Ihsane Hmamouchi, ACR 2020 – Clomipramine for Chronic Lumbar Radicular Pain
We were delighted to speak to Ihsane Hmamouchi regarding the use of clomipramine for the treatment of chronic lumbar radicular pain. The abstract ‘Efficacy of Clomipramine for Chronic Lumbar Radicular Pain a Randomized Clinical Trial’ (ABSTRACT NUMBER: 0962) was presented at the virtual ACR Convergence 2020, 5-9 November 2020.
Questions
- What is the rationale for the use of clomipramine for chronic lumbar radicular pain? (0:27)
- What were the aims and design of the recent clinical trial you are presenting? (1:40)
- What were the efficacy and safety findings of this study? (4:25)
- What are the implications of these findings for future clinical practice? (6:10)
- What factors should clinicians consider when prescribing clomipramine in this treatment setting? (6:51)
Disclosures: Ihsane Hmamouchi has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.
Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media.
Filmed in coverage of the ACR 2020 Annual Meeting (Virtual).