Clinical Research Directory

Patients Referred to the Chronic Pain Unit for Palliative Treatment With Ozone Therapy Between 2022 and 2025

The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact on the health-related quality of life of patients with refractory symptoms, who have been referred to the HUGCDN Chronic Pain Unit for adjuvant palliative treatment with ozone therapy between June-2022 and December-2025

OP2C : Prialt® Observatory in Clinical Practice

Ziconotide is a strong analgesic marketed since 2005 in Europe and reserved for the intrathecal route. Its efficacy has been proven in particular by 3 randomized clinical studies. It is particularly effective on neuropathic pain and its main advantages are its power of action, the absence of bone marrow toxicity, and the absence of respiratory depression. In addition, there were no signs of withdrawal when stopping the drug, or of tachyphylaxis. However, during these studies many adverse reactions were highlighted, especially neuropsychiatric which limited its use. This toxicity was mainly related to the administration of too high doses, especially at the start of treatment (too fast titration). In recent years, the use of intrathecal ziconotide has become a pertinent option. Indeed, it is recommended as first-line among the intrathecal treatment options. However, there is a lack of data on the current use of ziconotide in current practice. The objective of the study will be to describe the practical methods of using intrathecal treatments containing ziconotide.

Fluoroscopic-Guided Bipolar Versus Monopolar Pulsed Radiofrequency for Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia

A prospective exploratory study aiming at comparing pulsed bipolar versus pulsed unipolar radiofrequency ablation in patients with medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia.

Clinical Effect of LG Medipain for Managing Chronic Pain Disorders

Scrambler Therapy is a type of non-invasive neuromodulation. According to the researches that studied the effects of the existing Scrambler therapy, 10 times of Scrambler Therapy showed a significant pain relief lasting for more than 1-3 months in various pain disorders such as post-herpetic neuralgia, cancer-related neuropathic pain, and mixed pain. No treatment-related side effects have been reported in Scrambler therapy conducted in previous studies. The most inconvenient thing about Scrambler Therapy is that it has to be treated more than 10 times during specific period, so frequent visits to the hospital for treatment linked to the higher burden for the patient's cost and even those are not fully covered by the government's insurance. To reduce this discomfort and expand the range of treatment in the era of Corona of untact treatment, LG Electronics devised a home self-scrambler treatment device for pain patients. The LG Medipain device has the same treatment function as the existing hospital Scrambler treatment device, but there has been no study on its efficacy and safety. Therefore, the investigators want to conduct this research and find out about the safety and equal efficiency of the LG Medipain Therapy. In this study, it is expected that pain relief and improvement of quality of life can be obtained for patients with various types of chronic pain through self-application of LG Medipain device.