Prevention of Phantom Limb and Stump Pain Using Ambulatory Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Pilot Study

Stopped early · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Amputation, Phantom Limb Pain, Stump Pain

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to determine if putting local anesthetic through one or two percutaneous catheters placed next to the nerves that go to an amputated limb will decrease long-term pain in the amputated limb.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00771862

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

16

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2017-05-30

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-19

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• undergoing unilateral surgical amputation of the upper or lower extremity including at least one metacarpal or metatarsal bone, respectively
• currently without phantom limb and/or stump pain in a previously-amputated limb
• ages 18 years or older
• desiring perineural infusion for up to 6 days
• willing to have an ambulatory infusion following hospital discharge

You may not qualify if…

• hepatic or renal failure
• allergy to the study medications
• pregnancy
• incarceration
• possessing a contraindication to perineural catheter placement or perineural local anesthetic infusion

Where it is running

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

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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