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Single-dose botulinum toxin type a compared with repeated-dose for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a pilot study
BACKGROUND: Several RCT studies including ours, seem to prove the role of Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN), but no standardized dosing regimen has been established. In our study, we compare two different methods of administration: single-dose or repeated-d...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28799056 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s10194-017-0793-3 |
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author | Zhang, Haifeng Lian, Yajun Xie, Nanchang Chen, Chen Zheng, Yake |
author_facet | Zhang, Haifeng Lian, Yajun Xie, Nanchang Chen, Chen Zheng, Yake |
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description | BACKGROUND: Several RCT studies including ours, seem to prove the role of Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN), but no standardized dosing regimen has been established. In our study, we compare two different methods of administration: single-dose or repeated-dose strategy which was most frequently applied over the years in our centre. METHODS: An open-label trail was conducted. One hundred patients with classic TN symptoms were recruited, and randomly and equally apportioned to single- or repeated-dose group. Patients in the single-dose group received a local BTX-A injection of 70 to 100 U. The repeated-dose group received an initial BTX-A injection of 50 to 70 U and then another of equal volume 2 weeks later. All patients were followed for 6 months. RESULTS: In the single- and repeated-dose groups, 44 and 37, respectively, completed the entire study. The groups were statistically similar in TN frequency, time between treatment and effect, time to peak effect, VAS scores, and rates of adverse reactions (latency and duration). However, the single-dose group experienced significantly longer duration of effect (P = 0.032). CONCLUSIONS: The single- and repeated-dosing BTX-A regimens were largely comparable in efficacy and safety. This study suggests that repeated dosing has no advantage over single dosing of BTX-A for TN. Dosing should be adjusted for the individual patient. |
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spelling | pubmed-55526182017-08-25 Single-dose botulinum toxin type a compared with repeated-dose for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a pilot study Zhang, Haifeng Lian, Yajun Xie, Nanchang Chen, Chen Zheng, Yake J Headache Pain Research Article BACKGROUND: Several RCT studies including ours, seem to prove the role of Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN), but no standardized dosing regimen has been established. In our study, we compare two different methods of administration: single-dose or repeated-dose strategy which was most frequently applied over the years in our centre. METHODS: An open-label trail was conducted. One hundred patients with classic TN symptoms were recruited, and randomly and equally apportioned to single- or repeated-dose group. Patients in the single-dose group received a local BTX-A injection of 70 to 100 U. The repeated-dose group received an initial BTX-A injection of 50 to 70 U and then another of equal volume 2 weeks later. All patients were followed for 6 months. RESULTS: In the single- and repeated-dose groups, 44 and 37, respectively, completed the entire study. The groups were statistically similar in TN frequency, time between treatment and effect, time to peak effect, VAS scores, and rates of adverse reactions (latency and duration). However, the single-dose group experienced significantly longer duration of effect (P = 0.032). CONCLUSIONS: The single- and repeated-dosing BTX-A regimens were largely comparable in efficacy and safety. This study suggests that repeated dosing has no advantage over single dosing of BTX-A for TN. Dosing should be adjusted for the individual patient. Springer Milan 2017-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5552618/ /pubmed/28799056 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s10194-017-0793-3 Text en © The Author(s). 2017 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zhang, Haifeng Lian, Yajun Xie, Nanchang Chen, Chen Zheng, Yake Single-dose botulinum toxin type a compared with repeated-dose for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a pilot study |
title | Single-dose botulinum toxin type a compared with repeated-dose for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a pilot study |
title_full | Single-dose botulinum toxin type a compared with repeated-dose for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a pilot study |
title_fullStr | Single-dose botulinum toxin type a compared with repeated-dose for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a pilot study |
title_full_unstemmed | Single-dose botulinum toxin type a compared with repeated-dose for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a pilot study |
title_short | Single-dose botulinum toxin type a compared with repeated-dose for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a pilot study |
title_sort | single-dose botulinum toxin type a compared with repeated-dose for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a pilot study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28799056 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s10194-017-0793-3 |
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