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clonidine and Pain, Intractable

clonidine has been researched along with Pain, Intractable in 25 studies

Clonidine: An imidazoline sympatholytic agent that stimulates ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS and central IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTORS. It is commonly used in the management of HYPERTENSION.
clonidine (amino form) : A clonidine that is 4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-amine in which one of the amino hydrogens is replaced by a 2,6-dichlorophenyl group.

Pain, Intractable: Persistent pain that is refractory to some or all forms of treatment.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" We present the case of the youngest reported child to have received intrathecal analgesia for terminal care: a 3-year-old boy with advanced pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma, whose refractory pain was managed effectively with an intrathecal infusion of bupivacaine and preservative-free clonidine."3.78Intrathecal infusion of bupivacaine and clonidine provides effective analgesia in a terminally ill child. ( Lauder, G; Whyte, E, 2012)
" Despite leptomeningeal infection during prolonged treatment, epidural analgesia at the lumbar level provided analgesia using very large doses of local anesthetics combined with clonidine and morphine."3.72Epidural analgesia at end of life: facing empirical contraindications. ( Eikermann, M; Exner, HJ; Peters, J, 2003)
"Eighty-five patients with severe cancer pain despite large doses of opioids or with therapy-limiting side effects from opioids were randomized to receive, in a double-blind manner, 30 micrograms/h epidural clonidine or placebo for 14 days, together with rescue epidural morphine."2.68Epidural clonidine analgesia for intractable cancer pain. The Epidural Clonidine Study Group. ( Allin, D; Dubois, M; DuPen, S; Eisenach, JC; Miguel, R, 1995)
"In most cases, drug-related spinal cord injuries have resulted from the compression of a spinal inflammatory mass or abcess rather than from a direct neurotoxic effect."1.32Spinal cord lesion after long-term intrathecal clonidine and bupivacaine treatment for the management of intractable pain. ( Buchser, E; Chédel, D; Hirt, L; Maeder, P; Perren, F; Vingerhoets, F, 2004)
"Clonidine was added to baclofen in the pump reservoir and both drugs were administered intrathecally in combination."1.29Intrathecal clonidine and baclofen in the management of spasticity and neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury: a case study. ( Middleton, JW; Molloy, AR; Rutkowski, SB; Siddall, PJ; Walker, S, 1996)
"Clonidine was absorbed in a dose-dependent manner into the systemic circulation, although absorption and elimination kinetics were highly variable."1.28Epidural clonidine analgesia for intractable cancer pain: phase I. ( Buzzanell, C; Eisenach, JC; Lysak, SZ; Rauck, RL, 1989)

Research

Studies (25)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19908 (32.00)18.7374
1990's6 (24.00)18.2507
2000's8 (32.00)29.6817
2010's2 (8.00)24.3611
2020's1 (4.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Michot, T1
Duysinx, P1
Belle, F1
Dresse, C1
Montupil, J1
Bonhomme, V1
Defresne, A1
Pirbudak, L1
Sevinç, A1
Maralcan, G1
Kılıç, E1
Taira, T1
Whyte, E1
Lauder, G1
Exner, HJ1
Peters, J1
Eikermann, M1
Perren, F1
Buchser, E1
Chédel, D1
Hirt, L1
Maeder, P1
Vingerhoets, F1
Taha, J1
Favre, J1
Janszen, M1
Galarza, M1
Taha, A1
Benrath, J1
Scharbert, G1
Gustorff, B1
Adams, HA1
Kress, HG1
Giri, S1
Nixdorf, D1
Tamsen, A1
Gordh, T1
Bakris, GL1
Charney, DS1
Kleber, HD1
Eisenach, JC2
DuPen, S2
Dubois, M1
Miguel, R1
Allin, D1
Siegemund, M1
Schneider, MC1
Hampl, KF1
Hösli, I1
Ricci, V1
Dalpane, A1
Lolli, E1
Fitzgibbon, D1
Rapp, S1
Butler, S1
Terman, G1
Dolack, G1
Ready, LB1
Middleton, JW1
Siddall, PJ1
Walker, S1
Molloy, AR1
Rutkowski, SB1
Mercadante, S1
Serretta, R1
Sapio, M1
Villari, P1
Calderone, L1
Covey, WC1
Ignatowski, TA1
Knight, PR1
Spengler, RN1
Leong, MS1
Calabrese, JF1
Heit, G1
Coombs, DW2
Saunders, RL2
Fratkin, JD1
Jensen, LE2
Murphy, CA1
Rauck, RL1
Buzzanell, C1
Lysak, SZ1
Krames, ES1
Wilkie, DJ1
Gershow, J1
van Essen, EJ1
Bovill, JG1
Ploeger, EJ1
Beerman, H1
Lachance, D1
Savage, S1
Ragnarsson, TS1

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Hemodynamic Effect of Intrathecal Clonidine in Hypertensive Subjects: A Pilot Study to Assess Its Effectiveness in Hypertensive Subjects With Poor Blood Pressure Control (Phase II)[NCT01297335]Phase 210 participants (Actual)Interventional2011-02-28Completed
Clinical Trial of Etanercept (TNF-α Blocker) for Treatment of Blast-Induced Tinnitus[NCT04066348]Phase 2310 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2022-07-01Recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Change in Blood Pressure After Intrathecal Injection of Clonidine.

