Use of PET/MR Imaging in Chronic Pain

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT03195270

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

The investigators are studying the ability of PET/MR imaging (using the PET tracer [18F]FDG) to objectively identify and characterize pain generators in patients suffering from chronic pain.

Official Title

Use of [18F]FDG PET/MRI in the Diagnosis of Pain Generators and/or Sites of Inflammation and to Monitor Treatment Effects in Patients With Chronic Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. - Age 18 years or older. - Chronic pain lasting greater than 2 months. For example: Low back pain, sciatica, complex regional pain syndrome, peripheral nerve injury, fibromyalgia, neuropathy, osteoarthritis, cancer pain, persistent post-operative pain, and migraine. - Provides informed consent - On a typical day, pain level of at least 4/10 on a 0-10 Comparative Pain Scale - Covid Vaccination status: Vaccinated or unvaccinated subjects who received a negative test result from the Covid test within 72 hours of the scan.
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. - MRI-incompatible - Diabetes - Pregnant or nursing - Non-English speaker - Claustrophobic
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Investigator(s)

Sandip Biswal, MD
Sandip Biswal, MD
Radiologist
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Radiology
Feliks Kogan
Vivianne Tawfik
Vivianne Tawfik
Anesthesiologist, Pain management specialist
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain)
Catherine Curtin MD
Catherine Curtin MD
Hand and upper extremity surgeon
Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery
Matthew Smuck, MD
Matthew Smuck, MD
Spine physiatrist, Physiatrist
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Garry Gold
Garry Gold
Radiologist
Stanford Medicine Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Stuart Goodman, MD, PhD
Stuart Goodman, MD, PhD
Arthritis and joint replacement surgeon, Orthopaedic surgeon, Total joint replacement surgeon
The Robert L. and Mary Ellenburg Professor of Surgery and Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering
Ian Carroll, MD, MS
Ian Carroll, MD, MS
Headache specialist, Orofacial pain specialist, Pain management specialist
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain)

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Contact

Sunyoung Park, BA

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