Clinical trials: Phantom Pain
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)
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)
Pediatric, Neuropathic Pain
Amputations in Childhood and Neuropathic Pain
This observational study aims to assess the presence of neuropathic pain in children and adolescents who underwent limb amputation during childhood.
- Conditions
- Pediatric, Neuropathic Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Amputation
- Trial name
- NAPE (NCT07401966)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hopitaux de Saint-Maurice
Symptomatic Neuroma, Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation
Evaluation of RPNI for Symptomatic Neuromas in Lower Limb Amputees
This prospective, observational cohort study evaluates the long-term outcomes of Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI) surgery in patients with major lower extremity amputations suffering from symptomatic neuromas.
- Conditions
- Symptomatic Neuroma, Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Residual Limb Pain, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- RPNI-AMPUTEE (NCT07420192)
- Testing
- Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI) Surgery
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
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
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 After Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation
Operant Conditioning of Sensory Brain Responses to Reduce Phantom Limb Pain in People With Limb Amputation
The study will investigate the application of a non-pharmacological operant conditioning approach to reduce phantom limb pain (PLP). PLP afflicts 60-90% people who have lost a limb.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation, Upper Limb Amputation, Phantom Pain
- Trial name
- OCS-PLP (NCT05880251)
- Testing
- Operant Conditioning with Peripheral Stimulation, Control Group with Peripheral Stimulation Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity, Phantom Limb Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Restoration of Function in Lower-Limb Amputees, 90-Day
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-90 (NCT04547582)
- Testing
- Spinal cord stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Lee Fisher, PhD
Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee
Clinical Application Observation on the Evaluation of Phantom Limb Pain With the Suralis System
This study tests whether a vibration-based feedback device (Suralis) can reduce phantom limb pain in people with lower-leg amputations over 3 weeks.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Knee
- Trial name
- NCT07324109
- Testing
- Vibrotactile sensory feedback
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Median
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
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
Sensory Retraining for Phantom Limb Pain
86-87% of people who have had an amputation still feel pain in the limb that has been amputated - Phantom limb pain (PLP). Sensory retraining is a form of treatment for PLP where a special form of electrical stimulation is…
- Trial name
- PHANTOM RELIEF (NCT04103983)
- Testing
- Sensory retraining device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
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
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, Surgical, Phantom Limb Pain
Prevention of PostAmputation Pain With Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
The goal of this study is to compare postamputation pain (phantom limb pain and residual limb pain) one year postoperatively in patients who received a lower extremity amputation (LEA) with standard nerve handling (neurectomy)…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Surgical, Phantom Limb Pain, Neuroma Amputation, Surgery
- Trial name
- PreventPAP (NCT06719245)
- Testing
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR), Standard neurectomy
- Where
- 7 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
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 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 Pain Following Amputation of Lower Limb, Amputation
Efficacy and Mechanisms of Virtual Reality Treatment of Phantom Leg Pain.Home-Based Treatment
After amputation of an arm or leg, up to 90% of subjects experience a "phantom limb", a phenomenon characterized by persistent feelings of the missing limb.
- Trial name
- PLP Home-Based (NCT07044323)
- Testing
- Active Virtual Reality Treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network