Clinical Trials

This study is being done so that blood (plasma and blood cells) and/or extra spinal fluid can be obtained and stored for later research. Four categories of nerve disease are being studied:

1. Patients and their relatives who might have inherited neuropathies of various kinds.
2. Patients with metabolic disease such as diabetes mellitus.
3. Patients with immune neuropathies.
4. Patients with neurologic syndromes of unknown causes.

The purpose of this study is to collect skin biopsies from patients who have known cases of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy and analyze the samples microscopically for skin and nerve cell interactions.

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects, good and/or bad, of minocycline with placebo (an inactive agent) on symptoms caused by paclitaxel. In this study, the participant will get the minocycline or a placebo starting on the morning of the first dose of chemotherapy and continuing twice a day until a week after chemotherapy is finished.

This randomized clinical trial studies how well MC5-A scrambler therapy or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy work in treating patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (a nerve problem that causes pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, or muscle weakness in different parts of the body). MC5-A scrambler therapy is a type of treatment for nerve pain that uses electrodes placed on the skin, where electricity is carried from the electrodes through the skin and blocks the pain. TENS is a procedure in which mild electric currents are applied to some areas of the skin. It is not yet known whether TENS therapy ...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of cryotherapy (cold therapy) in the form of Elasto Gel® frozen mittens and foot wraps to determine whether or not they can prevent or ameliorate taxane-induced sensory peripheral neuropathy. The hypothesis of our pilot study is that patients receiving cryotherapy during infusion of taxane therapy will have lower incidence of peripheral neuropathy, better physical function, and higher quality of life as compared to patients previously reported in literature.

This pilot clinical trial studies scrambler therapy in treating pain and peripheral neuropathy in patients previously treated with chemotherapy. Scrambler therapy may help relieve pain from peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy.

The purpose of this research is to develop stem cells from cells within patients’ skin in order to better understand peripheral neuropathy and help develop treatments.

The purpose of this study the efectiveness of PEA (N-palmitoylethanolamide) at two different doses relative to placebo responses, as a treatment for chemotherapy-induced neuropathy (CIPN). Also, to assess the safety of PEA at the two study doses, and to evaluate changes in patient-reported symptoms and quality of life from baseline to the end of 8 weeks.

RATIONALE: Giving calcium together with magnesium may stop or delay the development of peripheral neuropathy in patients with cancer who are receiving treatment with ixabepilone. It is not yet known whether calcium and magnesium are more effective than a placebo in preventing peripheral neuropathy caused by ixabepilone.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying calcium given together with magnesium to see how well it works compared with a placebo in preventing peripheral neuropathy caused by ixabepilone in patients with breast cancer.

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate whether topical CBD improves chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), compared to placebo, and to evaluate side effects from topical CBD cream use, compared to placebo.

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of Fingolimod can reduce neuropathy caused by chemotherapy.

This randomized pilot clinical trial studies topical cryotherapy (a procedure in which an extremely cold liquid is used to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue) in reducing pain in patients with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy or paclitaxel induced acute pain syndrome. Peripheral neuropathy is a nerve problem that causes pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, or muscle weakness in different parts of the body. Paclitaxel produces a disabling syndrome of acute aches and pains. Topical cryotherapy may help relieve pain from peripheral neuropathy or acute pain syndrome caused by chemotherapy.

The purpose of this study is to understand pain outcomes in patients with cancer who have Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN).

The purpose of this study is to gather real-world, patient-reported experiences of ovarian cancer patients who have been prescribed olaparib; this experience will be captured in patients’ own words with qualitative research methodology.

The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate the patient-reported outcomes data of T-DM1 induced peripheral neuropathy like prior research focused on paclitaxel-, paclitaxel/CBDCA-, oxaliplatin-, and cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy, to better understand the similarities and differences of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) symptoms caused by different agents, their pathogenesis, and impacts.

The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate the development of neuropathy symptoms and corresponding changes in physical function in persons receiving oxaliplatin based chemotherapy.

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of Gilenya® can reduce neuropathy caused by paclitaxel.

This randomized phase III trial is studying glutathione to see how well it works in preventing peripheral neuropathy caused by paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and/or primary peritoneal cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Chemoprotective drugs, such as glutathione, may help prevent peripheral neuropathy caused by paclitaxel and carboplatin. It is not yet known whether glutathione is more effective than a placebo in preventing peripheral neuropathy.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the investigational drug PledOx in the prevention of chronic chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) induced by the drug oxaliplatin.

The purpose of this study is to determine the best dose of duloxetine and how well it works in preventing pain, tingling, and numbness (peripheral neuropathy) caused by treatment with oxaliplatin in patients with stage II-III colorectal cancer. Duloxetine increases the amount of certain chemicals in the brain that help relieve depression and pain. Giving duloxetine in patients undergoing treatment with oxaliplatin for colorectal cancer may help prevent peripheral neuropathy.

The purpose of this study is to collect clinical and biomarker data from patients receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy who are at risk for developing Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN).

The purpose of this study is to investigate the incidence, characteristics of, and changes in chronic neuropathy symptoms related to cisplatin and evaluate the natural history of platinum induced peripheral neuropathy during active treatment and the first 12 months post chemotherapy.

The purpose of this study is to assess painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy after high-frequency spinal cord stimulation.