Clinical trials: Amputation Pain
Phantom Limb Pain
Telerehabilitation Using Mirror Therapy in Patients With Phantom Limb Pain Following Lower Limb Amputation.
The overall aim of this randomized controlled study is to investigate the effectiveness of mirror therapy supported by telerehabilitation on the intensity, duration and frequency of phantom limb pain and daily activities compared…
- Trial name
- NCT02076490
- Testing
- Physical/Occupational therapy
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Phantom Pain
Pre-operative Pregabalin and Ketamine to Prevent Phantom Pain
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is as painful sensations located to the missing limb and classified as neuropathic pain. In the United States, an estimated 1.7 million patients have undergone limb amputation, and 60% to 80% of these…
- Trial name
- NCT02311777
- Testing
- Pregabalin, Ketamine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Phantom Limb Pain
Long-term Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Patients With Phantom Limb Pain (PLP)
Phantom limb pain (PLP) refers to pain in a limb that has been amputated or deafferented. Phantom limb pain might be related to brain cortical plastic changes.
- Trial name
- NCT02051959
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Pain, Amputation Neuroma
Pain After Proximal Digital Amputation Prevention
Finger amputations are common and may be complicated by debilitating nerve pain. This study seeks to determine if nerve pain after digital amputation can be more effectively prevented with either of two new surgical…
- Conditions
- Pain, Amputation Neuroma, Amputation
- Trial name
- PAPDAP (NCT04378062)
- Testing
- Digital nerve procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Amputation, Anesthesia, Local
Use of Long-acting Bupivacaine In Lower Extremity Amputation
The purpose of this investigator-initiated study is to assess the use of liposomal bupivacaine in major extremity amputation and its effects on post-operative opioid narcotic use, length of stay, and in-hospital costs.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Anesthesia, Local, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT04360421
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Descriptive Study of Receptive Fields in Lower Limb Amputees
It has been observed that patients subjected to amputations develop so called receptive fields, which time of occurrence and localization over time are yet not examined systematically.
- Trial name
- NCT03348605
- Testing
- Phantom Stimulator, Cort X Sensorics, Spaichingen, Germany
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Rehaklinik Bellikon
Phantom Limb Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
A Clinical Trial of Mirror Treatment for Phantom Pain
A randomized controlled clinical to examine the effect of mirror therapy on phantom pain and residual limb pain in patients with traumatic transtibial amputations in Cambodia.
- Trial name
- NCT02912975
- Testing
- Mirror treatment, Tactile treatment
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trauma Care Foundation, Norway
Postoperative Pain, Acute
Pulsed Shortwave Therapy for Postoperative Analgesia
Pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy is a possible method of pain control involving the application of electromagnetic energy (also termed pulsed electromagnetic fields).
- Trial name
- NCT05796583
- Testing
- Active Pulsed Shortwave Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Pain Management
A Non-invasive Intervention (BreEStim) for Management of Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) After Limb Amputation (Experiment 3)
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of innovative intervention of breathing controlled electrical stimulation (BreEStim) and conventional electrical stimulation (EStim) in management of neuropathic phantom…
- Trial name
- NCT04751526
- Testing
- BreEStim 240, EStim 240
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Hyperhidrosis
Study to Assess the Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin B (Myobloc) for the Treatment of Prosthesis-associated Sweating
The objective of this study is to determine if Myobloc significantly decreases prosthesis-associated symptomatic sweating in amputees when compared to a saline solution placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT01671800
- Testing
- Botulinum Type B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Neuroma, Neuroma Amputation
Targeted Reinnervation as a Means to Treat Neuromas Associated With Major Limb Amputation
Subjects are being asked to participate in this study because they have an arm or leg amputation and have developed pain related to a neuroma (an ongoing localized pain related to a cut nerve ending).
- Conditions
- Neuroma, Neuroma Amputation, Pain
- Trial name
- TMR (NCT02205385)
- Testing
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation, Traction Neurectomy
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Amputation, Phantom Limb Pain
Prosthesis With Sensations
Lower limb amputees suffer complete lack of sensory feedback of current available prostheses, which excludes the central nervous system from the correct sensory-motor integration.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Phantom Limb Pain, Sensory Deficit
- Trial name
- NCT03350061
- Testing
- SENSY
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Centre of Serbia
Phantom Limb Pain
Massage Therapy for Phantom Limb Pain: Feasibility and Pilot Study
Massage therapy is a treatment self-reported by those with phantom limb pain (PLP) as moderately to extremely effective, but no research to date has been specifically designed to examine such efficacy or effectiveness in this…
- Trial name
- NCT03372668
- Testing
- massage therapy combined with components of mirror therapy
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Virtual Reality Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain
Patients with limb amputations experience the sensation of the missing extremity, which is sometimes coupled with a persistent and debilitating pain in the missing limb, a condition known as phantom limb pain (PLP).
- Conditions
- Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury), Phantom Limb Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03338842
- Testing
- Distractor and Lower limb VR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation
A Comparison Between Ischial-Containment and Sub-Ischial Prosthetic Sockets to Determine Their Effects on Secondary Health Conditions
Long-term above-knee prosthesis users are at an increased risk of developing secondary musculoskeletal conditions compared to the general able-bodied population.
- Trial name
- NCT07768072
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Phantom Limb Pain, Pain, Chronic
Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block vs Epidural Analgesia in Lower Limb Amputation for Postoperative Pain
Controlled clinical trial of two parallel groups, with random assignment 1:1, non-inferiority, blinded for the patient, for who administers the intervention and for who analyzes the data. 112 participants
- Trial name
- Ampupain (NCT05608733)
- Testing
- Epidural catheter, Continuous sciatic nerve block
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury
Power Over Pain (POP) Study
Many individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), spinal cord injury (SCI), acquired amputation (AMP), muscular dystrophy (MD), and low back pain (LBP) experience pain. There has been little research on how to treat this pain.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic Pain, Other and Unspecified Amputation Stump Complications
- Trial name
- POP (NCT01800604)
- Testing
- Pain Self-Management Intervention #1, Pain Self-Management Intervention #2, Pain Self-Management Intervention #3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Acute Pain Management, Analgesic, Nonopioid
A Pilot Clinical Trial of Oral Ketamine for Acute Pain Management After Amputation Surgery
The purpose of this pilot study is to test the safety of oral ketamine to treat acute pain after amputation surgery. The objective of the proposed research is to conclusively determine if oral ketamine is a safe alternative…
- Conditions
- Acute Pain Management, Analgesic, Nonopioid, Amputation of Lower Extremity, All Causes
- Trial name
- NCT02341963
- Testing
- Oral Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Symptomatic Neuroma, Amputation
Tolerability and Feasibility Pilot Clinical Study of a Large-Diameter Nerve Cap for Protecting and Preserving Terminated Nerve Ends
This pilot study evaluates the tolerability and feasibility of the Axoguard Large-Diameter Nerve Cap (sizes 5-7 mm) for protecting and preserving terminated nerve endings after limb trauma or amputation when immediate attention…
- Conditions
- Symptomatic Neuroma, Amputation, Chronic Nerve Pain
- Trial name
- REPOSE-XL℠ (NCT04865679)
- Testing
- Axoguard Nerve Cap®
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Axogen Corporation
Amputation
Kinesiophobia and Associated Factors in Patients With Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation
There are limited studies examining kinesiophobia and factors associated with kinesophobia in patients with lower limb amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT04775667
- Testing
- questionnaires for clinical assessments
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital