Brain science of chronic pain using PET and MRI
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, postherpetic neuralgia, other chronic pain disorders
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000040403
- Lead Sponsor
- The Jikei University School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Any person with in-body metals or electrical devices; tattoo; pregnancy; claustrophobia; or neurocognitive or consciousness disorder preventing informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intensity and distribution of microglia activation, as well as functional/anatomical activation/connectivity, in the brain of chronic pain patients in comparison with healthy controls.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method