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Completed Not applicable Interventional

Effects of Venlafaxine on Chronic Neuropathic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00167856

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Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pain-relieving effects of venlafaxine hydrochloride (Effexor) in chronic neuropathic (burning, shock-like, electric) pain after spinal cord injury (SCI). Although a number of medications have been used to treat SCI pain, no drug has been consistently helpful, and, therefore, many people with SCI continue to have difficult chronic pain. Venlafaxine is a new anti-depressant drug that has not been tested for use in SCI neuropathic pain, but has been helpful for other types of neuropathic pain.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00167856
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
16 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jun 2005 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Aug 2007 (Actual)
Completion
Aug 2008 (Actual)
Last update posted
Mar 27, 2014

2005 – 2008

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
VA Medical Center, Miami Miami Florida 33125 —

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