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Use of PET/MR Imaging in Chronic Pain
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT03195270
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
Stanford Investigator(s)
Vivianne Tawfik
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain)
Matthew Smuck, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ian Carroll, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain)
Catherine Curtin MD
Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery
Garry Gold
Stanford Medicine Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Stuart Goodman, MD, PhD
The Robert L. and Mary Ellenburg Professor of Surgery and Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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:
- MRI-incompatible
- Diabetes
- Pregnant or nursing
- Non-English speaker
- Claustrophobic
Intervention(s):
drug: [18F]FDG
device: PET/MRI
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Sunyoung Park, BA