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There is no information on the effect of pregabalin in patients with neuropathic pain in cervical myelopathy under routine clinical practice.

The investigators will conduct this prospective, randomized trial to determine the efficacy of pregabalin for neuropathic pain in cervical myelopathic patients in order to validate or refute this popular practice. The primary aim of this study was to compare Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs scale (LANSS) scores of neuropathic pain in cervical myelopathy patients.


Clinical Trial Description

Neuropathic pain is a well-recognized clinical entity. It is defined as pain caused by the lesion or dysfunction of the peripheral or central nervous system, and it can be diagnosed by well-established clinical criteria. Neuropathic pain is caused by lesions or dysfunction of the nervous system and is initiated by several cellular and molecular mechanisms. Compression of neural and neurovascular structures may result in neuropathic pain. Although a number of therapies are available for neuropathic pain, including antidepressants, tramadol, opioids, and different antiepileptic drugs, the results of a recent systematic review suggest that, in view of their balance between efficacy and tolerability, pregabalin can be regarded as first line treatments for peripheral pain with a neuropathic component.

Pregabalin is one of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) that have been studied in the treatment of a wide variety of disorders, such as neuropathic pain, epilepsy, spasticity, and anxiety. The use of AEDs in the treatment of neuropathic pain is based on a number of similarities in the pathophysiologic and biochemical mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain and epilepsy. Its use for the treatment of several neuropathic pain syndromes is common, and it is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia and spinal cord injury, a model of central neuropathic pain. The off-label use of pregabalin for the various pain syndromes in general, and for neuropathic pain in particular, is ubiquitous. However, minimal support for this practice exists in the literature and its cost is perhaps exorbitant. There is no information on the effect of pregabalin in patients with neuropathic pain in cervical myelopathy under routine clinical practice. ;


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NCT number NCT03618589
Study type Interventional
Source Seoul National University Hospital
Contact Chun Kee Chung, MD, PhD
Phone +82-2-2072-2352
Email chungc@snu.ac.kr
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 1
Start date November 26, 2016
Completion date December 31, 2019

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