Impact of Compression Garments on Pain in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of the Upp… (NCT05034835) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Impact of Compression Garments on Pain in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of the Upper Limbs.
France60 participantsStarted 2021-10-12
Plain-language summary
The aim is to study another alternative for the treatment of pain in people with CRPS. Indeed, the TRAB / Medullary occupational therapy department of the CMRRF in Kerpape used compression garments to reduce edema when it was present.In the case of CRPS of the upper limbs, gloves or compression sleeves are used to decrease the edema which is sometimes associated, although they are not supported for this indication. In this context, our clinical experience leads us to believe that there would also be some efficacy in neuropathic pain, this improvement being regularly described by patients.This study is expected to show a notable reduction in neuropathic pain thanks to the wearing of a compression garment.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with CRPS of the upper limb with neuropathic pain
* Diagnosis of CRPS according to the Budapest criteria
* Diagnosis of neuropathic pain according to DN4
* CRPS evolving for more than 3 months
* No phlebitis or open sores on the upper limbs
* Patient consent to participate in the study
* No modification of his drug treatment for 1 month
* Affiliation to a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patient under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice
* Psychiatric pathology altering the ability to consent
* Severe cognitive disorders that do not allow the patient to assess his pain
* Skin pathology preventing the wearing of the compression garment
* Patient who has previously worn a compression garment
* History of vascular disorders of the upper limbs, lymph node dissection, or any other pathology that can lead to edema regardless of CRPS
* Known allergy to one of the components of the compression garments of the Cerecare brand
* Declared pregnancy, breastfeeding woman or woman of childbearing potential without contraception
* Inability to put on the compression garment alone
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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
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What they're measuring
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The evolution of pain through Visual Analog Scale (VAS), measured every week for 3 months in the last 24 hours and in the last 7 days
Timeframe: up to 3 months
Trial details
NCT IDNCT05034835
SponsorCentre Mutualiste de Rééducation et de Réadaptation Fonctionnelles de Kerpape