Electrical nerve stimulation for persistent arm nerve pain
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether stimulating the nerve roots in the shoulder area can reduce long-lasting nerve pain in one arm. It may help people whose arm pain has not improved with standard nerve-pain treatments.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old
- Your arm has one-sided nerve pain lasting more than 12 months
- Your pain is moderate to severe (VAS score over 5/10) and meets a nerve-pain questionnaire score (DN4 at least 4/10)
- Your pain started from a problem affecting the arm nerves (for example after injury or surgery, or complex regional pain syndrome)
- Standard treatments for nerve pain have not worked for you (including medicines like duloxetine/venlafaxine, gabapentin, pregabalin, some antidepressants, and options like lidocaine or capsaicin patches, and therapy)
- You can complete self-filled questionnaires and you can undergo the planned procedure under anesthesia
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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