- Diagnosed with CRPS acc. to diagnostic research criteria (Harder et al., 2005)
- Inclusion of healthy subjects: age-, gender-, and BMI-matched.
Exclusion
- Other significant disease affecting the parameters measured, including cardiovascular disease.
- Treatment with anticholinergics, sympathomimetics and parasympathomimetics, and alpha- and beta-adrenergics.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00468390
Start Date
April 1 2007
End Date
January 1 2008
Last Update
October 13 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark, 8000