Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - CRPS lasting longer than 6 month
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: CRPS typ I of the upper limb, lasting longer than 6 months Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 5
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: thrombosis, inflammation, edema, severe dysfunction of the heart, liver and kidney, pregnancy, diabetic neuropathia, peripheral lesion of the nervous system, diseases of the central nervous system, diseases of the contralateral arm, contraindication to the physical therapy, allergy or hypersensitivity to the lidocaine-patch
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: Does a Lidocaine medicated plaster in combination with physical therapy increase the armfunction (Radboud skills questionnaire) and normalize armtemperature (infra-red thermography) in patients with CRPS. ;Secondary Objective: Pain, allodynia, sensory dysfunctions;Primary end point(s): Radboud skills questionnaire, infra-red thermography;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: week 0, week 5, week 12 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): pain, allodynia, sensory disturbancies;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: week 0, week 5, week 12 | — |
Countries
Austria
Contacts
Klinik für Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation, Medizinische Universität Wien