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A comprehensive prospective study on pain freedom after medical or surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and atypical facial pain (AFP)

A comprehensive prospective study on trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and atypical facial pain (AFP) to evaluate surgical and non-surgical management strategies. - nil

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/082450
Enrollment
164
Registered
2025-03-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G501- Atypical facial pain Health Condition 2: G500- Trigeminal neuralgia

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: Observational Study.No new experimental interventions are used Control Intervention1: NIL: Observational Study No new experimental interventions are used

Sponsors

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have history and clinical presentation consistent with IHS (International Headache Society criteria ICHD-3 beta for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and non- TN atypical facial pain who visit the department of neurology and neurosurgery at Amrita hospital. 2. Patients above 18 years who are willing to sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are not interested to participate in the study. 2. Patients below 18 years.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
pain relief as assessed by visual analog scale (VAS), Neuropathy Sensory Symptom Scale and Neuropathy Total Symptom Score-6 scale.Timepoint: baseline visit and at months 3, 6, 12 and 24—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of Life factors using short form questionnaire (SF12)Timepoint: 3, 6, 12 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ashok Pillai

Amrita Institute of medical sciences and research centre

brashok@aims.amrita.edu07034028231

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026