Ketamine infusion for nerve pain after shoulder nerve injuries
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a ketamine infusion can reduce nerve-related pain after traumatic brachial plexus (shoulder/arm nerve) injuries. It specifically targets people with pain caused by nerve damage who are scheduled for surgery to repair the nerve.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have ongoing nerve-type pain after a traumatic brachial plexus injury (from an accident/trauma)
- Your pain score suggests nerve pain (DN4 score above 4 out of 10)
- Your scan shows a nerve root avulsion on CT myelogram (a specific kind of nerve injury)
- You are planned to have brachial plexus exploration and reconstruction surgery at Mayo Clinic
- You are age 18 or older
- You do not have medical or mental health reasons you cannot take ketamine (for example, severe liver disease, serious heart disease risk, or poorly controlled schizophrenia)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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