Botox injections for trigeminal neuralgia pain
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This study tests Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) injections to reduce pain attacks in people with trigeminal neuralgia who haven't gotten enough relief from medication or don't want surgery. You must have frequent attacks (more than 10 per week) and be on a stable medication dose.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have trigeminal neuralgia (sharp, electric-shock-like face pain) diagnosed by a doctor
- You have more than 10 pain attacks per week
- You've tried at least 2 different medications for this pain without enough relief
- You are not a candidate for surgery, have already tried it without success, or do not want surgery
- Your pain medication dose has been the same for the past 2 weeks
- You are not pregnant or nursing, and do not have a neuromuscular disease or take aminoglycoside antibiotics
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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