Phase
Condition
Chronic Pain
Lyme Disease
Pain
Treatment
Sham SPR
Sana Pain Reliever
Clinical Study ID
Ages > 18 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
Confirmed clinical diagnosis of neuropathic pain AND
Confirmed clinical diagnosis of Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome
Diagnosis will be based on participants meeting either Group 1 or Group 2 criteriaof the Columbia Clinical Trial Network PTLDS diagnostic criteria:
Group 1. Well-defined Lyme disease meeting CDC Surveillance Definition
Erythema Migrans
History of possible exposure to a high incidence county or state (or anadjacent area)
Erythema migrans rash
EM 1: EM rash diagnosed by HCP previously (either in person or telemedicine)
EM 1A: MOA self-report & medical record documentation of rash > 5 cm
EM 1B: MOA: self-report and medical record documentation of EM rash but notsize
EM 1C: MOA: self-report & rash misdiagnosed in medical record ascellulitis/spider bite
EM 1D: MOA: self-report and either: photo of EM or Class 1 lab testconfirmation within 4 weeks of illness onset OR Disseminated "objective"manifestation with lab test confirmation of Bb infection
Clinical history includes at least one of the following symptoms/signs, which arenot better accounted for by another cause (MOA: medical records and/or self-report).
Neurologic: Lymphocytic Meningitis; Encephalitis; Encephalomyelitis, CranialNeuritis (especially facial palsy); Radiculoneuropathy;
Other Neurologic Signs (with objective measures): Encephalopathy, Polyneuropathy
Carditis: 2nd or 3rd degree AV block; Myocarditis; Pericarditis
Lyme arthritis: Recurrent joint swelling in one or more joints
Dermatologic: Disseminated EM ("satellite") or Acrodermatitis atrophicans AND
Lab test Confirmation (previous) (requires at least one of the Class 1 lab tests) (MOA: self-report & documentation) Group 2. Probable.
Chronic Multisystem Symptoms attributed to Lyme disease (insufficient to meet Group
- and not better explained by another diagnosis and patient has evidence ofpositive lab results on a Class 1 lab test (or 4 of 10 bands for IgG Western blot (WB)) (MOA: self-report with lab documentation
Class 1 lab test confirmation (excluding IgM WB)
Highly suggestive IgG WB (4 of 10 bands) OR EM rash by history after exposure to aLyme-endemic area but not previously diagnosed by a HCP and no photo or Class 1 labtest confirmation is available (MOA: self-report) OR Viral like illness (not betterexplained by other cause) with indeterminate or + enzyme immunoassay (EIA) withpositive IgM WB or positive Class 1 lab test (within 4 weeks of illness onset afterknown exposure to a Lyme high-incidence area for standard two-tiered (STT) IgM) (MOA: medical records, lab test and self-report) (MOA: lab test and self-report) OR
Viral like illness (not better explained by other cause) with indeterminate orpositive EIA with positive IgM WB or positive Class 1 lab test (within 6 months ofillness onset after known exposure to a Lyme high-incidence area for standardtwotiered (STT) IgM) (MOA: medical records, lab test and self-report) (MOA: lab testand self-report)
Ages 18+
Fluent in English
Consistent medications for the last 4 weeks prior to the first baseline visit (week
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
Diagnosis of photosensitive epilepsy
Ear or eye infection
Vision impairments that affect perception of light in one or both eyes
Deafness in one or both ears
Psychiatric disorders (participants will not be excluded if they score 0-30 pointson the BDI, or if participants self- report having anxiety)
Study Design
Connect with a study center
The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses (CoRE)
New York, New York 10029
United StatesActive - Recruiting
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