Study brain scans during tasks in chronic nerve pain
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at how brain activity changes in people with long-lasting nerve pain using an MRI scan while you do simple behavioral tasks. It may help researchers understand brain function in chronic neuropathic pain and how it affects day-to-day abilities.
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Who can take part
- You have long-lasting nerve pain (chronic neuropathic pain) from nerve damage in the brain/spinal cord or outside the body
- If you are in the control group, you must be matched to a case by age (within 5 years) and sex
- You should not have a neurodegenerative or inflammatory brain/spine illness
- You should not have a severe depression condition that affects functioning
- Your opioid pain medicines must not be at high doses (more than 100 mg per day morphine-equivalent)
- You must be able to follow instructions and complete the behavioral tasks
- You must be able to have an MRI safely (no pacemaker or unsafe metal/foreign body in or near the eyes)
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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