Symptom Management Efficacy Study to Reduce Distal Neuropathic Pain
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- STATUS
- Recruiting
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- End date
- May 31, 2023
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- participants needed
- 196
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- sponsor
- New York University
Summary
Distal sensory peripheral neuropathy (DSP) is a chronic, debilitating painful condition affecting quality of life in persons living with HIV. Treatments prescribed to manage DSP pain, such as nonnarcotic and narcotic analgesics, antidepressants and anticonvulsants, are largely ineffective. In HIV there are no FDA-approved drugs for this indication. This study assesses in a randomized controlled clinical trial, the efficacy of novel non-pharmacologic pain management approaches to reduce HIV-related DSP pain and improve quality of life.
Description
Distal sensory peripheral neuropathy (DSP) is a chronic, debilitating painful condition affecting quality of life in 20%-50% of persons living with HIV. Treatments prescribed to manage DSP pain, such as nonnarcotic and narcotic analgesics, antidepressants and anticonvulsants, are largely ineffective. Effective management of DSP pain is an unmet therapeutic need for this population. This study is a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the efficacy of Acupuncture/Moxibustion (Acu/Moxa) for HIV DSP pain/discomfort.
Subjects with HIV-related lower limb DSP pain are randomized to one of four Conditions: 1) Standard (fixed) protocol Acu/Moxa, 2) Individualized (tailored) protocol Acu/Moxa, 3) Sham Acu/Placebo Moxa (control), or 4) WaitList (control). Subjects attend six weeks of twice weekly treatment sessions and 3 non-treatment follow-up sessions at weeks 9, 11, and 15. All subjects are assessed by a blinded diagnostic acupuncturist (DA) and those assigned to Conditions 1, 2 and 3 receive treatments by an unblinded treating acupuncturist (TA). Specific Aims are: #1 determine group differences in weekly average pain (Gracely Pain Scale) at the end of treatment (Tx) and end of follow-up (F/U); SA#2 determine group differences in improvement in specific sensory symptoms (Subjective Peripheral Neuropathy Screen and neurological sensory testing (NST)) and patient-rated effectiveness (Clinical Global Improvement, NIH PROMIS Pain Intensity and Health-Related Quality of Life (MOS-HIV)) at Tx and F/U; SA#3 determine group differences in safety profiles; and SA#4, explore how baseline measures, TCM diagnoses, NST and pain medication use predict response to treatment.
Details
| Condition | ache, Neuralgia, Post-Surgical Pain, neuropathic pain, Acute Pain Service, HIV/AIDS, Pain, HIV Neuropathy, Pain (Pediatric), Peripheral Neuropathy |
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| Treatment | Standard Acupuncture / Moxibustion, Individualized (Tailored) Active Acupuncture / Moxibustion |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT03855111 |
| Sponsor | New York University |
| Last Modified on | 4 November 2021 |
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