Pain Research
The UC San Diego Center for Pain Medicine is an active and fruitful environment for both basic and clinical research with a demonstrated track record of pushing the limits of our knowledge of chronic pain conditions and their treatment. Areas of active and past investigation include:
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Medical marijuana
- Cancer-related pain
- Post-laminectomy syndrome
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Vagal nerve stimulation
- Intrathecal drug delivery
Current Research Studies
We currently have the following IRB-approved clinical research studies:
- Bisphosphonates for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome type I
- Enrolling patients recently diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS, RSD)
- Vagal nerve stimulation for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
- Enrolling patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Biomarkers of pain in patients with multiple sclerosis
- Enrolling patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have severe pain, patients with multiple sclerosis who do not have pain, and healthy volunteers
High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Effects on Brain and Pain
Evaluation of High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) on Intra-epidermal Nerve Fibers and Corneal Confocal Microscopy in Diabetic Peripheral Neurpathy (DPN)
A Prospective, Open Label, Long term, Multi center, Registry to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Bioness StimRouter Neuromodulation System in Subjects with Chronic Pain of Peripheral nerve Origin
Krishnan Chakravarthy, MD
Contact to Participate:
Katie Lam: kklam@ucsd.edu
Alyssa Chu: c1zhu@ucsd.edu
Dorsal Column Stimulation and Increased Functional Outcome Feasibility Study
Krishnan Chakravarthy, MD
Contact to Participate:
Katie Lam: kklam@ucsd.edu
Ryan Fraiser: rfraiser@ucsd.edu
Pain Assessment for Interventional Neuromodulation (P.A.I.N.) — Machine Learning Enabled Automated Assessment of Pain Study
CRD - 960 Prolong Study
Discovery 6603 A Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Sham Controlled, Comparative Study of SI 660 in Subjects with Lumar Disc Herniation
Farshad Ahadian, MD
Contact to Participate:
Donna: dbrusch@ucsd.edu, 858-822-2649
Yasmeen: 858-534-4449
C.L.E.A.R- Corticosteriod Lumbar Epidural Analgesia for Rediculopathy
Farshad Ahadian, MD
Contact to Participate:
Donna: dbrusch@ucsd.edu, 858-822-2649
Yasmeen: 858-534-4449
The Effects oF Mindfulness-based Training on Chronic Low Back Pain
Fadel Zeidan, PhD
Contact to Participate:
Zeidan Laboratory: zeidanlab@ucsd.edu
858-245-2029, Ext.62028
Contact Us
If you are interested in participating in one of these clinical trials, contact one of our study coordinators:
Katie Lam: (858) 822-0787
Lucinda Martin: (858) 822-0460