Clinical trials: Phantom Limb
Pain, Pain After Surgery
Tourniquet Exposure and Risk of Chronic Pain After Severe Limb Trauma
Severe limb trauma often requires the use of a tourniquet to stop life-threatening bleeding. While tourniquets are essential for saving lives, prolonged interruption of blood flow may lead to tissue ischemia, nerve injury, and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Pain After Surgery, Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Military Combat Stress Reaction
- Trial name
- TOURNI-PAIN (NCT07475871)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)
Neuroma, Cryoablation
Proximal Nerve Cryoablation Versus Perineuroma Cryoablation for Chronic Neuroma Pain After Combat-Related Amputation
atients with combat-related amputations frequently develop chronic neuroma pain that interferes with rehabilitation, prosthesis use, mobility, sleep, and quality of life.
- Trial name
- AXON-FREEZE (NCT07618689)
- Testing
- Perineuroma Cryoablation, Proximal Nerve Cryoablation
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ukrainian Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy
Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Chronic Pain Due to Injury
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy as a Predictor of Persistent Pain After War-Related Trauma
War-related trauma frequently causes complex soft tissue injuries that require repeated surgical treatment and advanced wound management techniques such as Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT).
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Chronic Pain Due to Injury, Postoperative Pain, Trauma (Including Fractures)
- Trial name
- NPWT-Pain Stud (NCT07475897)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)
Phantom Limb Pain, Neuropathic Pain
Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine and Acute Neuropathic Pain After Lower Limb Amputation
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of adding intrathecal dexmedetomidine (10 µg) to hyperbaric bupivacaine (11 mg) for spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing lower limb amputation.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Lower Limb Amputation
- Trial name
- DEX-RCT (NCT07565662)
- Testing
- Hyperbaric Bupivacaine plus Saline, Hyperbaric Bupivacaine plus Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
Residual Limb Pain, Post-Traumatic Limb Pain
Kinematics-Based Prediction of Chronic Pain After Combat-Related Extremity Trauma
Combat-related extremity trauma frequently results in persistent pain, including neuropathic, residual limb, and phantom limb pain.
- Conditions
- Residual Limb Pain, Post-Traumatic Limb Pain, Extremity Trauma, Combat-Related Limb Injury
- Trial name
- KIN-LIMB (NCT07432685)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)
Phantom Limb Pain
Psilocybin-assisted Therapy for Phantom Limb Pain
This double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study seeks to investigate whether psilocybin can be safely administered to people with chronic phantom limb pain (PLP) in a supportive setting with close follow-up, and its effects on…
- Trial name
- NCT05224336
- Testing
- Psilocybin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Neuroma, Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation
Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Local Anesthetic Injection for Chronic Neuroma Pain After Combat-Related Amputation
Patients with combat-related amputations frequently experience chronic neuroma pain that may interfere with rehabilitation, prosthesis use, mobility, sleep, and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Neuroma, Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Stump Pain, Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP)
- Trial name
- PRP-NEUROMA (NCT07624890)
- Testing
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections, Local Anesthetic Injection
- Where
- 2 sites in Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ukrainian Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy
Phantom Limb Pain
Home-based Rehabilitation Intervention for Phantom Limb Pain in Veterans With Lower Limb Amputations
Nearly 60-85% of Veterans with amputations experience pain at the location of the amputated limb called phantom limb pain (PLP).
- Trial name
- NCT06106984
- Testing
- Graded motor imagery mobile app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Phantom Limb Pain
Efficacy and Mechanisms of Virtual Reality Treatment of Phantom Leg Pain
After amputation of an arm or leg, up to 90% of subjects experience a "phantom limb", a phenomenon characterized by persistent feelings of the missing limb.
