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Sponsored by: |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
Information provided by: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00018200 |
The purpose of this study is to determine whether different types of antidepressant medicines relieve back pain that has lasted at least six months on a daily basis. Study participants will be assigned to treatment with either a antidepressant acting on the serotonin system in the brain (fluoxetine), one acting on the noradrenoline system (desipramine, or to a control medication not expected to relieve pain (benztropine). Each participant will be seen at least nine times during their 12 weeks on medication. This is a phase 2/3, outpatient study.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Back Pain Sciatica |
Drug: Fluoxetine Drug: Desipramine Drug: Benztropine |
Phase II |
MedlinePlus related topics: | Antidepressants Back Pain Sciatica |
Drug Information available for: | Benztropine Benzatropine methanesulfonate Desipramine Desipramine hydrochloride Fluoxetine Fluoxetine hydrochloride |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Efficacy of Antidepressants in Chronic Back Pain |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
United States, California | |||||
Department of Veterans Affairs | |||||
San Diego, California, United States, 92161 |
Investigator: | Mark A Slater, Ph.D | |
Investigator: | Edmund V Capparelli, Pharm.D. | |
Investigator: | Mark Wallace, M.D. | |
Investigator: | Steve R Garfin, M.D. |
Study ID Numbers: | ADRD-018-98F |
First Received: | July 3, 2001 |
Last Updated: | June 23, 2005 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00018200 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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