"Subjects baseline blood pressure (systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)), and blood pressures after clonidine injection was compared against baseline to assess efficacy of clonidine in refractory hypertensive subjects. Subject's blood pressure was monitored continuously after intrathecal injection of clonidine until subjects blood pressure nadir and return to pre clonidine injection level. The mean value reported below are the average changes in blood pressure from baseline (pre clonidine injection) in both SBP and DBP during post clonidine injection blood pressure monitoring for 4 hours.~Blood pressure measurements were collected every 10 minutes for first hour after injection, and every 15 minutes after the first hour, up to 4 hours were averaged to report the change from baseline." (NCT01297335)
Timeframe: Baseline, Every 10 Minutes for first hour after clonidine injection, and every 15 minutes after first hour, until 4 hours after clonidine injection

Interventionmm Hg (Mean)
Change in mean SBP after clonidine injectionChange in DBP after clonidine injection
Intrathecal Clonidine7937

Changes in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Ratings of Sedation and Sensation of Dry Mouth Reported by the Subjects, Pre and 1 Hour Post Injection

Subjects were asked to rate severity of two of the most common side effects of clonidine, sedation and sensation of dry mouth, at pre and post (1 hour after) intrathecal administration of clonidine. The mean changes between pre and post injection VAS ratings of sedation and sensation of dry mouth are reported below. The VAS scale ranges from 1 to 10 cm, with higher values indicating higher level of sedation and higher level of dry mouth. (NCT01297335)
Timeframe: Before clonidine injection (Baseline), and at 1 hour after clonidine injection.

Interventioncm (Mean)
Change in level of sedationChange in sensation of dry mouth
Intrathecal Clonidine3.363.47

Likert Scale Pain Rating

Likert scale is 11 point digital pain rating system that asks subjects to rate their pain from 0 to 10. Rating of 0 means no pain at all, and in increasing order, 10 would mean worst pain imaginable/ unbearable pain. (NCT01297335)
Timeframe: Pre-dose and 1 hour post injection.

Interventionunits on a scale (Mean)
Pre-injection average Likert scorePost-injection average Likert score
Intrathecal Clonidine6.53.6

Reviews

2 reviews available for clonidine and Pain, Intractable

ArticleYear
[Chronic intrathecal drug administration for the control of intractable pain].
    Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo, 2008, Volume: 60, Issue:5

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics, Opioid; Anesthetics, Local; Baclofen; Calcium Channel Blockers; Clonidine; Cyclo

2008
[Continuous spinal analgesia in home care of oncologic pain].
    Minerva medica, 1995, Volume: 86, Issue:10

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Bupivacaine; Clonidine; Home Infusion Therapy; Humans; Infusion Pumps, Implantab

1995

Trials

1 trial available for clonidine and Pain, Intractable

ArticleYear
Epidural clonidine analgesia for intractable cancer pain. The Epidural Clonidine Study Group.
    Pain, 1995, Volume: 61, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analgesia, Epidural; Analgesics, Opioid; Analysis of Variance; Cloni

1995

Other Studies

22 other studies available for clonidine and Pain, Intractable

ArticleYear
[Intracerebroventricular infusion of morphine, bupivacaine and clonidine for the management of refractory neoplasic pain in a palliative care setting : a case report].
    Revue medicale de Liege, 2021, Volume: 76, Issue:7-8

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Bupivacaine; Clonidine; Humans; Infusions, Intraventricular; Male; Morphine; Pai

2021
Pain management with intrathecal clonidine in a colon cancer patient with opioid hyperalgesia: case presentation.
    Agri : Agri (Algoloji) Dernegi'nin Yayin organidir = The journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, 2014, Volume: 26, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics; Clonidine; Colonic Neoplasms; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Injections, Spinal

2014
Intrathecal infusion of bupivacaine and clonidine provides effective analgesia in a terminally ill child.
    Paediatric anaesthesia, 2012, Volume: 22, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Anesthetics, Local; Bupivacaine; Clonidine; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Infant

2012
Epidural analgesia at end of life: facing empirical contraindications.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2003, Volume: 97, Issue:6

