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Functional Imaging of the Therapeutic Effect of Pregabalin in Treatment for Neuropathic Pain

Functional Imaging of the Therapeutic Effect of Pregabalin in Treatment for Neuropathic Pain in Patients With Diabetic Polyneuropathy Using Proton MR Spectroscopy

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30 (estimated)
Sponsor
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Functional Imaging of the therapeutic effect of Pregabalin in treatment for neuropathic pain in patients with Diabetic Polyneuropathy using proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS): The aim of our study is to investigate the effect of Pregabalin as a treatment for neuropathic pain in a homogeneous study population, using proton MRS (1H MRS) focusing on four regions of interest (bilateral thalami, rostral anterior cingulated cortex (rACC) and dominant dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPC).

Detailed description

spectrum measurements at: thalamus left thalamus right rostral anterior cingulated cortex dominant dorsolateral prefrontal cortex measurements: gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) glutamate (Glu) glutamine (Gln) N-acetylaspartate (NAA) Choline-containing compounds (Cho) Creatine plus phophocreatine (total creatine: Cr) Myo-inositiol (Ins) Choline (Cho) Glucose (Glc) Lactate (Lac)

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERMR SpectroscopyDuring each MR Spectroscopy session, we will measure at regions of interest (rACC, both thalami, dominant DLPC) the levels of the following biochemical substances: * gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) * glutamate (Glu) * glutamine (Gln) * N-acetylaspartate (NAA) * Choline-containing compounds (Cho) * Creatine plus phophocreatine (total creatine: Cr) * Myo-inositiol (Ins) * Choline (Cho) * Glucose (Glc) * Lactate (Lac)

Timeline

Start date
2010-09-01
Primary completion
2011-09-01
Completion
2012-09-01
First posted
2010-08-12
Last updated
2010-08-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01180608. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.