• Pain Med · Mar 2011

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    The lack of efficacy of different infusion rates of intrathecal baclofen in complex regional pain syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study.

    • Anton Adriaan van der Plas, Johan Marinus, Sam Eldabe, Eric Buchser, and Jacobus Johannes van Hilten.
    • Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. A.A.van_der_Plas@lumc.nl
    • Pain Med. 2011 Mar 1;12(3):459-65.

    ObjectiveIntrathecal baclofen (ITB) is effective in the treatment of dystonia related to complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). In a previous study, we noted that the responsiveness to ITB declined in 30% of patients once drug delivery was switched from an external to an implanted device associated with a reduction of the infusion rate (IR).DesignIn a double-blind study, we investigated the effect of varying the IR at a fixed daily dose on the efficacy and safety of ITB in patients with CRPS-related dystonia. Patients were randomized to either slower infusion rate delivery (SIRD) or four-times faster infusion rate delivery (FIRD) for 2 weeks and were crossed over after a 1-week washout period.PatientsPatients were eligible if they experienced no beneficial response to ITB on dystonia despite a minimum dose of 600 µg/day, or because side effects limited dose escalation.Outcome MeasuresPrimary outcome measures were changes in global dystonia and pain severity.ResultsThere were no significant differences between the FIRD and the SIRD groups for the median change of numeric rating scale dystonia (-0.3 [interquartile range {IQR} -1.1-0.5]), pain (0.1 [IQR -0.8-1.3]), and secondary outcomes, except for the frequency of adverse events, which was significantly higher during FIRD (12 vs 2). FIRD was preferred only by patients who were included because side effects to ITB prevented dose escalation.ConclusionsIncreasing the IR at a fixed daily dose is not associated with improvement of dystonia or pain but warrants further investigation in patients in whom side effects prevent further dose escalation.Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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