Evaluation of the efficacy of buprenorphine injection around the stellate ganglion in pain syndromes of the upper body-half

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN59287260

Enrollment

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

2002-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Pain Signs and Symptoms Pain

Interventions

Two interventions: 1. Normal injection into buttocks 2. Injection into neck

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Pain reduction over the first 8 hours following stellate injection, as calculated from the median of four, two-hourly measurements of present pain reduction using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and compared between buprenorphine and placebo stellate injections 2. Absolute pain levels as expressed using a VAS scale and calculated from the median of four, two-hourly measurements of present pain intensity (PPI), each divided by the pre-injection PPI and compared between buprenorphine and placebo stellate injections	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Pain reduction over the first 8 hours following stellate injection, as calculated from the median of four, two-hourly measurements of present pain reduction using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and compared between buprenorphine and placebo stellate injections 2. Absolute pain levels as expressed using a VAS scale and calculated from the median of four, two-hourly measurements of present pain intensity (PPI), each divided by the pre-injection PPI and compared between buprenorphine and placebo stellate injections

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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