- Trial name
- NCT05296265
- Testing
- VR treatment for phantom limb pain
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Sensation Disorders, Sensation, Phantom
Prospective Study of Sensation and Satisfaction in Cancer and Transgender Mastectomy Patients
During breast surgery, sensory nerves are cut which may lead to reduced sensation and pain. Surgical reinnervation techniques have been developed with the aim of improving postoperative sensation by preserving the nerves and…
- Conditions
- Sensation Disorders, Sensation, Phantom, Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT06094257
- Testing
- Sensory testing
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Amputation
Training Independent Muscle Activation From a Common Source
In this study, the investigators are evaluating a new surgical technique that may allow participants to control their muscles in a new way after their amputation or revision surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07831278
- Testing
- amputation or revision procedure with additional RPNI construction
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lower Extremity Surgical Amputation, Post-amputation Phantom Limb Pain
Improving Postamputation Functioning by Decreasing Phantom Pain With Perioperative Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Department of Defense Funded Multicenter Study
When a limb is amputated, pain perceived in the part of the body that no longer exists often develops, called "phantom limb" pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03461120
- Testing
- Experimental continuous peripheral nerve blocks, Control continuous peripheral nerve blocks
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Postamputation Pain
Alcohol Neurolysis and Capsaicin for Postamputation Pain (PAP)
Postamputation pain is a complex condition that includes phantom limb pain (PLP), stump pain and residual limb pain (RLP), the latter of which may be referred from joints, the spine and inflamed bursa and tendons.
- Trial name
- NCT07443553
- Testing
- Injection of alcohol near neuroma, Lidocaine 2% injection, Injection of capsaicin 150 mcg per mL if relief with lidocaine 2%
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Chronic Pain, Post Stroke Pain
Closed-loop Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Refractory Neuropathic Pain
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) holds promise as a new option for patients suffering from treatment-resistant chronic pain, but current technology is unable to reliably achieve long-term pain symptom relief.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Post Stroke Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03029884
- Testing
- Open-Loop DBS, Closed-Loop DBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD
Phantom Limb Pain (PLP)
Immersive Healing: The Therapeutic Potential of Virtual Reality
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a significant and pervasive issue among upper limb amputees, severely impacting their quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT06077227
- Testing
- virtual reality therapy, matched control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Amputation
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Study (TMR)
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of targeted muscle reinnervation on the outcomes of amputees at a level 1 trauma center.
- Trial name
- TMR (NCT05408520)
- Testing
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Amputation
AMI Construction in Lower Extremity Residual Limbs
This study will involve the development of a novel approach to lower extremity residual limb surgical revision that offers the promise of augmenting volitional motor control, restore proprioception and reverse atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT04063592
- Testing
- Residual limb revision
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Chronic Pain Due to Injury, Neuroma of Lower Limb
Botulinum Toxin Type A Versus Local Anesthetic Injection for Chronic Neuroma Pain After Combat-Related Amputation
Patients with combat-related amputations frequently experience persistent neuroma pain that may interfere with rehabilitation, prosthesis use, sleep, mobility, and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain Due to Injury, Neuroma of Lower Limb, Neural Injury, Neuroma of Upper Limb
- Trial name
- NEUROQUIET (NCT07626983)
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin Type A (BoNT-A), Local Anesthetic Solution
- Where
- 2 sites in Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ukrainian Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy
Residual Limb Pain, Stump Pain
Post-Amputation Stump Infection as a Predictor of Persistent Residual Limb Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study
Persistent residual limb pain is common after traumatic amputation and significantly impairs rehabilitation and prosthetic use. Postoperative stump infection may contribute to peripheral nerve sensitization, scar fibrosis, and…
- Conditions
- Residual Limb Pain, Stump Pain, Post-Amputation Pain, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- INF-STUMP-PAIN (NCT07438795)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Ukrainian Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy
Limb Pain, Phantom, Residual Limbs Pain
Pain and Disability Outcomes in Post Amputation Patients
The objective of this study is to evaluate efficacy of varied medical and procedural therapies used to treat pain after surgical amputation of a limb.
- Conditions
- Limb Pain, Phantom, Residual Limbs Pain, Disability Physical
- Trial name
- NCT05716321
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center