Nerve block combo may ease chronic pain condition
NCT ID NCT04767646
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at whether giving a continuous nerve block along with intensive physical and occupational therapy can improve recovery in people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type 1 (CRPS 1). The study enrolled 30 patients and followed them for up to a year. The main goal was to see if starting this treatment earlier leads to better results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- continuous peripheral nerve block (CPNB) plus intensive rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective treatment strategy for CRPS type 1, especially if started earlier in the disease course.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 participants and no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The nerve block procedure carries risks like infection or nerve damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * informed consent signed * Diagnosis of CRPS type 1 according to BUDAPEST criteria to the upper or lower limb * Affiliated to a social security scheme (beneficiary or entitled person) * Patients justifying the installation of a Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block (CPNB) including pain rebellious to physical and medicinal treatments, the presence of fixed dystonia, or kinesiphobia or who are no longer progressing in the rehabilitation algorithm and requiring the need for a specialised technical platform. Exclusion Criteria: * CRPS Type 2 * Contra-indication to the analgesics used (bupivacaine, ropivacaine, levobupivacaine) * Severe psychiatric decompensation * Under legal protection measures * Pregnant women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pôle Saint Hélier
Rennes, Brittany Region, 35000, France
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