Deep brain stimulation for ongoing nerve pain after stroke or facial nerve issues
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial studies whether a special brain device (deep brain stimulation, or DBS) can reduce long-lasting nerve pain. It focuses on one-sided pain after certain brain injuries or specific facial nerve pain causes, especially when medicines haven’t helped enough.
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Who can take part
- You can sign consent, are between 18 and 75 years old
- Your pain has lasted more than 12 months and is on one side of the body or face
- Your pain is from a specific cause: stroke-related nerve pain, or certain facial nerve pain causes (such as shingles nerve pain after zoster)
- Your pain is severe (pain score on a 0–10 scale is over 6) and you’ve tried standard nerve-pain medicines at good doses for long enough
- You’re able to undergo surgery and MRI safely, and you don’t have a device like a pacemaker/defibrillator
- You don’t have major memory/cognitive problems, serious psychiatric illness, major substance/psychosocial risks, and you can follow all study steps; you’re not pregnant or able to become pregnant
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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