Low-Dose Naltrexone for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

This study is testing if low-dose naltrexone (LDN) can help reduce pain in people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 70 years old, have CRPS in an arm or leg for at least one year, and meet specific diagnostic criteria (Budapest criteria). You must also be on stable treatment for CRPS for at least one month and not be taking opioid pain medications. Participants will receive either LDN or a sugar pill (placebo) for several weeks. The main goal is to see how much pain severity changes about 4 weeks after treatment ends. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 120 participants. You will be randomly assigned to receive either low-dose naltrexone or a placebo.
What's involved
You will attend in-person or virtual study visits and complete questionnaires for a period of several weeks.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Pain severity will be measured approximately 4 weeks after the conclusion of treatment.

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NCT02502162

Low-Dose Naltrexone for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Recruiting
NAAges 18–70InterventionalTreatment
Stanford University
~120 participants
Updated 2025-05-29 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:LDNPlacebo

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Changes in pain severity
Measured over Approximately 4 weeks after conclusion of treatment.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
1 sites across 1 states
California1
  • Sean Mackey, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Stanford University

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Upper and/or lower extremity CRPS
On stable treatment for 1 month
CRPS for at least 1 year
Meet the Budapest criteria for CRPS at time of the study.

Exclusion

Any known allergy to naltrexone or naloxone
Use of prescription opioid analgesics or illegal opioid use
Current or planned pregnancy.
  • Changes in pain severityApproximately 4 weeks after conclusion of treatment.

    Daily pain reports on a 0-10 numerical rating scale for pain, where 0=no pain and 10=pain as bad as you can imagine