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2024-10-26 @ 11:26 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT02178917
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2019-03-01
First Post:
2014-06-27
Brief Title:
Neurofeedback for Treatment of Central Neuropathic Pain CNP in Sub-acute Spinal Cord Injury SCI
Sponsor:
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Organization:
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Study Overview
Official Title:
Neurofeedback Treatment of Central Neuropathic Pain CNP in Sub-acute Patients With Spinal Cord Injury SCI
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2019-02
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Spinal Cord Injury SCI affects a persons ability to move and feel sensation in the body SCI is also an indirect cause of a persistent pain called Central Neuropathic Pain CNP This pain typically develops several months after the injury In 30-40 of SCI patients severe CNP affects their everyday living including sleep and mood Many patients give up work not because of the injury but because of pain Medical treatment of CNP is moderately effective and costly both to the patient and to the health care system
In previous research characteristic signatures of brain waves that are probably related to CNP have been defined Based on this a novel treatment for CNP based on neurofeedback was developed and clinically tested on five SCI patients Electroencephalograph EEG was used to record patients brain waves and these were shown to patients on a computer screen in a simple graphical form eg bars Patients were trained to change their brain activity at will and as a consequence their pain was reduced Patients who had suffered from CNP for years received up to 40 neurofeedback treatment sessions reducing their pain for several days after each session
The primary aim of this study is to apply neurofeedback therapy to a larger number of recently injured patients who are still in a hospital It is hypothesised that neurofeedback treatment will be more effective in people who have suffered from CNP for a shorter period of time
The secondary aim of the study is to define EEG predictors of CNP EEG will be recorded in recently injured patients with no chronic pain knowing that a certain number of patients will develop CNP within weeks or months These patients will be followed up for a year and the EEGs of patients who develop CNP will be compared with those who do not
In previous research characteristic signatures of brain waves that are probably related to CNP have been defined Based on this a novel treatment for CNP based on neurofeedback was developed and clinically tested on five SCI patients Electroencephalograph EEG was used to record patients brain waves and these were shown to patients on a computer screen in a simple graphical form eg bars Patients were trained to change their brain activity at will and as a consequence their pain was reduced Patients who had suffered from CNP for years received up to 40 neurofeedback treatment sessions reducing their pain for several days after each session
The primary aim of this study is to apply neurofeedback therapy to a larger number of recently injured patients who are still in a hospital It is hypothesised that neurofeedback treatment will be more effective in people who have suffered from CNP for a shorter period of time
The secondary aim of the study is to define EEG predictors of CNP EEG will be recorded in recently injured patients with no chronic pain knowing that a certain number of patients will develop CNP within weeks or months These patients will be followed up for a year and the EEGs of patients who develop CNP will be compared with those who do not
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Study Oversight
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None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
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Is a US Export?:
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