Treatment of patients with complex regional pain syndrome type I with mannitol: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study

The Journal of Pain : Official Journal of the American Pain Society
R S PerezMaarten van Kleef

Abstract

To assess the effects of intravenous administration of the free radical scavenger mannitol 10% on complaints associated with complex regional pain syndrome Type I (CRPS I), a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial was performed. Forty-one CRPS I patients according to the Bruehl et al diagnostic criteria, were included in 2 outpatient pain clinics of 2 university medical centers and randomly assigned to receive either 10% mannitol iv in 1 L 0.9% NaCL in 4 hours for 5 consecutive days or equal volumes of 0.9% NaCL (placebo). Patients in both groups received physical therapy according to protocol and rescue pain medication if required. Complaints on impairment and disability level and quality of life were assessed up to 9 weeks after baseline, with primary measurement points at 2, 6, and 9 weeks. Monitoring of pain using the visual analogue scale took place continuously during the course of the trial. Except for a significant improvement on a subscale of the Jebsen-Taylor hand function test, no significant differences were found between mannitol and placebo treatment. Changes in both groups in the course of the trial were small and clinically irrelevant on all measurement indices. We conclude that intravenous adminis...Continue Reading

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