Physical and Psychological Changes in CRPS Patients Undergoing Multimodal Rehabilitation

NCT ID: NCT05696587

Last Updated: 2023-11-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-10

Study Completion Date

2023-02-01

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about cognitive changes during rehabilitation in CRPS patients. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* What are the cognitive changes in CRPS?
* Do cognitive functions change during multimodal rehabilitation in CRPS?
* What is the effect of multimodal rehabilitation on pain, functioning, mood, active range of motion, cognitive functions.

Participants will undergo a 4-week program of multimodal rehabilitation of physical therapy, education and Graded Motor Imagery. Assessment will be made at baseline and after 4 weeks.

Researchers will compare the interventional arm with healthy control to see if the observed psychological results are exclusive to CRPS group.

There is no expanded access scheduled for this study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Complex Regional Pain Syndromes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Treatment arm will undergo a 4-week multimodal rehabilitation program with outcome measures recorded at baseline and at 4 weeks. Healthy control will be assessed for psychological outcome measures at baseline and at 4 weeks, with no intervention applied.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CRPS

Participants meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria undergoing 4-week multimodal rehabilitation, undergoing assessment at baseline and at 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Multimodal rehabilitation

Intervention Type OTHER

The multimodal rehabilitation program included comprehensive therapy 5 times a week during the 4 weeks between assessments. The therapy consists of:

* Individual physical therapy focused on improving range of motion and alleviating pain in the affected limb;
* Mechanical desensitization;
* Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) electrotherapy;
* Aquatherapy (arm or leg whirlpool bath of the affected extremity);
* Graded Motor Imagery, including the Recognise™ app and mirror therapy;
* Psychoeducation on relaxation and coping with chronic pain.

Healthy Control

Participants matched according to sex, age and education to experimental arm, undergoing psychological assessment at baseline and at 4 weeks.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Multimodal rehabilitation

The multimodal rehabilitation program included comprehensive therapy 5 times a week during the 4 weeks between assessments. The therapy consists of:

* Individual physical therapy focused on improving range of motion and alleviating pain in the affected limb;
* Mechanical desensitization;
* Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) electrotherapy;
* Aquatherapy (arm or leg whirlpool bath of the affected extremity);
* Graded Motor Imagery, including the Recognise™ app and mirror therapy;
* Psychoeducation on relaxation and coping with chronic pain.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of CRPS (or equivalent);
* MMSE \>24 points;
* Has signed an informed consent to the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* MMSE ≤24 points;
* Inability to perform scheduled tasks (multimodal rehabilitation program).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Poland

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Beata Tarnacka, ASSC PROF

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Adam Zalewski, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Locations

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National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

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STATUT 2020

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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