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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05751096
Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound For Insular Neuromodulation in Chronic Pain
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Before coming up with a low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) therapy for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and fibromyalgia (FM) by running a clinical trial, the investigators must run a proof-of concept study to understand whether LIFU neuromodulation will elicit behavior and physiological responses in both these populations. The first study will be to run a counterbalanced within subject design, of active or inactive LIFU. The order of the sham vs real LIFU will be randomized on separate visits. The primary objective is to test if LIFU will reduce pain sensation and a secondary objective to test if LIFU will improve clinical outcomes, including changes in skin temperature and swelling circumference (in centimeters) of the target limb. The target limb is defined for CRPS as the injured extremity (upper or lower limb) and for FM as the dominant upper extremity. These clinical outcomes are common for both CRPS and FM population, along with pain, and these measurements are being taken to see if LIFU will affect these clinical features. LIFU has been tested extensively on healthy participants, demonstrating changes in brain activity without any damage.
An ultrasound transducer is the device used to apply LIFU, which will be fitted onto the scalp using a real-time head tracking infrared camera. Brief low-intensity ultrasound pulses will be delivered. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) will be utilized to cause a pain response by placing a thermode on the skin of the hand, forearm, lower leg, or foot and the temperature will be raised or lowered at a set rate. There will be four separate QST protocols including thermal thresholding, conditioned pain modulation (CPM), temporal summation of pain (TSP) and contact heat provoked potential (CHEP).
Thermal pain threshold testing will be established on the target limb to determine the individualized baselines for additional testing protocols. The QST device will be set to a baseline temperature of 32° C and increased at a rate of 1° C/sec. Once the participant feels pain from the heat stimulus, a button that returns the temperature to baseline will be pressed. This process will repeat 5 times and the average threshold will be calculated. CPM involves the co-delivery of a conditioned stimulus and a test stimulus. For the conditioned cold stimulus, the patients will submerge their opposite limb (of target limb) in a bucket of ice water, and it will be followed by the test stimulus, a heat stimulus to the target limb. The patients will then rate the perceived pain on a 10-point scale and the entire procedure will be repeated 3 times before and after LIFU stimulation. For TSP, heat stimulation is applied to the selected site. The baseline is set and is increased up to a destination temperature determined by individuals threshold testing and then either remains constant or pulses for up to 180 seconds. Subjects will rate the magnitude of perceived pain either verbally or numerically using a 10-point scale and the procedure will be performed 3 times before and after LIFU stimulation. For CHEP, the heat stimuli are given at random intervals between 10-20 seconds on multiple varied locations on the target limb to avoid habituation and heating. Patients will rate 40 stimuli on a perceived pain 10-point scale before and after LIFU stimulation and brain responses recorded using electroencephalography (EEG).
Non-contact infrared thermometers will be used to take skin temperature of the target limb and soft tape measures will be used to measure (in centimeters) the largest circumference (region of inflammation for CRPS patients and variable for FM patients depending on which muscle is larger) of the target limb.
A total of 15 CRPS patients and 12 FM patients will be enrolled in the study, with the Carilion Clinic Pain Management physicians using the established Budapest Criteria to diagnose CRPS type I and type II. The first session will involve obtaining MRI and CT anatomical scans, needed to accurately target the area of interest (anterior insula) during the QST sessions and ensure accurate application of the LIFU for each individual. Baseline clinical measurements of the target limb will also be obtained. The next two sessions will be randomly counterbalanced with LIFU or sham while obtaining QST and clinical measurements. Blood pressure, respiratory rate, galvanic skin response, photoplethysmography, and two-lead electrocardiogram will also be collected to monitor the patient's autonomic nervous system changes as potential confounding factors as well as assessing for effects from the ultrasound. Questionnaires will be administered via Redcap throughout each session to document potential confounding factors such as depression, fear and anxiety while also recording the patient's symptoms before and after LIFU application. Brief pain inventory (BPI) will also be documented for the CRPS participants, measuring both the intensity of pain and the interference of pain in the patient's life along with the revised fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQR) for the FM participants.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Jessica Florig, MPH
- Phone Number: 540-526-2261
- Email: jnw@vtc.vt.edu
Study Locations
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Virginia
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Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24016
- Recruiting
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
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Contact:
- Jessica Florig, MPH
- Phone Number: 540-526-2261
- Email: jnw@vtc.vt.edu
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Principal Investigator:
- Elizabeth Stringer, MD
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) I or II (Budapest Criteria) by Carilion physician. OR Diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) by Carilion physician (American College of Radiology 2011 modified fibromyalgia criteria).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindications to MRI.
- Contraindications to CT
- History of seizures and/or pseudo-seizures
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: LIFU - CRPS
Real LIFU application for CRPS cohort.
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repeat pulse application of low intensity focused ultrasound using a single element transducer to a selected neurological target for neuromodulation.
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Sham Comparator: SHAM - CRPS
Sham LIFU application for CRPS cohort.
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Sham application of LIFU.
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Active Comparator: LIFU - FM
Real LIFU application for FM cohort.
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repeat pulse application of low intensity focused ultrasound using a single element transducer to a selected neurological target for neuromodulation.
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Sham Comparator: SHAM - FM
Sham LIFU application for FM cohort.
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Sham application of LIFU.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Perceived Pain scores
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 2 weeks.
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Patients will rate their perceived pain (on a 0-9 scale, no pain - severe pain) before and after application of LIFU or Sham
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through study completion, an average of 2 weeks.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Clinical outcome - skin temperature
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 2 weeks
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Skin temperature of affected limb will be measured (celsius)
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through study completion, an average of 2 weeks
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Clinical outcomes - circumference
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 2 weeks
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swelling circumference of affected limb will be measured (cm)
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through study completion, an average of 2 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Stringer, MD, Carilion Clinic
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB-22-1597
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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