    Topics: Abdominal Pain; Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Adult; Analgesia, Epidural; Analgesics, Opioid; Anestheti

2003
Spinal cord lesion after long-term intrathecal clonidine and bupivacaine treatment for the management of intractable pain.
    Pain, 2004, Volume: 109, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Analgesia, Epidural; Analgesics; Bupivacaine; Clonidine; Humans; Infusion Pumps, Implantable; Longit

2004
Correlation between withdrawal symptoms and medication pump residual volume in patients with implantable SynchroMed pumps.
    Neurosurgery, 2004, Volume: 55, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analgesia, Epidural; Analgesics, Opioid; Baclofen; Bupivacaine; Clon

2004
Long-term intrathecal S(+)-ketamine in a patient with cancer-related neuropathic pain.
    British journal of anaesthesia, 2005, Volume: 95, Issue:2

    Topics: Analgesics; Clonidine; Drug Tolerance; Humans; Injections, Spinal; Ketamine; Lumbar Vertebrae; Male;

2005
Sympathetically maintained pain presenting first as temporomandibular disorder, then as parotid dysfunction.
    Journal (Canadian Dental Association), 2007, Volume: 73, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Adult; Anesthetics, Local; Autonomic Nervous System Diseases; Bupivacaine

2007
Epidural clonidine produces analgesia.
    Lancet (London, England), 1984, Jul-28, Volume: 2, Issue:8396

    Topics: Adult; Clonidine; Female; Humans; Injections, Spinal; Male; Middle Aged; Pain, Intractable

1984
Clonidine for opiate withdrawal in the chronic pain patient.
    Postgraduate medicine, 1982, Volume: 71, Issue:3

    Topics: Clonidine; Humans; Opioid-Related Disorders; Pain, Intractable; Receptors, Opioid; Substance Withdra

1982
Iatrogenic opiate addiction: successful detoxification with clonidine.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1980, Volume: 137, Issue:8

    Topics: Clonidine; Codeine; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Opioid-Related Disorders; Oxycodone; Pain, Intracta

1980
Epidural clonidine for relief from intractable labour pain.
    Anaesthesia, 1995, Volume: 50, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Analgesia, Epidural; Analgesia, Obstetrical; Clonidine; Female; Humans; Labor, Obstetric; Pai

1995
Rebound hypertension and withdrawal associated with discontinuation of an infusion of epidural clonidine.
    Anesthesiology, 1996, Volume: 84, Issue:3

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Clonidine; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Middle Aged; Pain,

1996
Intrathecal clonidine and baclofen in the management of spasticity and neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury: a case study.
    Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 1996, Volume: 77, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Baclofen; Clonidine; Female; Humans; Infusion Pumps, Implantable; Injections, Spinal; Muscle

1996
When all else fails: stepwise multiple solutions for a complex cancer pain syndrome.
    Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 1999, Volume: 7, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Analgesics; Analgesics, Opioid; Anesthetics, Local; Bupivacaine; Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Cl

1999
Brain-derived TNFalpha: involvement in neuroplastic changes implicated in the conscious perception of persistent pain.
    Brain research, 2000, Mar-17, Volume: 859, Issue:1

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Animals; Brain; Chronic Disease; Clonidine;

2000
Intraventricular administration of morphine and clonidine.
    Anesthesiology, 2001, Volume: 94, Issue:6

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Analgesics, Opioid; Brain Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Ductal,

2001
Continuous intrathecal hydromorphone and clonidine for intractable cancer pain.
    Journal of neurosurgery, 1986, Volume: 64, Issue:6

    Topics: Carcinoma; Clonidine; Female; Humans; Hydromorphone; Injections, Spinal; Middle Aged; Pain, Intracta

1986
Epidural clonidine analgesia for intractable cancer pain: phase I.
    Anesthesiology, 1989, Volume: 71, Issue:5

    Topics: Analgesia, Epidural; Blood Pressure; Clonidine; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Morph

1989
Intrathecal D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin (DADL) restores analgesia in a patient analgetically tolerant to intrathecal morphine sulfate.
    Pain, 1986, Volume: 24, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Carcinoma; Clonidine; Drug Tolerance; Enkephalin, Leucine; Enkephalin, Leucine-2-Alanine; Huma

1986
Intrathecal morphine and clonidine for control of intractable cancer pain. A case report.
    Acta anaesthesiologica Belgica, 1988, Volume: 39, Issue:2

    Topics: Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Clonidine; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Infusion Pumps; Injections, Spi

1988
Intrathecal morphine tolerance: use of intrathecal clonidine, DADLE, and intraventricular morphine.
    Anesthesiology, 1985, Volume: 62, Issue:3

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Bupivacaine; Clonidine; Combined Modality Therapy; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy

1985