Status:
COMPLETED
Nociceptive Processing in Acute Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Conditions:
Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Rationale: Chronic abdominal pain is a frequently occurring condition. Although hardly ever considered, the abdominal wall is the primary cause in 10-30% of cases. Most often it is caused by entrapmen...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient has been diagnosed with abdominal complaints, matching ACNES:
- Patient had a constant site of tenderness that is superficially located with a small (\<2cm2) area of maximal tenderness.
- The most intense pain could be localized with the tip of one finger.
- Tenderness increased by abdominal muscle tensing (Carnett's test).
- has been treated (successfully and unsuccessfully) for ACNES.
- Patient is at least 18 years old on the day the informed consent form will be signed.
- Patient is willing and able to comply with the trial protocol.
- Patient is able to speak, read and understand the local language of the investigational site, is familiar with the procedures of the study, and agrees to participate in the study program by giving oral and written informed consent prior to screening evaluations.
Exclusion
- Abdominal complaints were due to a condition other than ACNES (e.g. pain related to scar tissue).
- Patient has (a history of) another (chronic) pain syndrome that interferes with the interpretation of QST results.
- Patient has (a history of) Raynaud syndrome or fenomenon, or a medical disorder that interferes with the study measurements or may pose a risk for the patient.
- Patient does not feel a pinprick test to the lower extremities, due to affected sensory input (e.g. neuropathy as a result of diabetes mellitus).
- Female patient is pregnant during the course of the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01920880
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
September 1 2014
Last Update
November 17 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Radboud University Medical Centre
Nijmegen, Netherlands