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2023 Jan 16


Contemp Clin Trials

Assessing the potential anti-neuroinflammatory effect of minocycline in chronic low back pain: Protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Authors

Morrissey EJ, Alshelh Z, Knight PC, Saha A, Kim M, Torrado-Carvajal A, Zhang Y, Edwards RR, Pike C, Locascio JJ, Napadow V, Loggia ML
Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Jan 16:107087.
PMID: 36657520.

Abstract

Both preclinical studies, and more recent clinical imaging studies, suggest that glia-mediated neuroinflammation may be implicated in chronic pain, and therefore might be a potential treatment target. However, it is currently unknown whether modulating neuroinflammation effectively alleviates pain in humans. This trial tests the hypothesis that minocycline, an FDA-approved tetracycline antibiotic and effective glial cell inhibitor in animals, reduces neuroinflammation and may reduce pain symptoms in humans with chronic low back pain.