Chronic Pain Rehabilitation in Patients With Small Fiber Neuropathy

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a condition that is dominated by invalidating neuropathic pain. Pharmacological neuropathic pain treatment is often disappointing, since pain reduction is mostly slight and side effects can be debilitating. Although neuropathic pain is caused by a lesion of the somatosensory system, also psychological factors, such as fear and catastrophizing, appear to play a role in the origin and maintenance of disability in chronic pain. Rehabilitation based on pain education and cognitive behavioral treatment including elements of acceptance and commitment therapy, exposure in vivo or graded activity can be performed to influence these factors. To date no specific rehabilitation programs are available for patients diagnosed with SFN.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Aged older than 18 years,

• Skin-biopsy proven idiopathic small fiber neuropathy (SFN),

• Main goal/purpose to achieve with rehabilitation therapy.

Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
Adelante Zorggroep
RECRUITING
Maastricht
Maastricht University Medical Center
RECRUITING
Maastricht
Contact Information
Primary
A. Damci, MD
aysun.damci@mumc.nl
0031433876584
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-03-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-10
Participants
Target number of participants: 10
Treatments
Active_comparator: Exposure in vivo-therapy
In the first phase, patients with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy will receive exposure in vivo therapy for at least 4 weeks, 2 sessions/week.~In the second phase, the therapy will be expanded with either 4 weeks or 6 weeks, 2sessions/week, depending on the outcome of the first session.
Active_comparator: Graded activity-therapy
In the first phase, patients with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy will receive graded activity-therapy for at least 4 weeks, 2 sessions/week.~In the second phase, the therapy will be expanded with either 4 weeks or 6 weeks, 2sessions/week, depending on the outcome of the first session.
Active_comparator: Acceptance and commitment therapy
In the first phase, patients with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy will receive acceptance and commitment therapy for at least 4 weeks, 2 sessions/week.~In the second phase, the therapy will be expanded with either 4 weeks or 6 weeks, 2sessions/week, depending on the outcome of the first session.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

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