G82.4 M79.2
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Evaluation of 12 healthy subjects (once) by means of pain questionnaires, psychometric tests, electrophysiological examinations (H-reflex, flexor-reflex, LEP, SSEP), quantitative sensory test
before and after sensorimotor activation) by means of pain questionnaires, psychometric tests, electrophysiological examinations (H-reflex, flexor-reflex, LEP, SSEP), quantitative sensory testing and
Sponsors
Klinik für Paraplegiologie,Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Able to consent; chronic spinal cord injury at least 12 months post injury; neurological Level of injury C5 to Th10
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Sensory impairment in dermatome C2 on both sides; artificial respiration; cauda-equina syndrome; epilepsy; impaired cognitive ablilities; pre-existing mental disorder; cardiac pacemaker; other active implants (e.g. phrenic pacemaker, drug pumps); metal implants less than 20 cm away from electrodes for electrical stimulation; severe traumatic brain injury in clinical history; pre-existing sensory deficits or dieseases which entail polyneuropathy (e.g. diabetes mellitus); severe primary internistic diseases (e.g. oncological, cardilogical); pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detection of neuropathic pain in chronic spinal cord injured patients by means of pain questionnaires and subsequent evaluation of findings from (1) Quantitative Sensory Testing/clinical examination, (2) H-Reflex/flexor-reflex/LEP/SSEP and (3) magnetic resonance imaging (VBM) compared to findings from the same methods in chronic spinal cord injured patients without neuropathic pain and healthy subjects. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Influenceability of these parameters by sensorimotor activation. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSteffen Franz
Klinik für Paraplegiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed