Clinical trials: Pseudomelia
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
Amputation, Phantom Limb
Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) - Ambulatory Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Treatment of Post-Amputation Phantom Limb and Stump Pain
The purpose of this research study is 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…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Phantom Limb, Stump Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00768248
- Testing
- perineural ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Neuropathic Pain, Phantom Limb Pain
The Efficacy of Motor Cortex Stimulation for Pain Control
The objective is to determine if motor cortex stimulation works for the following conditions: 1. Deafferentation facial pain, 2. Upper extremity complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and 3.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Stump Pain, Brachial Plexus Avulsion
- Trial name
- NCT00462566
- Testing
- motor cortex stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
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
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
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity, Phantom Limb Pain
Spinal Root and Spinal Cord Stimulation for Restoration of Function in Lower-Limb Amputees
The goals of this study are to provide sensory information to amputees and reduce phantom limb pain via electrical stimulation of the lumbar spinal cord and spinal nerves.
- Trial name
- SCS-LL (NCT03027947)
- Testing
- Spinal cord stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Amputees
Effectivity of Motor Imagery and MirrorTherapy in Amputees
This study evaluates the effectiveness of imagery motor on phantom pain and amputation process
- Trial name
- NCT02761447
- Testing
- Treatment Traditional and Imaginary Motor Program, Treatment Traditional and Mirror Therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Almeria
Phantom Limb Pain, Phantom Pain
VR to Evaluate Phantom Limb Pain
The objective of this study is to develop a virtual rehabilitation system that can be used to effectively treat Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) within the research setting and for at-home use by individuals with upper and lower extremity…
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Phantom Pain, Phantom Sensation, Phantom Limb Syndrome With Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05915065
- Testing
- Coapt Phantom Limb Pain Management System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Amputation, Phantom Pain Following Amputation of Lower Limb
Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy in Patients With Amputations of Lower Limbs of Vascular Origin
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of the mirror therapy on phantom pain for patients with amputation after vascular etiology.
- Trial name
- MIR-PHAN (NCT03149432)
- Testing
- Mirror Therapy, Gabapentin, Rehabilitation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Exposure to Infrared Radiation
The Origin of Phantom Limb Sensation and Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees
With the far infrared ray applied to the 'phantom limbs' in amputees and the corresponding normal legs in healthy subjects, the sensation of (phantom) limb will be assessed for each subject using the techniques of fMRI and…
- Trial name
- NCT01936558
- Testing
- Far infrared ray to the sole
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Phantom Pain
Pre-operative Pregabalin and Ketamine to Prevent Phantom Pain
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is as painful sensations located to the missing limb and classified as neuropathic pain. In the United States, an estimated 1.7 million patients have undergone limb amputation, and 60% to 80% of these…
- Trial name
- NCT02311777
- Testing
- Pregabalin, Ketamine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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
Amputation of Lower Limb
Gabapentin in Phantom and Stump Pain
To investigate whether gabapentin can prevent phantom and stump pain after amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT00169013
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- Denmark
- Sponsor
- Danish Pain Research Center
Pain
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Phantom Pain
Phantom pain refers to the sensation of pain felt by patients who have had a limb amputated. The treatment of phantom pain is often disappointing and is unable to provide adequate relief to the patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00001923
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Amputation, Surgical, Pain Management
Early Postoperative Pain Following a Limb Amputation
The primary aim of this study is to characterize the trajectory of pain and functional recovery in the first post-operative period following a limb amputation.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Surgical, Pain Management, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- Pain-Amp (NCT07393139)
- Testing
- Pain assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Amputation
Target Muscle Re-innervation and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces Alone and in Combination for the Treatment of Residual and Phantom Limb Pain in Cancer Patients Who Have Received an Amputation
This clinical trial evaluates two surgical techniques (targeted muscle re-innervation [TMR] and regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces [RPNI]) alone and in combination for the alleviation of chronic residual limb and phantom…
- Trial name
- NCT06840262
- Testing
- Questionnaire Administration, Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery, Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Neuropathy, Phantom Limb Pain
Immersive Virtual Reality for Neuropathic Pain
Investigating how neuropathic limb pain, including phantom limb pain or complex regional pain syndrome, is affected by virtual reality.
- Conditions
- Neuropathy, Phantom Limb Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03203772
- Testing
- Immersive Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
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.
Neuropathic Pain, Phantom Limb Pain
Clinical Evaluation of the Medical Device (MD) (Caloprothese Connected Kit, CCK)
Neuropathic pain is common in limb amputees and causes reductions in activity and participation as well as impaired quality of life.
- Trial name
- KCC (NCT04748484)
- Testing
- KCC Active or inactive
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Gregand Innovations
Phantom Limb Pain, Residual Limb Pain
Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Post-Amputation Pain
Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy is a possible method of pain control involving the application of electromagnetic energy (also termed nonthermal, pulsed, shortwave radiofrequency therapy).
- Trial name
- NCT05392803
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego