intractable chronic pain
Conditions
Interventions
Test the safety and efficacy of SNR stimulation as an alternative approach to managing the constant component of neuropathic pain
Sponsors
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Goiás
Medical School, Federal University of Goiás
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Over 18 and under 75; Patients with neuropathic pain; Patients with compromised quality of life; Patients not undergoing surgical treatment for neuropathic pain; Patients refractory to optimized conservative treatment; Patients with non-surgical optimized therapeutic treatments offered by the public health system.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Injury to the midbrain and/or medial thalamus; Major cognitive-behavioral disorder; Inability to attend pre-established follow-up appointments; Other pain disorders associated with neuropathic pain, such as nociceptive pain and psychogenic pain; Uncontrolled systemic arterial hypertension, active infectious process and uncontrolled blood dyscrasia; Other comorbidities that make the procedure a high-risk act; Use of antiaggregants or antiplatelet agents whose temporary withdrawal is unfeasible due to potential risks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Test the safety and efficacy of SNR stimulation as an alternative approach to managing the constant component of neuropathic pain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement in the quality of life of patients | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactOsvaldo Vilela Filho
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Goiás
Outcome results
None listed