Surgery to free the trigeminal nerve for facial pain
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This trial tests a surgery that frees the trigeminal nerve (the nerve that causes sharp facial pain) from being wrapped in band-like tissue. It’s for people with trigeminal neuralgia whose pain is not controlled by medicine and who don’t have the more common causes of the pain (a blood vessel or tumor pressing on the nerve).
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years old or older.
- You have tried medications for your facial pain and they did not help enough.
- You do not have a blood vessel pressing on the nerve causing your pain.
- You do not have a tumor causing your pain.
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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