Development and Evaluation of Computerized Chemosensory-Based Orbitofrontal Networks Training for Treatment of Pain (CBOT-Pain) Testing Phase
Evon Medics LLC
Summary
The overarching goal of this study phase, Phase II component is to perform a randomized clinical trial of the refined Computerized Chemosensory-Based Orbitofrontal Networks Training for Treatment of Pain \[CBOT-Pain (or CBOT-P)\] from Phase I, compared to sham Computerized Chemosensory-Based Orbitofrontal Networks Training (CBOT) in Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) to determine its short- and long-term effectiveness on Pain, Negative Affect (NA), Cognition and Cortical Brain Structure (PACS), long-term safety, and indications. The investigators will perform a randomized clinical trial of the refined CBOT-P from Phase I, compared to sham CBOT in CLBP. Aim 2.1: To determine if CBOT-P significantly influences: (1) acute and long-term reduction of pain severity, and (2) acute and long-term reduction of negative affect. The hypothesis is that optimized CBOT will produce faster, stronger, and longer-lasting improvements in pain severity, NA severity, cognitive impairments, and sleep and functional outcomes. Aim 2.2 To determine if CBOT-P significantly prevents or reduces progressive shrinkage in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), cingulate cortex, and hippocampus. MRI will be acquired at baseline and 6th month. An integrative analysis will be conducted to determine the link between changes in brain structure and cognitive trajectory. The hypothesis is that the CBOT optimized with BCP significantly attenuates shrinkage in OFC and other prefrontal cortex (PFC) regions, compared to the Sham intervention.
Description
The Development and Evaluation of Computerized Chemosensory-Based Orbitofrontal Networks Training for Treatment of Pain (CBOT-P) is a project to develop an effective, scalable, user-friendly, and home-based neuromodulatory platform for broad-spectrum treatment of chronic pain conditions with associated negative affect and cognitive impairments. The small business, Evon Medics created the olfactory pulsing technology called Computerized Chemosensory-Based Orbitofrontal Cortex Training (CBOT-P) to enable home-based modulation of the OFC and subcortical limbic structures to treat pain and negati…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Ages 18-85. 2. Pain duration \> 6 months. 3. Must meet the minimum criteria for cognitive function using the PROMIS 4-item cognitive screener \>3. 4. Average pain score of \> 5/10, with low back pain being the primary pain site. (5) CLBP (chronic low back pain) meeting Quebec Task Force Classification System Categories I-III. (6) Evidence of a prior lumbar spine X-ray to rule out red flags, such as infection, tumor, or fracture. (7) For those taking opioids (the opioid subgroup), participants must be prescribed opioids currently for at least 3 consecutive months prior…
Interventions
- Combination ProductComputerized Chemosensory-Based Orbitofrontal Cortex Training for Pain
CBOT device with beta-caryophyllene
- Combination ProductComputerized Chemosensory-Based Orbitofrontal Cortex Training (CBOT)
CBOT device administering continuous olfactoy stimuli with no BCP
Locations (2)
- Howard UniversityWashington D.C., District of Columbia
- Global Pain Management LLCPasadena, Maryland