Prospective Study of the Use of Thalidomide in Patients With Arachnoiditis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 3
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- 1. To evaluate the change in pain as measured by the McGill Pain Questionnaire, short form, (SF-MPQ) and consumption of adjuvant opioid medications in three patients with arachnoiditis who receive thalidomide.
研究概览
简要总结
This pilot study will evaluate whether thalidomide decreases pain in patients with arachnoiditis.
详细描述
Arachnoiditis, a neuropathic disease caused by inflamation of the arachnoid membrane that surrounds and protects the spinal nerves,can result in a debilitating state that is characterized by numbing and tingling, stinging and burning in the lower back or legs, and possible muscle cramps, twitching and spasms. Current treatments are not always effective in treating the pain associated with arachnoiditis. Recent research has indicated that a group of chemicals called cytokines that are produced by various cells in the body may be responsible for generating the pain response. Medications that effect the release of cytokines or block the action of cytokines may reduce the pain response. Various anti-cytokine medications are now being used to treat painful disease states such as rheumotoid arthritis and Crohn's Disease. In this study the anti-cytokine medication, Thalidomide, is being evaluated for it's effect in treating pain associated with arachnoiditis.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 85 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Radiographically confirmed Arachnoiditis
- •Involvement of the lower limb(s)
排除标准
- •Subjects with baseline peripheral neuropathy to include diabetic neuropathy and other metabolic or toxic neuropathies.
结局指标
主要结局
1. To evaluate the change in pain as measured by the McGill Pain Questionnaire, short form, (SF-MPQ) and consumption of adjuvant opioid medications in three patients with arachnoiditis who receive thalidomide.
2. To evaluate the change in physical functionality as measured by the Roland-Morris Low Back Pain and Disability Questionnaire in three patients with arachnoiditis who receive thalidomide.
次要结局
- 1. To measure change in the patient's health status as measured by the SF36 in three patients with arachnoiditis who receive thalidomide.