peripheral neuropathy Small fiber neuropathy
Conditions
Interventions
Every patient will receive a personalized treatment containing education and a
set of sessions improving physical functioning based on a cognitive behavioral
approach. All participants start with an
Sponsors
Adelante Zorggroep
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age >18 years, - Main goal/purpose to achieve with rehabilitation therapy, - Skin-biopsy proven idiopathic SFN, diagnosed at our expertise center at the department of neurology of MUMC+.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Are not able to provide written informed consent, - Have an underlying condition of SFN (diabetes, SFN9A/10A/11A mutation, hypothyroidism, renal failure, vitamin B12 deficiency, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, alcohol abuses, malignancies, chemotherapeutic drugs). - Have other neurological disease than SFN that may cause pain in the feet and/or damage to the somatosensory nervous system, are excluded. - have received any form of cognitive behavioral therapy within the last 6 months will be excluded from this study. - Have insufficient comprehension of Dutch language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability, and health related QOL. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary endpoints are pain intensity, mood and pain catastrophizing. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed