Clinical trials: Phantom Pain
Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation
Prophylactic TBR on Phantom Limb Pain
This prospective study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of prophylactic Targeted Brain Rehabilitation (TBR) in preventing or reducing Phantom Limb Pain (PLP).
- Trial name
- NCT06956508
- Testing
- Targeted Brain Rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee
TENS for Restoring Somatotopic Sensory Feedback in Lower Limb Amputees and Improving Phantom Limb Perception
The aim of the study is to evaluate the changes induced by a course of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) treatment on the perception of phantom limb pain.
- Trial name
- SENSE-P (NCT07448350)
- Testing
- Transcutaneal Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Bio-Medico University
Neuropathic Pain, Facial Pain
Motor Cortex Stimulation for Chronic Neuropathic Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of cortical stimulation (CS) as an adjunctive treatment for chronic neuropathic pain.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Facial Pain, Post-stroke Pain, Brachial Plexus Avulsion
- Trial name
- NCT01554332
- Testing
- Motor Cortex Stimulation using SJM EonC Stimulator
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Amputation, Traumatic, Phantom Sensation
Investigating The Effect of Phantom Sensation on Gait in Individuals With Unilateral Below-Knee Amputation
Amputation is a problem that can be encountered for many reasons, can cause functional disability in varying severities and puts a multifaceted financial burden on individuals, society, and states.
- Trial name
- NCT05177341
- Testing
- Determining Preferred Walking Speed
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Phantom Limb Pain
Pragmatic Trial of Remote tDCS and Somatosensory Training for Phantom Limb Pain With Machine Learning to Predict Treatment Response
The investigators have designed a pragmatic trial of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for phantom limb pain (PLP), the PLP-EVEREST trial (PLP-EffectiVEness pRagmatic Stimulation Trial) to test a portable…
- Trial name
- PLP-EVEREST (NCT05188183)
- Testing
- M1 anodal home-based tDCS, Somatosensory Training, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Neuropathic Pain
Brain Computer Interface and Virtual Reality (BCI-VR) for Pain Treatment
Pilot Interventional study with minimal risks and constraints, prospective, monocentric. Safety and Efficacity evaluation of a Novel Medical Device.
- Trial name
- GHOST (NCT03889353)
- Testing
- BCI sessions
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Phantom Limb Pain
Assessing the Feasibility of a Virtual Reality Intervention for Phantom Pain Immediately Following Lower Limb Amputation
The goal of this observational study is to see whether a new virtual reality (VR) program meant to treat phantom limb pain (PLP) is feasible to people immediately following lower limb amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT06638918
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
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
Rehabilitation
Motor Imagery Practice on Amputees (MIPA)
Motor imagery practice (MIP), which is the repeated internal representation of a movement without engaging its physical execution and which shares a neurofunctional equivalence with physical practice, has been show to contribute…
- Trial name
- MIPA (NCT03125538)
- Testing
- Motor Imagery, Control Task
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité
Phantom Limb Pain, Postoperative Pain
Postoperative Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Management of Post-amputation Pain
Limb loss is frequently associated with postamputation pain that can be challenging to treat and often involves opioids. Advances in the field of neuromodulation has led to development of an intentionally reversible percutaneous…
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Postoperative Pain, Neuroma, Acute Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03484429
- Testing
- Peripheral nerve stimulation, Standard Medical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center
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
Phantom Limb Pain, Peripheral Vascular Diseases
TENS for Phantom Limb Pain Prevention Following Major Amputation
A growing body of literature indicates that up to 80% of amputees may have phantom limb pain (PLP). The first cause for limb loss is vascular disease. Usually, amputees who suffer from PLP are suboptimal treated.
- Trial name
- NCT02496351
- Testing
- TENS INTERVENTION
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
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
Limb Pain, Phantom
A Study of Contralateral Limb Block
This research is being done to determine if an anesthetic like Lidocaine, may be effective when injected around the sciatic nerve of the intact limb in patients with limb loss pain on the contralateral side.
- Trial name
- NCT06045936
- Testing
- Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Amputation, Sensation, Phantom
Sensory Responses to Dorsal Root Stimulation
The goal of this project is to characterize the types of sensations that can be evoked via electrical stimulation of the spinal cord and spinal nerves.
- Trial name
- NCT04725006
- Testing
- Spinal cord stimulation system
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Lee Fisher, PhD
Phantom Limb Pain
Phantom Limb Pain: Efficacy of Non-invasive Sensory Feedback Through the Prosthesis
Amputation of a limb may result from trauma or surgical intervention. The amputation traumatically alters the body image, but often leaves sensations that refer to the missing body part.
- Trial name
- EPIONE (NCT02589080)
- Testing
- Non-invasive sensory feedback
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University Hospital
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
Neuropathic Pain, Phantom Limb Pain
Mindful SensoriMotor Therapy With Brain Modulation in Highly Impaired Extremities
Brief summary: This single-arm, pilot clinical investigation aims to evaluate Mindful SensoriMotor Therapy (MSMT) enhanced with brain modulation as a treatment of pain due to sensorimotor impairment, such as Phantom Limb Pain…
- Trial name
- NCT04897425
- Testing
- Mindful SensoriMotor Therapy Enhanced with Brain Modulation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Chalmers University of Technology