Clinical trials: Phantom Limb
Phantom Limb, Leg Amputation
Leg Amputation and Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block
Analgesia following leg amputation is based on morphine administration. For elderly patients of ASA physical status 2 or 3, morphine sparing is possible when perinervous block techniques are used.
- Trial name
- CAPDAF (NCT00427947)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
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
Acupuncture for Phantom Limb Pain
Phantom pain is a common complication following limb amputation, and is thought to result from a system of pathophysiological mechanisms - peripheral, spinal, central and psychological.
- Trial name
- NCT00460161
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek 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
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, 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
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
Amputation, Chronic Pain
Efficacy of Opioids and Mexiletine for the Treatment of Postamputation Pain
Persistent pain occurs in 50-85 percent of patients who experience the amputation of an extremity. This study will compare the effectiveness of morphine and mexiletine to placebo in the treatment of postamputation pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00383682
- Testing
- morphine and mexiletine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)