NCT06121232 · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Exploring the Benefit of Neuromodulation in Treating Chemo-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Using Peripheral Neuropathy Markers (Meissner's Corpuscles and Epidermal Nerve Fiber Density) and Sensory Testing (Quantitative Sensory and Gait Testing): A Single Center Feasibility Study
What this study is about
To learn if a process called neuromodulation can help to improve pain due to CIP
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To learn if a process called neuromodulation can help to improve pain due to CIP
Interventions
DEVICE
Abbott® DRG / Abbott®/Medtronic® SCS
Participants will receive 1 of 2 neuromodulation procedures based on if participants are expected to have an MRI in the near future.
OTHER
Control Group
Participants will not receive any intervention
Primary outcome measures
Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0
Time frame: through study completion; an average of 1 year.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
- Patients diagnosed with CIPN lower extremity due to either vinca alkaloids, taxanes, bortezomib, thalidomide, platinum-based compounds
- Patients seen at Pain Management Center at MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Patient ages greater or equal to 18 years but less than or equal to 85 years
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with cognitive dysfunction
- Patient with recent history (\<6 months) of drug or alcohol abuse
- Patients with open skin lesion or undergoing antibiotic therapy for local for systemic infection
- Patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy or preexisting peripheral neuropathy
Where
- Houston, Texas
Collaborators
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
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Will I receive a placebo instead of treatment?
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Oct 2, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations