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Chronic Phantom Limb PainNCT00425230

Open Label Study of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain

A study testing Duloxetine in people with Chronic Phantom Limb Pain, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This is a study to assess the possible benefit of duloxetine in the treatment of chronic phantom limb pain. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Phantom Limb Pain
What is being tested?
Duloxetine
How many people
15 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2007to Jun 2007
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Chronic PLP > 6 months
  • Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire Sensory Pain Rating Index raw score ≥ 16
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Inpatient or Outpatient
  • Able to come to all appointments, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Able to give informed consent, in opinion of investigator

Who cannot join

  • Current Major Depressive disorder, Anxiety Disorder, or Psychotic disorder assessed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
  • Substance abuse or dependence within the last six months, as assessed by the MINI
  • Known Diabetes Mellitus to exclude diabetic peripheral neuropathy
  • History of coronary artery disease, hepatic disease, renal disease
  • Other pain syndromes
  • Any unstable medical conditions in the opinion of the investigator
  • Other psychotropic medications excluding hypnotics

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Micheal E. DeBakey Veterans Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: Pilot Study of Use of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain

This is a study to assess the possible benefit of duloxetine in the treatment of chronic phantom limb pain.

Being tested
Duloxetine

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. McGill Short Form Pain Questionairre

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Fiser Side effect scale

  2. visual analog pain scale

  3. Present Pain intensity

  4. Tylenol # 3 consumption

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Jan 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2007
  3. Study completionJun 2007

Why it stopped: No patients were enrolled in this study. The study onset was delayed due to problems with drug acquisition.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
15 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00425230
Sponsor's protocol ID
H-19539
Status last verified
Aug 2022
First submitted
19 Jan 2007
Last updated
12 Aug 2022
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Duloxetine in people with Chronic Phantom Limb Pain, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Aug 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: No patients were enrolled in this study. The study onset was delayed due to problems with drug acquisition.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

McGill Short Form Pain Questionairre. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Aug 2022.

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