Regional Anesthesia Military Battlefield Pain Outcomes Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Anxiety Disorders, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II, Depressive Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the short and long-term benefits of implementing early regional anesthesia techniques for pain control after a major traumatic injury to one or more extremities during combat in the Iraqi/Afghanistan war, including the effects on acute and chronic pain, quality of life, and mental health.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00431847

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

386

Starts

2007-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-15

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Major injury in one or more extremities requiring hospitalization and inpatient rehabilitation.

You may not qualify if…

• Major head trauma
• Cognitive deficits
• Inability to concentrate
• Poor judgment and impulse control
• Substantial hearing loss
• Bilateral upper extremity amputation with no alternate means to complete the survey forms

Where it is running

• Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — Bethesda, Maryland, United States
• Pain Management Service — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Brooke Army Medical Center & US Army Institute of Surgical Research — Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

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