Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Chronic Pain

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Spinal Cord Injuries Nerve Injury Pain, Postoperative Post Herpetic Neuralgia Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Post-Stroke Pain Post Radiation Brain Injury Post Radiation Plexopathy Nerve Root Avulsion
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
22 – 80
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
12 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco · Other
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About This Trial
Chronic pain affects 1 in 4 US adults, and many cases are resistant to almost any treatment. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) holds promise as a new option for patients suffering from treatment-resistant chronic pain, but traditional approaches target only brain regions involved in one aspect of the pain experience and provide continuous 24/7 brain stimulation which may lose effect over time. By devel…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 22-80 years old 2. Clinical diagnosis of a refractory chronic pain syndrome including 1. post-traumatic pain syndromes (e.g. root avulsions, nerve crush injuries, spinal cord injury) 2. postsurgical pain syndromes (e.g., postmastectomy syndrome, post-thoracotomy sy…
Contacts

Catherine Borror

‪(415) 353-3494

chronicpain@ucsf.edu

CONTACT

Prasad Shirvalkar, M.D., Ph.D

‪(415) 691-7587‬

Prasad.Shirvalkar@ucsf.edu

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