Chronic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury: The Role of Immunogenetics and Time of Injury Pain Treatment

Abstract

We are second-year into the three-years of our research program into the immunogenetics and drug exposure factors that contribute to chronic pain following spinal cord injury. Administrative advances made in the second year for Study 1 Site 2 (NSW) include submitting a full NEAF after the review of the initial Low Negligible Risk (LNR) admission was considered to not contain enough information for full review by Human Ethics Research Committee in NSW. Recruitment for Study 1 Site 1 (Royal Adelaide Hospital) includes 173 study invitations letters sent out, 37 consent forms returned & sample/questionnaire mail-outs, 26 buccal samples collected & DNA genotyping completed, 26 participant medical history reports entered into database. We anticipate a quick response from HERC-NSW regarding the NEAF to then begin recruitment from Site 2 in the next 1-2 months. Study 2: We have initiated study 2 recruitment, screening and testing and data collection in underway.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA613751

Entities

People

  • Francesca Alvaro
  • James Middleton
  • Janet K Coller
  • Jillian Clark
  • Kathy Heyman
  • Mark R. Hutchinson
  • Melanie Gentgall
  • Ruth Marshall
  • Vicky Staikopoulos

Organizations

  • University of Adelaide

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central Nervous System
  • Databases
  • Genetics
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Immunogenetics
  • Nervous System
  • Opioids
  • Pain
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Questionnaires
  • Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Symposia

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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