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Capsaicin-Evoked Pain in Patients With CRPS
This study has been completed.
First Received: May 1, 2007   Last Updated: October 10, 2008   History of Changes
Sponsored by: Danish Pain Research Center
Information provided by: Danish Pain Research Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00468390
  Purpose

To evaluate the effect of capsaicin in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.


Condition
CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes)

MedlinePlus related topics: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Drug Information available for: Capsaicin
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Case Control, Prospective
Official Title: Capsaicin-Evoked Pain in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Further study details as provided by Danish Pain Research Center:

Biospecimen Retention:   None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Enrollment: 40
Study Start Date: April 2007
Study Completion Date: January 2008
Detailed Description:

Primary outcome parameters: Capsaicin-induced pain and inflammation.

Secondary outcome parameters: Peripheral sensory and autonomic function.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Primary care clinic

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age: 18 or older.
  • Pain in arm or hand > 3 months.
  • Diagnosed with CRPS acc. to diagnostic research criteria (Harder et al., 2005)
  • Inclusion of healthy subjects: age-, gender-, and BMI-matched.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other significant disease affecting the parameters measured, including cardiovascular disease.
  • Treatment with anticholinergics, sympathomimetics and parasympathomimetics, and alpha- and beta-adrenergics.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00468390

Locations
Denmark
Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark, 8000
Sponsors and Collaborators
Danish Pain Research Center
Investigators
Study Chair: Troels S Jensen, MD, DMSc Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers: Capsaicin in CRPS
Study First Received: May 1, 2007
Last Updated: October 10, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00468390     History of Changes
Health Authority: Denmark: Danish Medicines Agency

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
 Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Pain
Capsaicin

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Disease
Neuromuscular Diseases
 Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases

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