chronic pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men and women over 20 years old Patients who have chronic pain of more than 6 months and who have difficulty in pain control by treatment of nerve blocks or medications and who want treatment with ketalar Those who obtain document consent by their voluntary freedom about participation in this exam
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Present or past mental / neurological diseases I use psychotropic drugs other than drugs prescribed for pain Patients with organic brain injury MRI non-compliant equipment such as pacemaker in the body Have metallic instruments / instruments not compliant with MRI such as arterial clips in the body Pregnant Claustrophobia In addition, patients judged inappropriate by the person in charge of this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| changes in resting functional connectivity before and after Ketamine therapy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| correlation between changes in resting functional connectivity before and after Ketamine therapy and improvement of pain after treatment | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kobe university graduate school of medicine/school of medicine Anesthesiology