Treatment of Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) or Amputation
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00006448 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: November 6, 2000
Last Update Posted
: September 26, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Spinal Cord Injuries Amputation, Traumatic Pain | Behavioral: cognitive therapy Procedure: Physical Therapy Drug: Methadone | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 400 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Double |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Amputation Pain Prevention and Treatment |
Study Start Date : | August 1996 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2001 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Individuals with spinal cord injury or amputation, who have persistent pain of three months or longer duration.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women
- Allergy to latex, methadone, or diphenhydramine
- Surgery planned
- History of substance abuse in past two years
- History of major psychiatric disorder

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00006448
United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pittsburg Medical Center | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213 |
Principal Investigator: | Thomas E. Rudy, Ph.D. | University of Pittsburgh |
Additional Information:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00006448 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NICHD-0108 5P01HD033989-05 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | November 6, 2000 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 26, 2016 |
Last Verified: | March 2003 |
Keywords provided by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):
Spinal cord injury Amputation Pain management |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Spinal Cord Injuries Wounds and Injuries Amputation, Traumatic Spinal Cord Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Methadone Analgesics, Opioid |
Narcotics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs Analgesics Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Antitussive Agents Respiratory System Agents |