Overview

Mechanism-based Choice of Therapy for Neuropathic Pain

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-01-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Mechanism-based choice of therapy for neuropathic pain: Can treatments success in neuropathic post-operative pain be coupled to psychophysical pain modulation profile?
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Rambam Health Care Campus
Treatments:
Calcium Channel Blockers
Duloxetine Hydrochloride
Pregabalin
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- patients planned for thoracotomy

Exclusion Criteria:

- age below 18 and above 75 years

- patients with psychiatric or cognitive dysfunction precluding use of psychophysics

- those who cannot communicate in Hebrew

- patients with existing thoracic or other current chronic pain