Ear nerve stimulation plus rehab for hand pain from CRPS
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests a gentle nerve-stimulation treatment applied to the ear, added to standard physical therapy for people with CRPS in the hand. It may help reduce pain and improve hand function.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) affecting your hand
- You are between 18 and 65 years old
- Your CRPS started after an injury, surgery, fracture, or when your hand/arm was kept still
- You have not had a stroke that caused the CRPS
- You do not have arthritis in your hand or a recent blood clot in your arm
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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