Ambulatory Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Treatment of Post-Amputation Phantom Limb and Stump Pain

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Amputation, Phantom Limb, Stump Pain

In brief

Research study 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 pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00667264

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

7

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• previous upper or lower limb amputation including at least one metacarpal or metatarsal bone, respectively
• age 18 years or older
• phantom limb and/or stump pain described as at least a 2 on the NRS for the previous week [and pain occurring on a weekly basis over the previous month]
• willing to have an ambulatory perineural infusion for 6 days
• willing to avoid additional "new" analgesic interventions from 4 weeks prior to at least 4 weeks following catheter placement, and preferably to 6 months following catheter placement
• the availability of a "caretaker" who will transport the subject home following the procedure and remain with the subject for the first night of the infusion

You may not qualify if…

• known hepatic or renal insufficiency
• allergy to the study medications
• possessing a contraindication to perineural catheter placement or perineural local anesthetic infusion

Where it is running

• UCSD Medical Center — San Diego, California, United States

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