Clinical trials: Phantom Pain
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
Phantom Limb Pain
Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (PMS) Effects on Somatosensory Perception in Patients with Upper Limb Amputation
The study investigates the capabilities of peripheral magnetic stimulation (PMS) as a tool for creating somatosensory sensations of various submodalities and analyzing the dynamics of bioelectric signals of the brain (using…
- Trial name
- NCT06813937
- Testing
- Procedure: Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (PMS), Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable
Quest to Analyze One Thousand Humans Meditating
This study will be focused on assessing the molecular, physiological, and emotional correlates of an intensive meditation experience in the context of a retreat setting in a large 2000 plus-person cohort comprised of healthy and…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable, Anxiety, Asthma
- Trial name
- QUANTUM (NCT06583395)
- Testing
- Advanced multi-component meditation practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tobias Moeller-Bertram
Phantom Limb Pain
Electrical Stimulus Therapy for Chronic Phantom Limb Pain
The goal of this pilot study is to assess the effectiveness of an electrical stimulation therapy option for the treatment of chronic phantom limb pain in upper or lower limb amputees.
- Trial name
- NCT03030079
- Testing
- Experimental Electrical Stimulation Regimen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Amputation, Neuroma Amputation
Effect of Prophylactic TMR and RPNI on Neuroma and Phantom Limb Pain
The purpose of this study is to analyze the efficacy of novel interventions in post-amputation surgical care (specifically Targeted Muscle Reinnervation and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface) on post-amputation pain and…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Neuroma Amputation, Phantom Limb Pain, Residual Limbs
- Trial name
- NCT05344261
- Testing
- Targeted Muscle Re-innervation, Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface, Standard Post-Amputation Surgical Care
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Amputation, Phantom Limb Pain
The Pain in Amputees Reduced by Administration of Diet Examination
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is defined as pain or discomfort in a missing limb following amputation, whereas residual limb pain (RLP) is often experienced as pain at the site of amputation.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Phantom Limb Pain, Residual Limb Pain
- Trial name
- PARADE (NCT05460845)
- Testing
- Low-Carbohydrate Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Chronic Phantom Limb Pain
Open Label Study 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.
- Trial name
- NCT00425230
- Testing
- Duloxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Phantom Limb Pain
Incidence and Factors Affecting the Development and Outcome of Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) - A Single-centre Prospective Cohort Study.
Phantom limb pain (PLP), defined as pain felt in the missing portion of the amputated limb following amputation, occurs in a significant percentage of patients who undergo limb amputation and it is among the most difficult…
- Trial name
- NCT05005481
- Testing
- NIL intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain
Research Protocol for Karuna Labs Inc.: Safety and Efficacy of Virtual Reality Graded Motor Imagery for Chronic Pain
The purpose of this study is to investigate, in two phases: (1) the feasibility and safety of Virtual Embodiment Therapy in treating chronic pain of lower back and upper limbs and (2) the efficacy of Virtual Embodiment Therapy on…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain, Fibromyalgia, Upper Extremity Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04060875
- Testing
- Karuna Labs Virtual Reality Software
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karuna Labs Inc.
Phantom Limb Pain
Reliability and Validity of Outcome Measures for Phantom Limb Pain
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is experienced by 60-80% of all people who have had an amputation. This persistent pain condition can impact on independence, activities of daily living and overall quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03588793
- Testing
- Two Point Discrimination
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside 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
Phantom Limb Pain, Phantom Pain
Perioperative Mirror Therapy and Phantom Limb Pain
Mirror therapy will consist of observing the unaffected limb reflected in a mirror positioned in the midline to block the view of the affected limb.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Phantom Pain, Phantom Sensation, Pseudomelia
- Trial name
- NCT02383979
- Testing
- Mirror
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Pain, Phantom
CT-guided Ganglion Impar Block for Management of Phantom Rectal Pain Syndrome
Background:Patients underwent abdominoperineal resection with colostomy may suffered from phantom rectum pain syndrome in the perineal area.In this study, the investigators evaluate the combination between ganglion impar block to…
- Trial name
- NCT03694639
- Testing
- ganglion impar block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Phantom Limb Pain
Phantom Limb Pain Triggered by Micturition
Phantom Limb Pain ( PLP) is pain that is perceived and referred to a region of the body that is no longer present. in most patients, severity and frequency of phantom pain attacks gradually decrease over several weeks to 2 years…
- Trial name
- NCT03855930
- Testing
- functional MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loewenstein Hospital
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
Phantom Limb Pain
Study to Assess the Efficacy of Direct Observation and Mental Visualization of Foot Movements to Treat Bilateral Lower Limb Phantom Limb Pain
Because bilateral lower extremity amputees do not have an intact limb for use with the mirror, we are now proposing to conduct a pilot trial of two treatments for phantom limb pain (PLP) - direct observation of another person's…
- Trial name
- NCT00639431
- Testing
- direct observation, mental visualization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Phantom Limb Pain
Examining Brain Changes Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in Amputees With Phantom Limb Pain Following Mirror Therapy
Almost everyone who has a traumatic limb amputated will experience a phantom limb - the vivid impression that the limb not only still is present, but also in many cases, painful.
- Trial name
- NCT00662415
- Testing
- mirror-box treatment, observation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Department of Defense
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