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Chronic Widespread Pain and White Blood Cell Activation

CompletedPhase 3NCT02984397
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Brief summary (from the registry)

Our goal is to conduct a proof-of-concept trial to test the efficacy of KF treatment in adolescents with severe CWP not responding to the standard of care (SOC) treatment program in a multidisciplinary tertiary care chronic pain clinic. The changes associated to the interventions (KF or placebo) will be quantified using the Patients' Global Impression of Change (PGIC) scale after 16 weeks of treatment. Secondary, we aim to evaluate the effects of KF on the pain sensitivity, physical and emotional functioning, and we will also explore the potential biological underlying mechanisms.

Study details

Official title
Proof of Concept Trial to Test the Efficacy of Treatment With Ketotifen on Pain Sensitivity and Association Between Level of Activity and Reactivity of White Blood Cells and Pain Sensitivity in Teenagers With Chronic Widespread Pain
Interventions
Sponsor
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Collaborators
The Louise And Alan Edwards Foundation
Start date
2016-12
Primary completion
2020-01
Sex
All
Age range
from 14 Years to 18 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Canada
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Female and male adolescents aged between 14 to 18 years old; * For female adolescents of child bearing potential: negative serum pregnancy test at base line screening; * For female adolescents of child bearing potential: being willing and able to use contraceptive methods for the duration of the study and for 30 days after receiving the last dose of the study drug; * Diffuse body pain that has been present for at least 3 months, and who also have symptoms of fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive changes and mood disorder; * Accompanied by at least one somatic symptoms to variable degree including irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, menstrual pain, lower urinary tract symptoms, myofascial pain, and temporomandibular pain; * Symptoms cannot be explained by some other illness; * Physical examination which should be within normal limits except for tenderness on pressure of soft tissues (i.e. tactile hyperalgesia which is increased pain following a painful stimulus) * Overall body pain average score ≥ 4 * Moderate to severe physical impairment Functional Disability Inventory \> 12 points. * Stable doses of his/her current medication for at least four weeks * Not having significant changes in their health conditions (PIGS less than 6 points) after 8 weeks of treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Be part of other trials; * Have a specific diagnosis that can explain the symptoms; including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma and/or other connective tissue diseases * Refuse to donate blood sample; * Not be able to fill electronic records; * Cognitive impairment interfering with the clinical evaluations; * Known intolerance or allergies to KF; * Been under treatment with other mast cell stabilizer agent; * Seizures history or actual treatment; * Coagulopathies or chronic thrombocytopenia; * Atopic dermatitis (eczema) or chronic urticaria (hives) * Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder * Elective surgery within the study timeline * Abnormal labs results (i.e., elevated SGPT and low platelet count, low Hb or Ht) in the last 6 months or in the base line evaluation * Patients who are pregnant or are breast-feeding; * Patients who are on oral antidiabetic agents;

Canadian sites (1)

FacilityCityProvince
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) - Montreal Children's HospitalMontrealQuebec

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02984397