Chronic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries, Pain

In brief

This trial tests the effectiveness of the drug amitriptyline vs placebo to relieve chronic pain in adults that have had a spinal cord injury.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00006428

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

People needed

100

Starts

1996-08-01

Expected to finish

2007-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-12-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Spinal Cord Injury six months ago or longer
• Pain for 3 months or longer

You may not qualify if…

• History of cardiovascular disease, seizures, or glaucoma
• Currently taking antidepressant medications
• Currently hyperthyroid or taking thyroid medicine
• Currently pregnant

Where it is running

• University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine — Seattle, Washington, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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