Regional-anaesthesiological Infiltration Techniques for the Management of Chronic Pain: a Retrospective Study

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

83 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-01-01

Study Completion Date

2016-11-13

Brief Summary

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There is a significant debate whether local infiltration techniques may be a method to treat complicated chronic pain syndromes, e.g. refractory headache. Until now there is a lack of evidence regarding efficacy of this treatment especially in long term follow up. Similarly, indication and management are under debate. Aim of this trial is to analyse pain scores during first treatment with anaesthesiological infiltration series.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Pain Trigeminal Neuralgia Cluster Headache Post-Zoster Neuralgia Post Zoster Pain Neuropathic Pain

Keywords

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regional-anaesthesiological infiltration block series invasive pain treatment

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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regional-anaesthesiological infiltration

Patients with therapy refractory chronic pain are treated with local infiltration techniques using e.g. local anaesthetics, opioids or drug combinations. Targeted structures are e.g. Ganglion stellatum, Ganglion pterygopallatinum, Trigeminal nerve branches (V1-V3). Patients receive a context- sensitive number of blocks in a series of infiltrations depenting on their pain course.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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block series

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients with chronic pain disease undergoing regional-anaesthesiological infiltration series

Exclusion Criteria

* pregnancy
* patients in legal custody
* age \<18 years

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Sascha Tafelski

Physician scientist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Schäfer, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Charité University Berlin

Locations

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Charité hospital

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Dworkin RH, O'Connor AB, Kent J, Mackey SC, Raja SN, Stacey BR, Levy RM, Backonja M, Baron R, Harke H, Loeser JD, Treede RD, Turk DC, Wells CD. Interventional management of neuropathic pain: NeuPSIG recommendations. Pain. 2013 Nov;154(11):2249-2261. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.06.004. Epub 2013 Jun 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

PMID: 23748119 (View on PubMed)

Tafelski S, Beutlhauser T, Gouliou-Mayerhauser E, Fritzsche T, Denke C, Schafer M. [Practice of regional anesthesia for chronic pain patients in specialized pain services : A nationwide survey in Germany]. Schmerz. 2015 Apr;29(2):186-94. doi: 10.1007/s00482-014-1503-6. German.