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Chronic PainNCT02987933

The Use of Resting State, fMRI and DTI in the Identification of Chronic Pain Conditions

An observational study of Chronic Pain, run by Brain Scan Inc. at 1 site in United States.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Resting state fMRI scans of chronic pain sufferers will be compared to those of healthy normals and may be sufficiently different to allow a high level of classification accuracy of whether subjects have chronic pain. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Pain
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2016to Jan 2018
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Adults with daily chronic pain (> 6 months)

Who may be able to join

  • Daily Pain lasting for more than 6 months. Ages eligible for study are between 20 and 70 years.

Who cannot join

  • Adults unable to consent Children, teenagers Pregnant women Prisoners Subjects who do not know English MRI exclusion criteria

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

David S Wack, Ph.D. contact

716-838-5889 ext. 152

dswack@buffalo.edu

David T Corey, Ph.D. contact

855-822-7226

dcorey@brainscaninc.ca

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • WNY MRI

    Buffalo, New York, 14203

    David S Wack, Ph.D., 716-838-5889 ext. 152, dswack@buffalo.edu

    Recruiting

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About this study

Resting state fMRI scans of chronic pain sufferers will be compared to those of healthy normals and may be sufficiently different to allow a high level of classification accuracy of whether subjects have chronic pain. In addition, investigators will utilize DTI and a brief activation state using pain rumination to assess whether investigators can reliably find differences between chronic pain sufferers and healthy normals.

Read the detailed description

Resting state fMRI scans of chronic pain sufferers may be sufficiently different from scans of normal subjects to allow a high level of classification accuracy of whether subjects have chronic pain. In addition, investigators will utilize DTI and a brief activation state using pain rumination to assess whether investigators can reliably find differences between chronic pain sufferers and healthy normals. The analysis will use pattern recognition methods in a leave N out cross validation design. The success of the classifications will be the mean of all the validation runs.

Conditions
Chronic Pain
Keywords
Chronic Pain, fMRI, DTI
Medical subject headings
Chronic Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT02987933
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Chronic PainAdults, > 6 months duration, daily pain
Healthy NormalsAge and gender matched controls

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Functional brain connectivity

    Assessed by fMRI

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Dec 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2016
  3. Primary completionNov 2017 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2018 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02987933
Sponsor's protocol ID
BSI001
Status last verified
Dec 2016
First submitted
7 Dec 2016
Last updated
9 Dec 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Napadow V, LaCount L, Park K, As-Sanie S, Clauw DJ, Harris RE. Intrinsic brain connectivity in fibromyalgia is associated with chronic pain intensity. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Aug;62(8):2545-55. doi: 10.1002/art.27497.

    PubMed 20506181
  • Kucyi A, Moayedi M, Weissman-Fogel I, Goldberg MB, Freeman BV, Tenenbaum HC, Davis KD. Enhanced medial prefrontal-default mode network functional connectivity in chronic pain and its association with pain rumination. J Neurosci. 2014 Mar 12;34(11):3969-75. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5055-13.2014.

    PubMed 24623774
  • Baliki MN, Geha PY, Apkarian AV, Chialvo DR. Beyond feeling: chronic pain hurts the brain, disrupting the default-mode network dynamics. J Neurosci. 2008 Feb 6;28(6):1398-403. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4123-07.2008.

    PubMed 18256259
  • Boeckle M, Schrimpf M, Liegl G, Pieh C. Neural correlates of somatoform disorders from a meta-analytic perspective on neuroimaging studies. Neuroimage Clin. 2016 Apr 10;11:606-613. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.04.001. eCollection 2016.

    PubMed 27182487
  • Tagliazucchi E, Balenzuela P, Fraiman D, Chialvo DR. Brain resting state is disrupted in chronic back pain patients. Neurosci Lett. 2010 Nov 12;485(1):26-31. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.08.053. Epub 2010 Aug 26.

    PubMed 20800649

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Chronic Pain, run by Brain Scan Inc. at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Dec 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact David S Wack, Ph.D. (716-838-5889 ext. 152, dswack@buffalo.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Functional brain connectivity (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02987933, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Dec 2016.

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