Treatment of central pain syndromes by caloric vestibular stimulation

Treatment of central pain syndromes by caloric vestibular stimulation - CVS in central pain syndromes

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON34997

Enrollment

Registered

2012-01-12

Start date

2012-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

centrale pijnklachten nerve pain neuralgia

Interventions

Intervention: The patient will be positioned in a supine position with head at a 30° elevated angle. Patients will receive ear canal irrigation with ice water (~4°C) on the dominant side (right ear

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Neuropathic pain in the non-dominant side • Resistant to or not suitable for other treatments

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Other neurological disorders causing pain. • Significant cardiac or respiratory disease (inadequately treated hypertension) • Ear disease such as a perforated ear drum or otitis media/externa • Vestibular disease or significant motion sickness • Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary study parameters/outcome of the study: Changes in NRS pain scores as a result of the CVS treatment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secundary study parameters/outcome of the study: Immediately following and a week after CVS treatment patients will be asked about the experiences, both positive and negative, they attribute to the CVS treatment	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)