Nabilone and THC/CBD for the Treatment of FBSS Refractory Pain
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of oral administration of nabilone or THC/CBD administration in combination with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in FBSS patients refractory to other available therapeutic strategies.
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participants targeted
Target at below P25 for all trials
Started Sep 2014
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Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 31, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 5, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 7, 2017
CompletedJanuary 16, 2019
January 1, 2019
4 months
July 5, 2017
January 15, 2019
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)
The Brief Pain Inventory allows patients to rate the severity of their pain and the degree to which their pain interferes with common dimensions of feeling and function. BPI has been shown to be an appropriate measure for pain caused by a wide range of clinical conditions. The BPI is an 11-item questionnaire that consists of four 0- to-10 numeric rating scale (NRS) items asking patients to rate their pain at its "worst in the last 24-hours," least in the last 24-hours," "average," and "now," with a 0 indicating "no pain" and 10 representing "pain as bad as you could imagine." The remaining seven BPI items probe the degree to which pain interferes with general activity, mood, walking ability, normal work, relations with other people, sleep, and enjoyment of life, again using a 0-to-10 value scale. For these interference items, 0 represents "does not interfere" and 10 indicates "interferes completely."
2015/1 to 2016/1
Douleur Neuropathique-4 (DN-4)
The DN4 questionnaire consists of a total of 10 items: 7 items related to the characteristics of pain (burning, painful cold, electric shocks) and its association with abnormal sensations (tingling, pins and needles, numbness, itching), and 3 related to neurological examination in the painful area (touch hypesthesia, pinprick hypesthesia, tactile allodynia). The value of 1 was given to each positive item, and 0 value to each negative item. The total score was calculated as the sum of all 10 items and the cutoff value for the diagnosis of neuropathic pain is established as a total score of 4/10.
2015/1 to 2016/1
Study Arms (2)
Nabilone
Patients affected by Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
THC/CBD
Patients affected by Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
Patients that comes to the pain unit, suffer from FBSS refractory pain
You may qualify if:
- FBSS with refractory pain
- DN-4 score of 4 or +
You may not qualify if:
- Adverse Drug Reaction
- Subject suffers from FBSS that could not quit the previous pharmacological therapy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
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Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Domenico Quattrone, MD
S. Vincenzo Hospital ASP Messina
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Full Professor of Pharmacology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 5, 2017
First Posted
July 7, 2017
Study Start
September 1, 2014
Primary Completion
January 1, 2015
Study Completion
January 31, 2016
Last Updated
January 16, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share