Status:

COMPLETED

Neurophysiologic Signatures of Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain

Lead Sponsor:

University of Florida

Collaborating Sponsors:

Facial Pain Research Foundation

Conditions:

Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an idiopathic pain disorder that is characterized by episodic attacks of intense facial pain, described as paroxysms of stabbing, electric, or explosive pain, and lasting ...

Detailed Description

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an extremely painful and highly disabling orofacial pain disorder, often referred to as the "suicide disease," for which presently available therapies are largely ineffect...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy subjects who have been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) pain (ASA status 1, 2, or 3).
  • Subjects diagnosed with TN pain must have average pain in the moderate to severe (Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of 30-100 mm) range. These subjects will be asked to stop their current medications for 24 hours prior to their scan.
  • Patients diagnosed with classical trigeminal neuralgia, type 1 \[TN1, G50.00\], or symptomatic trigeminal neuralgia \[TN2, G53.80\] according to the International Classification of Headache (IHS) Disorders criteria (7).

Exclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with post-herpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuropathic pain, and trigeminal deafferentation pain.
  • TN subjects with ASA status 4-5 and Emergency operation.
  • Presence of chronic disease (e.g. cardiovascular disease, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes, etc.), other than trigeminal neuralgia.
  • Pregnant females

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 12 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

61 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03778177

Start Date

February 1 2019

End Date

May 12 2022

Last Update

October 6 2022

Active Locations (2)

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UF Health Shands Hospital

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610

2

McKnight Brain Institute

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32611