View clinical trials related to Peripheral Neuropathy.
Filter by:Researchers aim to determine whether the ReTrieve system for tactile training can improve tactile function (sense of touch) in the hand after brain injury when used at home for 6 weeks.
This study will determine the efficacy of cryotherapy to prevent paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy and nail changes in women with breast cancer.
Assess the efficacy of short-term nicotine transdermal patch administration for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in cancer stable patients or patients in remission.
Background: Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is often painful, and is caused by neurotoxic chemotherapy including vincristine. It is a cause of significant impairment in quality of life in patients surviving to a solid cancer or malignant lymphoma. The only recognized prevention is based on pre-existing neuropathy and early detection of neuropathic signs and symptoms in individuals subjected to neurotoxic chemotherapy, justifying sometimes a change in the therapeutic strategy when other molecules are available. It seems obvious that to identify early markers of CIPN and to develop preventive therapeutic strategies, are priorities for improving patients' quality of life and enable them to follow optimal treatment. Purpose: To describe in patients treated for non-Hodgkin's type B malignant lymphoma with multidrug therapy containing vincristine, the impact of candesartan on the occurrence of neuropathy measured by the variation of TNSc (Total Neuropathy Score clinical version, evaluating clinical signs of neuropathy)
This clinical trial studies how well Diode laser fiber type Selective Stimulator (DLss) works in predicting pain development in patients with ovarian cancer who are receiving chemotherapy. Stimulating of the pain nerve fibers in the skin with laser light stimulation may help to predict whether a patient will develop painful peripheral neuropathy, correlate with the severity of neuropathy during and after chemotherapy treatment, and may help to explain the mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain (CIPN).
This study will be performed in patients with peripheral neuropathy who are walking independently, but have complains of balance problems such as recent falls or difficulty walking and show reduced vibratory and proprioceptive sensation during routine neurologic examination. These patients will be tested for proprioceptive and vibratory threshold at the toes and ankles before, during and after receiving anodal direct transcranial cortical stimulation (dTCS) over sensory and motor cortices. Subjects will be asked to participate in 2 sessions.
This study is being performed to assess how certain chronic disabilities - stroke, upper extremity (UE) amputation, spinal cord injuries (SCI), cerebral palsy (CP) - differ from healthy subjects in their ability to perform ADLs. By studying the kinematics of the respective cohort of study participants as they are assessed performing common activities of daily living (ADLS), the investigators research team aims to better understand how impaired neural pathways, and pathways that have been impaired at various points along the pathway, deleteriously affect ADLs in patients with differing long-term disabilities.
Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is a common complication with a 25% lifetime risk in patients with diabetes. While most of these ulcers can be treated successfully on an outpatient basis, some will persist and become infected. Nearly one fifth of patients with lower-extremity diabetic ulcers will require amputation of the affected limb, resulting in staggering costs for both the patient and the healthcare system. Therapies that promote rapid and complete healing and reduce the need for expensive surgical procedures impact these costs substantially. The standard of care for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers is the removable cast walker (RCW). RCW use has demonstrated plantar pressure reduction yet is typically perceived as having compliance issues due to its removable nature. In addressing this limitation, a modified version of the RCW has been developed by wrapping it in a layer of cohesive or plaster bandage. This technique has been termed the "instant" total contact cast (iTCC) derived from the seldom-used, gold standard treatment, the total contact cast (TCC). While ease of application and potential clinical equivalence are clear benefits, the iTCC carries disadvantages on account of its irremovability. For example, frequent dressing changes impractical, yet may be necessary for complex wound care. The goal of this research is to continue inquiry and innovation in this most basic aspect of care, whilst addressing the limitations of past research and failures in this domain. The investigators propose examining the capability of the SurroSense Rx® smart insole and smartwatch system (Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc., Calgary AB) in managing and monitoring adherence to plantar pressure offloading through alert-based feedback. The insoles are embedded with pressure sensors, which wirelessly communicate with a smartwatch that provides feedback on modifying activity or pressure profile over time. This smartwatch transmits audio, visual, and tactile notifications when excessive pressure-time thresholds under plantar regions of interest have been met. This feedback allows patients to be educated on their plantar pressure, and engages them and their caregivers to manage adherence to offloading. The investigators also propose comparing the healing rates of active neuropathic ulcers using RCWs coupled with the SurroSense Rx® smart insole system to assess whether adjunctive use of the two interventions improves the efficiency of neuropathic ulcer treatment.
10-SMI-2012 is a post market observational, questionnaire based study to assess the effectiveness of the commercially available Axium neurostimulator in the management of peripheral neuropathy
This randomized phase II trial studies glutamine in preventing peripheral neuropathy in patients with multiple myeloma who are receiving bortezomib. Glutamine may help prevent peripheral neuropathy in patients receiving chemotherapy