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Filter by:This purpose of this study is to determine if tongue strength and tongue ultrasound measurements differentiates patients with untreated late-onset Pompe Disease (LOPD) from patients with acquires/hereditary myopathies or neuropathies. It is hypothesized that abnormalities in tongue function and structure in patients with LOPD may be useful in discriminating this condition from others that have similar presentations.
The primary purpose of this study is to discover modifiable risk factors for the development of neuropathy, specifically looking at the metabolic syndrome.
The study will include three (3) phases: Screening Phase, Treatment Phase, and Follow-up Phase. Subjects who qualify to participate will apply study drug to their feet three times daily and will record their daily pain scores using an interactive voice response system (IVRS) during the Treatment Phase for 12 weeks. Approximately 100 adult subjects will be randomized to receive Clonidine Gel or Clonidine Gel Comparator.
The aim of this study is to collect preliminary data on the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of CIPN in breast cancer patients.
The investigators seek to investigate certain patient characteristics that would predict the response to a currently approved analgesic, pregabalin, in patients with chronic pain due to nerve damage caused by chemotherapy. Patients with this painful condition, called chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) have a current or recent history of chemotherapy with particular chemotherapy agents called taxanes or oxaliplatin. The investigators will recruit potential subjects from both the Siteman Cancer Center and the Washington University Pain Management Center. Those patients who meet the inclusion and satisfy the exclusion criteria will be enrolled. Subjects will undergo mechanical and thermal sensitivity testing on their extremities, will provide quality of life information by completing questionnaires and will receive pregabalin followed by placebo, or placebo followed by pregabalin [crossover design] in order to assess how well the sensory tests predict the analgesic effect of pregabalin (compared to placebo).
The purpose of this study is to quantify the balance impairments during and after taxane chemotherapy. Disability due to balance impairments caused by chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) can cause falls, injury, and a decline in independence. This results in poor treatment outcomes such as greater morbidity and mortality, inability to complete treatment protocols, self-limitation of activity, and diminished quality of life.
Neurotoxic chemotherapy, including oxaliplatin, are responsible for very disabling neuropathic pain that can last for months or even years after the end of chemotherapy. Currently, there is no effective neuroprotective treatment to prevent or relieve this pain. The only strategy is the reduction of oxaliplatin doses or premature discontinuation of therapy, with the risk of burdening the prognosis for remission. Thus, a better understanding of the pathophysiology of these iatrogenic neuropathies appears necessary in order to discover new potential therapeutic targets. Preclinical works were able to demonstrate important metabolic changes in certain brain structures in an animal model of oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy. A significant increase of choline concentration has been found in the posterior insular cortex of neuropathic animals compared with control animals. Furthermore, the concentrations of choline were positively correlated to nociceptive thresholds. Thus, neuropathic pain induced by oxaliplatin would involve the posterior insular cortex and would be associated with an increase in choline concentration at this level. Clinical translation of these preclinical results is feasible in practice since choline concentration can be determined in the brain by non-invasive magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
The overall aim of this study is to confirm the utility of corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) as a new technique to rapidly and non-invasively assess diabetic neuropathy (DN) in children. This study will be divided into two phases: Phase 1 will be a cross-sectional study of children with type 1 diabetes and normal controls, while phase 2 will be a longitudinal assessment of a subgroup of children with type 1 diabetes recruited during Phase 1.
This study aims to facilitate further optimization of a neuromuscular electrical stimulation device for use in patients whom are suffering from oedema and neuropathy
This randomized phase III trial is studying glutathione to see how well it works in preventing peripheral neuropathy caused by paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and/or primary peritoneal cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Chemoprotective drugs, such as glutathione, may help prevent peripheral neuropathy caused by paclitaxel and carboplatin. It is not yet known whether glutathione is more effective than a placebo in preventing peripheral neuropathy.