Active clinical trials for "Peripheral Nervous System Diseases"

Neuropathies are defined as the clinical, electrical, biological and histological manifestations of peripheral neuron damage. They represent a heterogeneous group of disorders and are responsible for disabling sensory and motor disorders. Their diagnosis is based on a set of clinical arguments confirmed by the electromyogram. This allows to specify the site of the damage, its severity, and to follow the evolution of the disease. To date, the diagnosis of peripheral nerve injury secondary to occlusion of arterial trunks is rarely evoked; its clinical, electromyographic and prognostic characteristics are poorly known. Indeed, the rare cases reported in the literature are from vascular specialties, with little data on neurological symptoms, neurophysiological diagnostic elements and prognosis. However, these unrecognized and underdiagnosed neuropathies are sometimes indicative of severe vascular damage for which urgent management is necessary. Neurological symptoms should then be treated as warning signs and the correct recognition of the early ischemic vascular etiology may lead to an optimized medical management. The objectives of this study will be to describe the clinical presentation of these neuropathies, to discuss their electrophysiological diagnostic characteristics, to compare the demographic data with those from the literature, and to evaluate the functional prognosis of these attacks. A better knowledge of this rare etiology of neuropathy would allow to better inform the patients and to optimize the diagnostic and therapeutic management.

To evaluate whether smoked marijuana reduces pain in people with HIV-related peripheral neuropathy.

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for the management of painful diabetic neuropathy. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions: CBT plus standard medical care or standard medical care alone. CBT will be offered in ten, ninety-minute group sessions and will be provided by a psychologist with experience in the management of both diabetes and chronic pain. CBT will involve teaching and encouraging practice of adaptive pain coping skills such as relaxation skills, activity pacing, and positive self-statements, among others. This study will allow us to determine which treatment is superior in terms of improvements in pain management, functioning and overall quality of life.

Foot muscle energy technique and conventional physical therapy program administered in patients with type 2 Diabetic Neuropathy.

Aim of this prospective double blind randomized clinical trial is to understand the correlation of suprascapular neuropathy in the setting of large and massive tears of the shoulder rotator cuff and to investigate whether arthroscopic dissection of the superior transverse scapular ligament is positively related to the improvement of this neuropathy.

Objectives: To develop a protocol for early treatment using sensory reeducation through the mirror after surgical reconstruction of the median nerve and / or ulnar hand, and its comparison with the evolution of the return of skin sensitivity after a not early rehabilitation which will be conducted by physiotherapists, with blinding of the evaluators.

Treatment of patients with diabetic neuropathy by intraarterial progenitor cell transplantation.

To determine if pulsed electric field therapy reduces lower leg and foot pain associated with diabetic neuropathy and lessens the need for medication. The MedRelief device sends a sub-threshold electric signal through the skin using electrodes as means of signal delivery. The signal or waveform, frequency and strength were created to match the characteristics of signals the body generates to help natural healing.

The purpose of this study is to examine potential treatment options for a condition in diabetics that causes tingling, pain, and numbness in the hands and /or feet, also known as diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

This study is designed to examine how pregabalin affects parameters of autonomic nerve regulation in correlation with change in pain, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in patients with diabetic neuropathy.