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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type INCT03309774

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Children: Impact of Bergès Relaxation on the Autonomic Balance

A study testing questionnaires, holter electrocardiogram and blood pressure in people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disease provoking chronic pain in the limbs, following a trauma. Patient care is complicated by the variable clinical picture and response to treatment. The stress level of the organization, for chronic pain impacts the regulation of the autonomic balance. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 16 years
Conditions the study is for
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I
What is being tested?
questionnaires, holter electrocardiogram and blood pressure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
4 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
9 Nov 2017to 25 May 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 16 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Parents affiliates or entitled to a social security scheme
  • Children from 6 to 16 years with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) type 1
  • Diagnosis according to the Budapest criteria.

Who cannot join

  • Child with pathologies reaching the central nervous system or the brain stem.
  • Children with a severe pathology of cardio-respiratory or heart being referred to treatment.
  • Children requiring emergency surgery or trauma or septic or inflammatory context.
  • Children with some psychiatric diseases
  • Children who no understand french enough

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • CHU de Saint Etienne

    Saint-Etienne, 42055

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About this study

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disease provoking chronic pain in the limbs, following a trauma. Patient care is complicated by the variable clinical picture and response to treatment. The stress level of the organization, for chronic pain impacts the regulation of the autonomic balance. The study of time and frequency domain analysis of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) allows non-invasive and reproducible assessment of the autonomic balance.

Read the detailed description

The hypothesis in this study is that the sympathovagal balance could be altered in children with CRPS. But the impact of relaxation on pain and balance has been proven. This study aims to assess the impact of the assumption by the relaxation therapy in children suffering from CRPS, on sympathovagal balance.

It is an experimental prospective single-center study to highlight after a standardized relaxation program, changes in the time and frequency indices variability in heart rate, parameters of pain and quality of life with the CRPS children 6 to 16 years.

Being tested
questionnaires, holter electrocardiogram, blood pressure, relaxation sessions
Keywords
Children, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Relaxation, Bergès relaxation, Pain
Medical subject headings
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • questionnairesDiagnostic test

    Children with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) will be filled questionnaires before and after relaxation sessions. These questionnaire evaluate the quality of life and pain of child

    There will be:

    • Questionnaire KIDSCREEN 52
    • Visual Analogue Scale (EVA)
    • Neuropathic Pain 4 (DN4)
    • Pain of the child Gustave Roussy (DEGR)
  • holter electrocardiogramDiagnostic test

    Children with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) will be have holter electrocardiogram before and after relaxation sessions.

  • blood pressureDiagnostic test

    Blood pressure of Children with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) will be measured by Nexfin monitor before and after relaxation sessions.

  • relaxation sessionsOther

    Children with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) will be performed 20 relaxation sessions and 2 per week.

    During relaxation sessions children will be recorded by voice recorder. Children should describe his feelings at the preceding session.

    After every relaxation sessions children evaluate pain according to Eland Color Scale.

Study groups in NCT03309774
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)ExperimentalChildren 6 to 12 years old child with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) type 1 will be included. They will have questionnaires, holter electrocardiogram, blood pressure and relaxation sessions.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: questionnaires; Diagnostic Test: holter electrocardiogram; Diagnostic Test: blood pressure; Other: relaxation sessions

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. high frequency index

    measured by holter electrocardiogram.

    Measured: at 3 months

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. blood pressure

    Measured: at 3 months

  2. life quality of children

    by questionnaire KIDSCREEN 52

    Measured: at 3 months

  3. evaluation of pain

    by questionnaire EVA

    Measured: at 3 months

  4. evaluation of pain

    by questionnaire DN4

    Measured: at 3 months

  5. evaluation of pain

    by questionnaire DEGR

    Measured: at 3 months

  6. intensity of pain

    with Eland Color Scale

    Measured: at 3 months

  7. location of pain

    with Eland Color Scale

    Measured: at 3 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Oct 2017
  2. Study start9 Nov 2017
  3. Primary completion25 May 2018
  4. Study completion25 May 2018

Why it stopped: failing of recruitment

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
4 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03309774
Sponsor's protocol ID
1708124
Other IDs
2017-A02092-51
Status last verified
Mar 2019
First submitted
5 Oct 2017
Last updated
21 Mar 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing questionnaires, holter electrocardiogram and blood pressure in people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Mar 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: failing of recruitment). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

high frequency index (time frame: at 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Mar 2019.

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