Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Mirror Training for Phantom Limb Pain

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Phantom Limb

In brief

The goal of this study is to test whether a combination of cognitive-behavior therapy and mirror training reduces phantom limb pain for veterans with amputations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00731614

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

59

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-29

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult (21or over)
• unilateral amputation at or above wrist or ankle
• phantom limb pain occurring at least weekly
• living within 50 miles of a recruitment site (San Diego, San Francisco, or Long Beach VAs).
• able to read and speak English

You may not qualify if…

• Current alcohol or drug dependence
• active psychosis
• medical problems that preclude participation
• current enrollment in behavioral pain management

Where it is running

• VA Medical Center, Long Beach — Long Beach, California, United States
• VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego — San Diego, California, United States
• VA Medical Center, San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States

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