Clinical trials: Amputation Pain
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 Stumps, Pain
Enriched Autologous Fat Grafting for Treating Pain at Amputation Sites
The objective of this pilot study is to assess the efficacy of minimally invasive autologous fat transfers at the amputation sites and the modulation of pain at the respective sites.
- Trial name
- AMP-5 (NCT01645722)
- Testing
- Procedure/Surgery: Enriched Fat grafting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Neuropathic Pain, Amputation, Traumatic
Reiki for the Management of Neuropathic Pain
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, repeated measures study with intention-to-treat that involves exposure to Reiki therapy or a placebo control intervention for a total of six treatments, three…
- Trial name
- Reiki4Pain (NCT02328703)
- Testing
- Reiki Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
Amputation, Traumatic, Pain
Chronic Pain After Amputation
This trial will test the effectiveness of amitriptyline in relieving chronic pain of adults that have had an amputation
- Conditions
- Amputation, Traumatic, Pain, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00006427
- Testing
- Amitriptyline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Spinal Cord Injuries, Amputation, Traumatic
Treatment of Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) or Amputation
Pain is a major problem for people after spinal cord injuries and amputations. This is a study to test how pain is affected by adding methadone to a six-week program of weekly physical therapy, relaxation training and counseling.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Amputation, Traumatic, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00006448
- Testing
- cognitive therapy, Physical Therapy, Methadone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Amputation Stumps
Epidural Calcitonin in Lower Limb Amputation
A prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial design will be used in a cohort of sixty patients of both genders, physical status American Society of Anaesthesiologist (ASA) I and II who will undergo lower limb amputation…
- Trial name
- NCT02115360
- Testing
- Calcitonin, Fentanyl
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Pinprick Sensation Diminished, Amputation, Traumatic
Evaluation of Result and Influence Factors on Composite Graft in Fingertip Amputation
Fingertips facilitate smooth motor activity, precise sensation, and the delicate movement of the hands and have an aesthetic function.
- Conditions
- Pinprick Sensation Diminished, Amputation, Traumatic, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02419885
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Chronic Pain, Multiple Sclerosis
Telephone Intervention for Pain Study (TIPS)
Treatments teaching people how to manage pain have been used to treat chronic pain in the general population. The purpose of this study is to see if these treatments delivered over the telephone can benefit persons with multiple…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Multiple Sclerosis, Amputation, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- TIPS (NCT00663663)
- Testing
- Telephone-Delivered Intervention 1, Telephone-Delivered Intervention 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Neuropathic Pain, Lower Limb Amputation
Pre-emptive Analgesia With Qutenza in Lower Limb Amputation
Neuropathic (nerve pain) following amputation of a limb is very common, affecting 60-80% of patients (Sherman et al, 1984). It can prolong their recovery making it difficult to fit protheses and mobilise.
- Trial name
- NCT01748435
- Testing
- Qutenza
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Amputation, Phantom Limb
Ambulatory Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Treatment of Post-Amputation Phantom Limb and Stump Pain
Research study to determine if putting local anesthetic-or numbing medication-through one or two tiny tube(s) placed next to the nerves that go to an amputated limb will decrease phantom limb and/or stump pain.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Phantom Limb, Stump Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00667264
- Testing
- perineural ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Amputation, Depression
Self-Management Program for Persons With Limb Loss
The specific aims of this study are: 1. To develop and pilot a self-management (SM) intervention for persons with limb loss in a group setting using a participatory action research (PAR) strategy. 2.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Depression, Pain, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT00198692
- Testing
- self-management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Amputation Stumps, Pain
2PX (Topical Strontium Chloride Hexahydrate) in Patients With Post-Amputation Stump Pain.
The objective of this study is to investigate the analgesic effect of topical strontium chloride in stump pain, and to prospectively determine other efficacy and safety measures of topical strontium chloride in stump pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00592098
- Testing
- Strontium chloride hexahydrate
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- SantoSolve AS
Amputation, Phantom Limb
A Study to Test the Effectiveness of Mirror-Box and Mental Visualization Treatments on Phantom Limb Pain
The researchers propose to conduct a pilot study on the efficacy of mirror-box and mental visualization treatments on phantom limb pain.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Phantom Limb, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00301444
- Testing
- mirror-box treatment, Mental visualization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Department of Defense
Phantom Limb, Residual Limb Pain
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Phantom Limb and Residual Limb Pain After Amputation
The purpose of this study is to identify the best treatment sequence and combination of acupuncture points for the treatment of phantom limb or residual limb pain in the traumatic/surgical amputee.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb, Residual Limb Pain, Traumatic Amputation, Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT00388752
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Amputation, Chronic Pain
Efficacy of Opioids and Mexiletine for the Treatment of Postamputation Pain
Persistent pain occurs in 50-85 percent of patients who experience the amputation of an extremity. This study will compare the effectiveness of morphine and mexiletine to placebo in the treatment of postamputation pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00383682
- Testing
- morphine and mexiletine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)