Iontophoretic administration of S(+)-ketamine in patients with neuropathic pai
- Conditions
- nerve painneuropathic pain10034606
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON36563
- Lead Sponsor
- Medisch Centrum Alkmaar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 28
patients with neuropathic pain (more than 6 months present) as defined by the IASP
Pain detect score > 18 and pain intensity VAS score > 6and the presence of Allodynia (VAS score >4)
age between 18 and 75
written informed consent
pregnancy
known hypersensitivity towards S(+)-ketamine
patients with psychiatric history or under treatment
patients with Angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, heart rhythm disorder
patients with a pacemaker and/or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
patients with uncontrollable arterial hypertension
patients with glaucoma
patients with uncontrollable thryroid dysfunction
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-NL) score > 8 for depression and/or > 8 for anxiety
No new analgesic treatment may be initiated 6 weeks before start of the study
No change in analgesic treatment may be performed during the trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- overall pain relief. Measurement of pain intensity using a VAS-score</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>impact of S(+)-ketamine treatment on quality of life<br /><br>impact of S(+)-ketamine treatment on health status(Pain disability index)<br /><br>impact of S(+)-ketamine treatment on symptoms of neuropathic pain</p><br>