Treating Intractable Post-Amputation Phantom Limb Pain with Ambulatory Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Abstract

This is a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial. The results will not be available until the completion of enrollment and unmasking of treatment groups. Therefore, there are no results/findings to report at this juncture as we are still completing enrollment. The tasks of Funding Year 3 encompassed continued recruiting, enrollment and data collection:* 52 subjects enrolled to date for all centers* 21 subjects provided crossover treatment* Expanded recruiting advertisements to multiple national publications and websites* IRB-approved recruitment letters sent to prospective subjects* Amputee support group outreach, prosthetics groups outreach, and clinic outreach conducted* Data collection ongoing for all enrolled subjects* Re-budgeted among enrolling sites due to uneven enrollment* Completed the first interim analysis after 32 subjects (results remained masked for treatment group and revealed only to the DSMB, which recommended continuing with enrollment)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1007009

Entities

People

  • Brian M Ilfeld

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amputation
  • Amputees
  • Anesthesia
  • Bandages
  • Clinical Trials
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Residual Limbs
  • Surgery
  • Surgical Amputations

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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