Active clinical trials for "Pain"

The purpose of this study is to determine if Engensis (VM202) is safe and effective in treating painful diabetic neuropathy.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of MK-6096 in the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) in adults.

Patients will be switched from their current medication for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pregabalin as compared to placebo. All patients will receive pregabalin, and half of patients will receive placebo at some point during the study.

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of pregabalin in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The purpose of this study is to test whether a new treatment will be safe and effective in treating pain. Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy will be included.

The purpose of this study is to determine if lacosamide (SPM 927) is safe if taken for a longer period of time and whether it continues to work well to treat pain. Subjects will receive lacosamide at a dose that will be individually determined to be the one that provides most pain relief with the least side effects. The maximum dose will be 600mg/day. Subjects may participate in this trial until October 2007. This time may be extended to allow them to participate until lacosamide is commercially available. If a subject meet the requirements for the study at Visit 1 and after a two weeks phase without trial medication, s/he enters a Titration Phase to determine the personal optimal dose of lacosamide. When this dose is reached s/he will enter the Maintenance Phase and will be asked to return for visits every 4 weeks for the first 24 weeks and every 12 weeks thereafter.

This study primarily seeks to evaluate dysfunction of small blood vessels and their linkage to dysfunction of nerves in people with Type 2 Diabetes. The purpose of this research is to explore some of the underlying pathophysiology of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, particularly painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The pain experienced by individuals with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy is severe and associated with low quality of life. The pain does not typically respond well to pharmacological management. The processes underpinning the sources of pain are poorly understood, consequently only around a third of patients benefit from existing treatments. Some historic research on the sources of pain suggest the retention of the ability to reduce blood flow in small vessels may underpin these pain pathways. This research aims to explore this possibility, looking at the nerve-linked response in small vessels with a flickering light within the eye. Participants will complete three or four questionnaires: one demographic, two to aid with stratifying participants into groups concerning symptoms of neuropathy and an additional questionnaire if participants are stratified to the painful DPN group. A basic neurological examination of the feet will follow. Basic measurements of height, weight and blood pressure will be recorded for each participant. The primary sites of measurement of this small vessel dysfunction will be the eye and the foot investigated in a non-invasive manner. A bright flickering light will be shone into participants eyes, with the reaction of small vessels recorded. Sensors will also be placed on the feet and chest of participants and warmed to ~44C. An image will be taken of participants eyes to measure nerve layer thickness and an area of skin on the forearm will be illuminated to measure for levels of a metabolic marker. A picture of the eye will also be taken to determine nerve layer thickness.

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of bilateral intramuscular injections of VM202 versus placebo in the treatment of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. A total of 507 of 477 planned participants were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to one of two treatment groups. Note that 500 participants received IP treatment, whereas 7 participants did not receive IP treatment. Treatments - Engensis (VM202) - 336 Engensis of 318 planned participants Control - Placebo (VM202 vehicle) - 164 Placebo of 159 planned participants Randomization were stratified by current use of gabapentin and/or pregabalin.

Pain is the most common presenting symptom in medical outpatients, and depression and anxiety are the two most common mental disorders. All three conditions are often inadequately treated and result in substantial disability, reduced health-related quality of life, and increased health care costs and utilization. Additionally, pain, anxiety, and depression (PAD) are frequently comorbid with one another and have reciprocal negative effects on treatment response and additive effects on adverse health outcomes. The PAD triad is especially burdensome in Veterans, with their high prevalence of chronic pain, depression, PTSD, and other anxiety disorders. The Comprehensive vs. Assisted Management of Mood and Physical Symptoms (CAMMPS) study is a randomized comparative effectiveness trial designed to test the relative effectiveness of a lower-resource vs. a higher-resource enhancement of usual primary care in the management of Veterans suffering from with pain plus comorbid anxiety and/or depression.

The purpose of this trial is to explore if a novel vagal neuromodulation approach provides analgesic benefit through central mechanisms in patients with chronic pancreatitis