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- Clinical Trial NCT01392599
Surgical Treatment Of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II (CRPS II)
Surgical Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II (CRPS II) by Regional Subcutaneous Venous Sympathectomy
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
For 140 years the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II (CRPS II) has been an unsolved problem. Recent findings in animal models assume that CRPS Type II is maintained by a coupling of newly sprouted sympathetic and sensible fibres. Therapeutic approaches have included conventional pain medication, physical therapy, sympathetic blocks, transcutaneous or spinal cord stimulation, injections or infusion therapies and sympathectomy. Alone or in combination these therapies often yielded unfavorable results. The majority of physicians dealing with CRPS patients are convinced that a surgical treatment of the affected extremity only exacerbates the symptoms, especially its hallmark excruciating pain.
Patients with a CRPS Type II at the upper or the lower limb will be included in the study after ineffective pain therapy for more than 6 months. The most proximal region of pain associated with CRPS can be localized and 2% Lidocain will be injected into that area. If the sympathetic, deep, burning pain can be blocked repeatedly with these injections, the subcutaneous veins in the previously determined area will be surgically removed. This operation should lead to the permanent resolution of symptoms.
A visual analogue scale (VAS), the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), thermography and physical examinations will be used to evaluate the outcome of the operation.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Wolfgang Happak, Prof., MD
- Phone Number: 00431404006980
- Email: lukikriechbaumer@hotmail.com
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Lukas K Kriechbaumer, MD
- Phone Number: 00431404007177
- Email: lukas.kriechbaumer@meduniwien.ac.at
Study Locations
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Vienna, Austria, 1090
- Recruiting
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna
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Contact:
- Wolfgang Happak, Prof., MD
- Phone Number: 6980 0043140400
- Email: lukikriechbaumer@hotmail.com
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Principal Investigator:
- Wolfgang Happak, Prof., MD
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients suffering from CRPS Type II after after ineffective pain therapy for more than 6 months.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Ineffective testinfiltration with an local anesthetic Pregnancy
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Surgery
Patients with CRPS Type II
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After incision of the skin a subcutaneous area of approximately 16 cm² (2.5 square inches) will be en block removed between dermis and muscle fascia.
All prior detected and marked veins in the operating field will be ligated or coagulated precisely.The tissue defect generated by this operation will be closed by a full thickness or a meshed skin graft which arises during the preparation.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Enhancement in the quality of life (measured by the NHP) due to a permanent reduction of pain (measured by the NHP and a VAS) of patients suffering from CRPS Type II.
Time Frame: Outcome measures will be evaluated at baseline and 6 weeks after the operation
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An appraisal of results will be made after the operation by using physical examionations and the standardized questionnaires (NHP,VAS).
The health status and especially the pain level have to be constant for at least 3 month before being considered as an result.
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Outcome measures will be evaluated at baseline and 6 weeks after the operation
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Wolfgang Happak, Prof. MD, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Bruehl S, Harden RN, Galer BS, Saltz S, Bertram M, Backonja M, Gayles R, Rudin N, Bhugra MK, Stanton-Hicks M. External validation of IASP diagnostic criteria for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and proposed research diagnostic criteria. International Association for the Study of Pain. Pain. 1999 May;81(1-2):147-54. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(99)00011-1.
- Albrecht PJ, Hines S, Eisenberg E, Pud D, Finlay DR, Connolly KM, Pare M, Davar G, Rice FL. Pathologic alterations of cutaneous innervation and vasculature in affected limbs from patients with complex regional pain syndrome. Pain. 2006 Feb;120(3):244-266. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2005.10.035. Epub 2006 Jan 19.
- Oaklander AL, Rissmiller JG, Gelman LB, Zheng L, Chang Y, Gott R. Evidence of focal small-fiber axonal degeneration in complex regional pain syndrome-I (reflex sympathetic dystrophy). Pain. 2006 Feb;120(3):235-243. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2005.09.036. Epub 2006 Jan 19.
- Arnold JM, Teasell RW, MacLeod AP, Brown JE, Carruthers SG. Increased venous alpha-adrenoceptor responsiveness in patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Ann Intern Med. 1993 Apr 15;118(8):619-21. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-118-8-199304150-00008. No abstract available.
- Baron R, Schattschneider J, Binder A, Siebrecht D, Wasner G. Relation between sympathetic vasoconstrictor activity and pain and hyperalgesia in complex regional pain syndromes: a case-control study. Lancet. 2002 May 11;359(9318):1655-60. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08589-6.
- Drummond PD, Finch PM, Smythe GA. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy: the significance of differing plasma catecholamine concentrations in affected and unaffected limbs. Brain. 1991 Oct;114 ( Pt 5):2025-36. doi: 10.1093/brain/114.5.2025.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 026/2009
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