# Comparing Effectiveness of Duloxetine and Desipramine in Patients With Chronic Pain: A Pragmatic Trial Using Point of Care Randomization

> **NCT03548454** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Stanford University** · enrollment: 86 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Pain

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Duloxetine
- **DRUG:** Desipramine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03548454
- **Lead sponsor:** Stanford University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-09-20
- **Primary completion:** 2023-12-24
- **Final completion:** 2024-06-26
- **Target enrollment:** 86 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03548454

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03548454, "Comparing Effectiveness of Duloxetine and Desipramine in Patients With Chronic Pain: A Pragmatic Trial Using Point of Care Randomization". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03548454. Licensed CC0.

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