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The Role of N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) as an Adjuvant to Opioid Treatment in Patients With Chronic Neuropathic Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01840345

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Brief summary

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This study will test whether treatment with N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) is safe and decreases pain in patients with chronic neuropathic pain. The investigators hypothesize that NAC will be a useful adjunct to opioid treatment in chronic neuropathic pain.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01840345
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
11 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jan 2014 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2017 (Actual)
Completion
Apr 1, 2017 (Actual)
Last update posted
May 14, 2018

2014 – 2017

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia 23298 —

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