Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Gabapentin and Oxcarbazepine for Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Clinical Effectiveness Study

Lead Sponsor:

Boston Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Pediatric Chronic Neuropathic Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-18 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Given the widespread use of anticonvulsants in the pediatric chronic pain population and the absence of scientific data supporting their use, the investigators propose a randomized, double blind, two ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients between the ages of 8 and 18 at the time of the study with history of chronic (lasting ≥ 4 weeks) neuropathic pain that includes a known injury to a peripheral nerve and/or a pattern of pain responses that includes allodynia, burning, paresthesias or dysesthesias will be included in this study, provided that informed consent has been given by parents.
  • Patient's whose pain rates between moderate to severe at the time of inclusion (ranging from 4-10 in a numeric pain rating scale)
  • Eligible diagnoses include Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Spinal Cord Injury, Erythromelalgia, Small Fiber Neuropathies, Traumatic or Post-surgical Peripheral Nerve or Plexus Injuries, and Extremity Pain with severe pain to light touch (allodynia).
  • Child has age-appropriate spoken and written knowledge of English.
  • Parent may be able to utilize an interpreter if need be.

Exclusion

  • Unstable psychiatric illness (suicidal ideation, disorganized behavior)
  • Uncontrolled Seizure disorder
  • Chronic Headaches only
  • Abdominal Pain only
  • Prior experience with anticonvulsants for pain treatment.
  • Patients with Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02219373

Start Date

October 1 2024

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

August 16 2024

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Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115