Overview

Efficacy of Antidepressants in Chronic Back Pain

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-12-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
This 12 week placebo controlled clinical trial tests the individual and combined effects of an antidepressant medication and cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic back pain.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborator:
University of California, San Diego
Treatments:
Antidepressive Agents
Benztropine
Clomipramine
Desipramine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Chronic back pain (daily pain for > 6 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Major medical conditions which might contraindicate antidepressant treatment