Effect of Early Calcitonin Therapy on Incidence and Severity of Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This prospective randomized double blinded study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of early pharmacologic intervention with calcitonin on the incidence or the severity of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Patients aged ≥18 years, with spinal cord injury at any level and any degree of completeness in the early stage of trauma.
Locations
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Egypt
Tanta University
RECRUITING
Tanta
Contact Information
Primary
Osama M Rehab, MD
osamarehab@med.tanta.edu.eg
00201095210806
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-05-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-05-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Experimental: Calcitonin group
patients in this group will receive 100 IU (1 ml) of calcitonin subcutaneously per day for 2 weeks starting within 48 hours after injury.
Placebo_comparator: Placebo group
patients in this group will receive 1 ml of saline placebo solution subcutaneously per day for 2 weeks starting within 48 hours after injury.
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Sponsors
Leads: Tanta University