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The Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine on Allodynia

CompletedNot applicableNCT00659633
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

The purpose of this study is to study if lidocaine, given intravenously, reduces pain.

Study details

Official title
The Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine on Allodynia (Carl Koller Grant)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Collaborators
American Society of Regional Anesthesia
Start date
2008-12
Primary completion
2016-06
Sex
All
Age range
from 19 Years
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome diagnostic criteria by the Work Safe BC. vi Exclusion Criteria: * History of Substance abuse * Other Medications: CRPS patients are expected to be treated for chronic pain, whether the current treatment regimen interferes with sensory motor testing will be determined on a case by case basis. * Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): unstable * Congestive Heart Failure (CHF): unstable * Heart Arrhythmia: symptomatic * Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) * Lidocaine Allergy * Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Rev IV): Axis I: Common Axis I disorders include depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and schizophrenia. Axis II: borderline personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and mild mental retardation. * Presence of Contraindications for MRI * Presence of electronically, magnetically, and mechanically activated implants * Electronically, magnetically, and mechanically activated implants * Ferromagnetic or electronically operated active devices like automatic cardioverter defibrillators * Cardiac pacemakers * Metallic splinters in the eye * Ferromagnetic haemostatic clips in the central nervous system (CNS) * Claustrophobia * Pregnancy

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00659633