Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01955967
The Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine on Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Pain Relief & Palliative Care Center, Athens, Greece · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this randomized double blind, placebo controlled, crossover study is to investigate in a prospective way the effect of lidocaine in patients with trigeminal neuralgia. Included patients will undergo four weekly sessions, two of which with lidocaine (5mgs/kg) and two with placebo infusions administered over 60 minutes. Effect will be measured with pain diaries and visual analogue scales.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Lidocaine |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-09-01
- First posted
- 2013-10-08
- Last updated
- 2013-10-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01955967. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.