Status:
TERMINATED
CREATION: A Clinical Trial of Qigong for Neuropathic Pain Relief in Adults With Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
University of Minnesota
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Between 39-67% of the 294,000 Americans who have a SCI suffer from long-term debilitating neuropathic pain, interfering with rehabilitation, general activity, mobility, mood, sleep, and quality of lif...
Detailed Description
Neuropathic pain in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) has been attributed to altered pain processing-related brain function. However, recent studies showed that SCI-related brain alterations impact...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Spinal cord injury of greater than or equal to 3 months
- Medically stable with paraplegia (T1 and below) or tetraplegia (C4 and below)
- Highest level of below-level SCI-related neuropathic pain \>3 on the numeric pain rating scale.
Exclusion
- MRI contra-indications (stabilizing hardware is typically MRI safe)
- Uncontrolled seizure disorder; cognitive impairment and/or communicative disability (e.g., due to brain injury) that prevent the participant from following directions or from learning
- Ventilator dependency
- Pregnancy to plans to become pregnant during study
- Inability to perform kinesthetic imagery.
- Participants who cannot feel index finger movements will not perform the robot task but will perform all other resting-state and tasks in the MRI scanner.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
23 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04917107
Start Date
July 1 2021
End Date
February 1 2023
Last Update
September 26 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455