Clinical trials: Post-amputation Phantom Limb Pain
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 After Amputation
Preventing Chronification of Phantom Limb Pain Through Mirror Therapy in Conjunction With tDCS
Background: Most amputees experience phantom limb pain (PLP), for years after amputation. Virtually all PLP research to date has focused on the mechanisms of chronic PLP, ignoring the mechanisms of chronification.
- Trial name
- NCT07139483
- Testing
- Trans Direct-Cranial Stimulation (tDCS), Mirror therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Postoperative Pain
Preoperative (Pre-amputation) Cryoanalgesia to Improve Post-amputation Phantom Limb Pain
Investigators will evaluate preamputation cryoanalgesia on pain, mobility, opioid use and general physical and emotional disability using a pilot randomized trial design, to explore the amount and variability of improvement on…
- Trial name
- NCT06284109
- Testing
- Cryoanalgesia
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
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
Post-Amputation Phantom Limb Pain
Cryoanalgesia to Treat Post-Amputation Phantom Limb Pain: A Department of Defense Funded Multicenter Study
When a limb is severed, pain perceived in the part of the body that no longer exists often develops and is called "phantom limb" pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03449667
- Testing
- Cryoneurolysis
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 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 1)
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
- NCT04750525
- Testing
- BreEStim, EStim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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 Pain
Neural Bases of Phantom Pain After Amputation
The amputation of a limb results in chronic pain associated with the lost limb in the majority of patients, which persists over time.
- Trial name
- Phantom limb (NCT05545358)
- Testing
- Questionnaires, Brain and Spinal Cord functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Proprioceptive training
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Pain Management, Pain
Silencing Neuroma Pain-Botulinum Toxin Versus Local Anesthetic Injection
Neuroma-related pain is a frequent and disabling condition after limb trauma and amputation. Available treatments often provide short-lasting or insufficient analgesia.
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation
- Trial name
- SILENCE-NEUROM (NCT07431944)
- Testing
- Botulinium toxin type A injection, Local Anesthesia
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)
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
Phantom Limb Pain, Chronic Pain
Prevention of Phantom Limb Pain After Transtibial Amputation
Phantom limb pain following amputation is a major problem. Current evidence how to best prevent phantom limb pain is equivocal because previous trials have included small numbers of patients, and tested heterogeneous patient…
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Chronic Pain, Prevention
- Trial name
- PLATA (NCT01626755)
- Testing
- Sciatic name block
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Austria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
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
Incidence of Phantom Limb Pain and Method of Anesthesia After Lower Extremity Amputation
Phantom limb pain (pain originating from where an amputated limb once was) is a common occurrence after lower extremity amputations, with some sources noting incidence to be as high as 60-80% six months after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01003704
- Testing
- Lower extremity amputation
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- North Texas Veterans Healthcare System
Phantom Limb Pain
Treating Phantom Limb Pain Using Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Department of Defense Funded Multicenter Study
When a limb is traumatically severed, pain perceived in the part of the body that no longer exists often develops. This is called "phantom limb" pain, and is different from "stump" pain, which is pain within the part of the limb…
- Trial name
- DoD-PLP-Tx (NCT01824082)
- Testing
- Perineural infusion [continuous peripheral nerve block(s)]
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Phantom Limb Pain
The Effect of Distant Reiki on Pain and Holistic Well-being
Phantom limb pain is a condition characterized by painful sensations in the missing part of the amputated limb, which reduces the quality of life of the individual.
- Trial name
- NCT05684445
- Testing
- Distant reiki group
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital
Amputation, Amputation of Lower Limb
Cryo NerVe Block Extremity AmputatioN RegIStry for Post Operative and pHantom Limb Pain
The goal of this Registry is to see how the device is used when freezing nerves during an amputation procedure.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation of Lower Limb, Amputation of Upper Limb, Amputation, Limb Loss
- Trial name
- VANISH (NCT06908538)
- Testing
- cryoablation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.
VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation
Venous Thromboembolism and Chronic Pain After Major Limb Trauma
Major limb trauma is associated with a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) due to systemic inflammation, endothelial injury, immobilization, and hypercoagulability.
- Conditions
- VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Due to Injury
- Trial name
- THROMBO-PAIN (NCT07475910)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)
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
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
Pain, Phantom, Pain, Neuropathic
Valproic Acid for the Prevention of Post-Amputation Pain
The objectives of this study are, to test the effectiveness of Valproic Acid (VPA) in the prevention of chronic neuropathic and post-amputation pain, as well as to further define the underlying inflammatory and epigenetic…
- Trial name
- NCT01928849
- Testing
- Valproic Acid, Cherry Syrup
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University