Nerve signals may guide better pain surgery for face shock pain
NCT ID NCT05738096
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether measuring nerve signals during a procedure called rhizotomy can help treat trigeminal neuralgia, a condition that causes sudden, shock-like facial pain. Researchers will test a monitoring technique in 30 adults already scheduled for the surgery. The main goal is to see if this approach is practical and could lead to better outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- trigeminal somatosensory evoked potentials (TSEP) monitoring during rhizotomy surgery
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make rhizotomy surgery more precise and effective for trigeminal neuralgia patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early feasibility study with only 30 people. It may not show clear benefits or be practical in routine surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Adults of 18 years or older * Scheduled to undergo percutaneous rhizotomy for facial pain Exclusion Criteria: * For TGN: Facial pain of unclear origin (i.e. not clearly TGN pain) or Rhizotomy procedure canceled * For Healthy control: Diagnosis or history of facial pain such as TMD or TGN, History of migraine, History of any functional pain disorder: fibromyalgia, IBS, CRPS or Recent chronic pain (within last month)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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