Clinical trials: Sensation, Phantom
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
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
Comparison of Efficacy of Mirror Therapy vs Mental Imagery in Reduction of Phantom Limb Pain in AKAP
Limb amputation results in many types of pain, including localized pain at the stump and projected pain experienced by the patient in the location where the amputated limb used to be, known as phantom limb pain (PLP).
- Trial name
- NCT06428123
- Testing
- Mirror Therapy on present Lower Limb, Mental Imagery on present Lower Limb
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Superior University
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
Phantom Limb Pain
Massage Therapy for Phantom Limb Pain: Feasibility and Pilot Study
Massage therapy is a treatment self-reported by those with phantom limb pain (PLP) as moderately to extremely effective, but no research to date has been specifically designed to examine such efficacy or effectiveness in this…
- Trial name
- NCT03372668
- Testing
- massage therapy combined with components of mirror therapy
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Phantom Limb
Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Sensory Restoration and Phantom Limb Pain in Upper-Limb Amputees
Individuals with upper-limb amputation usually have intact nerves within the residual limb, and studies have demonstrated that electrical stimulation of those nerves can produce sensations that appear to emanate from the…
- Trial name
- PhantomLimb (NCT02684201)
- Testing
- Boston Scientific Stimulator Lead
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Lee Fisher, PhD
Phantom Limb Pain, Amputation
TITAN Trial: Reducing Phantom Limb Pain in People with Amputations
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effectiveness of two rehabilitation programs for individuals who have undergone amputations and are experiencing phantom limb pain.
- Trial name
- TITAN (NCT06167330)
- Testing
- Progressive rehabilitation program, Stimulation devices
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Neuroscience Research Australia
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
Hyperhidrosis
Study to Assess the Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin B (Myobloc) for the Treatment of Prosthesis-associated Sweating
The objective of this study is to determine if Myobloc significantly decreases prosthesis-associated symptomatic sweating in amputees when compared to a saline solution placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT01671800
- Testing
- Botulinum Type B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Phantom Limb Pain
Myoelectrically Controlled Augmented Reality and Gaming for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain
The goal of the clinical investigation is to reduce phantom limb pain (PLP), painful condition affecting 70% of amputees, so as to improve these patients' quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02281539
- Testing
- Neuromotus
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Integrum
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
Amputation, Traumatic
Relationship Between Gait Variability and Sensation
Twenty individuals who were referred to receive physiotherapy will be participants of the study. Participants with lower limb loss will evaluate with the following assessment tools: Demographic datas; age, gender, height, body…
- Trial name
- NCT02934074
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
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
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Descriptive Study of Receptive Fields in Lower Limb Amputees
It has been observed that patients subjected to amputations develop so called receptive fields, which time of occurrence and localization over time are yet not examined systematically.
- Trial name
- NCT03348605
- Testing
- Phantom Stimulator, Cort X Sensorics, Spaichingen, Germany
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Rehaklinik Bellikon
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Novel Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques in Neurological Rehabilitation
Paired associative stimulation (PAS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation protocol, where two stimuli (a peripheral and a cortical one, the latter delivered with transcranial magnetic stimulation - TMS) are repeatedly associated…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiparesis, Phantom Limb Pain
- Trial name
- StimNeuro (NCT05766059)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Phantom Limb Pain, Amputation, Traumatic
Optimizing Rehabilitation for Phantom Limb Pain Using Mirror Therapy and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
This is a two-site study that explores the effects of mirror therapy and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS, Soterix ©) in a randomized factorial controlled trial in which patients will be assigned to one of four…
- Trial name
- NCT02487966
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): active (Soterix ©), Mirror Therapy: active
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
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
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Postherpetic Neuralgia
The Comparison of Sympathetic Blockade of Stellate Ganglion Block and Thoracic Paravertebral Block
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) when performing sympathetic block for upper limb pain control.
- Conditions
- Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Postherpetic Neuralgia, Phantom Limb Pain, Chronic Post Surgical Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04876989
- Testing
- US-SGB, US-TPVB
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University