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STUDY BASICS

Do you have pain in both of your feet from nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy)? You may be eligible for a research study to develop a method to assess neuropathic pain characteristics that can be used to classify patients based on their pain and predict who will respond best to certain treatments. Participation involves 2 study visits 1-2 weeks apart. Compensation is provided.


STUDY PURPOSE

The purpose of the study is to develop a method to assess neuropathic pain characteristics that can be used to classify patients based on their pain and predict who will respond best to certain treatments.


COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
  • Must be between 18 and 80 years old.
  • Must have pain in both of your feet due to peripheral neuropathy.
  • Must not have a medical history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or dementia. 

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
  • You will attend 2 study visits 1-2 weeks apart.
  • You will respond to questionnaires about your pain, undergo some tests that evaluate how you feel different stimuli and provide a blood sample (optional).

IRB: STUDY23100017
- Sensory Phenotyping to Enhance Neuropathic pain Drug Development (SPENDD)

RESEARCH AREAS & CONDITIONS:
  Healthy Aging

PHONE NUMBER: 1-866-438-8230
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INTERESTED?

Visit https://pittplusme.org/study/spendd and click on "I'm Interested" or call 1-866-438-8230.


LEARN MORE

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MEET THE RESEARCHER


Ajay Wasan

Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Vice Chair for Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at UPMC. A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Dr. Wasan has a particular expertise in interventional procedures, neuropathic pain medications, and psychiatric co-morbidities of chronic pain.