Active clinical trials for "Peripheral Nervous System Diseases"

The objective of the proposed work is to develop non-pharmacological interventions for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), to improve quality of life of individuals with diabetes, and reduce the prevalence of opiate prescription, sensation loss, falls, and deaths caused by DPN. To this end, the proposed study will investigate and determine the feasibility of the non-pharmacological intervention device. The feasibility study involves 16 participants, split evenly between pre-neuropathic diabetic and neuropathic diabetic participants. During the study, each group will receive the same 45-minute intervention on 10 days spread over no more than 14 days total. Feasibility will be determined by change in pain assessed before and after intervention.

This research aims to investigate the effect of massage on diabetic foot risk, HbA1c and physiological parameters in individuals with type 2 diabetes. This randomized controlled experimental design will be carried out in Bolu Izzet Baysal State Hospital Köroğlu Unit Internal Medicine Polyclinic and Internal Medicine Service. According to power analysis, the minimum sample size was determined as 60 people, 30 of which were in the intervention group and 30 in the control group. Data collection tools include "Peripheral Neuropathy Sign and Symptom Score", "Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)", "Glycemic Control Assessment (HbA1c)", "Physiological Parameters (blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen saturation)", "Inlow's 60-second Diabetic Food Screen". A total of 24 massage sessions will be applied to the intervention group, 2 times a week during the 12-week working period. Participants in the control group will continue their medical treatment protocols and massage will not be applied.

This phase II trial tests whether PEA works to relieve the symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with cancer. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy refers to a nerve problem that causes pain, numbness, tingling, or muscle weakness in different parts of the body, and is caused by chemotherapy. PEA may be useful against bothersome nerve symptoms.

This research is being done to determine whether acupuncture can help prevent or lessen chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), a side effect of some kinds of chemotherapy that causes pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, or muscle weakness mostly in the hands or feet. This research will also help determine whether acupuncture can improve quality of life in patients receiving taxane-based chemotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer. The names of the study activities involved in this study are/is: Acupuncture treatments for participants in the Acupuncture Group Nature videos with a relaxation exercise for participants in the Relaxation/ Exercise Group The Comprehensive and Integrative Medicine Institute (CIMI) of South Korea is supporting this research study by providing funding.

This study will assess pharmacokinetic (PK)/pharmacodynamic (PD) relationships and whether BXQ-350 may decrease the intensity and/or duration of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) thereby improving quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients who have been exposed to oxaliplatin and/or taxane-based chemotherapy. This study includes two randomized, placebo controlled, blinded treatment cycles of BXQ-350/placebo, an optional open-label BXQ-350 treatment period, and an unblinded Post-Treatment Follow-up period.

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a highly prevalent and severe side-effect of taxane chemotherapy, often used to treat breast cancer. Unfortunately there are very limited treatments for CIPN. This is a phase II randomized controlled trial to test the preliminary efficacy of exercise vs. nutrition education on CIPN, to systematically investigate the potential roles of inflammation and interoception, and to obtain data with a more accurate effect size to inform a future study.

This trial studies how well cryocompression therapy works in reducing bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with multiple myeloma. Peripheral neuropathy (nerve pain or tingling in hands or feet) is a common side effect of chemotherapy such as bortezomib that affects the quality of life and amount of chemotherapy that can be given to many cancer patients. Cryocompression is a treatment where a glove and a boot are worn to cool down the skin. This cooling treatment is safe and does not interfere with chemotherapy treatment. Daily cryocompression therapy may reduce neuropathy caused by bortezomib chemotherapy.

This phase II trial examines transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in patients with stage I-III breast cancer with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy. TENS is a procedure in which mild electric currents are applied to some areas of the skin to potentially improve neuropathy. This trial may help determine if TENS is feasible and effective for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy symptoms while on chemotherapy.

This phase II trial studies whether using exercise is better than the usual approach for treating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). CIPN occurs when chemotherapy damages the nerves communicating between the brain, spinal cord, and the rest of the body. The usual approach for treating CIPN is treatment with drugs that help reduce symptoms of other types of neuropathy (for example, from diabetes). However, these drugs do not treat all symptoms of CIPN. Exercise may help to reduce CIPN symptoms.

Fatigue in diabetic neuropathy compromises patients' physical activity and poses questions on how to plan correct rehabilitation training. Conclusive interpretation of muscular mechanisms of fatigue in diabetic neuropathy has not yet been achieved. Among the various instrumental evaluations for fatigue, multichannel surface electromyography (sEMG) is a recognized tool that permits the study of myoelectric manifestations of fatigue. Aim of the study is to assess if differences in myoelectric manifestations of fatigue between patients affected by diabetic neuropathy exist after an aerobic or endurance training.