Treatment of Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) or Amputation

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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries, Amputation, Traumatic, Pain

In brief

Pain is a major problem for people after spinal cord injuries and amputations. This is a study to test how pain is affected by adding methadone to a six-week program of weekly physical therapy, relaxation training and counseling. Individuals who qualify for this study will receive a comprehensive medical and physical therapy evaluation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00006448

Run by

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

People needed

400

Starts

1996-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Individuals with spinal cord injury or amputation, who have persistent pain of three months or longer duration.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant women
• Allergy to latex, methadone, or diphenhydramine
• Surgery planned
• History of substance abuse in past two years
• History of major psychiatric disorder

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburg Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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