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Electrical Stimulation

Experimental Electrical Stimulation Regimen for Phantom Limb Pain

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Richard Weir, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up after each 20 minute treatment session up to 5 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test whether electrical stimulation therapy can help chronic phantom limb pain in amputees.

Eligible Conditions

Phantom Limb Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ after each 20 minute treatment session up to 5 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~after each 20 minute treatment session up to 5 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and after each 20 minute treatment session up to 5 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Limb structure

Use of electrical stimulus medium frequency alternating current for short term decreased Phantom Limb Pan

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Experimental Electrical stimulation RegimenExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Explore the efficacy of an electrical stimulus regimen on the treatment of chronic phantom limb pain using a standard-of-care electrical stimulation system

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Experimental Electrical Stimulation Regimen

2017

N/A

~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Colorado, DenverLead Sponsor

1,732 Previous Clinical Trials

2,143,573 Total Patients Enrolled

Hanger Clinic: Prosthetics & OrthoticsOTHER

9 Previous Clinical Trials

385 Total Patients Enrolled

Richard Weir, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Colorado, Denver

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are elderly participants over the age of eighty-five able to partake in this research?

"As per the stated requirements, only patients aged 18 and above - up to a cap of 85 years old - can register for this trial."

Answered by AI

Do I meet the qualifications to join this medical experiment?

"This investigation requires 10 volunteers with chronic phantom limb pain of at least 4 on a numerical scale out of 10. In addition to age criteria (18-85 years), these individuals should be composed of any ethnicity, gender, and have an amputation site that is healed properly."

Answered by AI

Are there any vacancies for this experiment currently available?

"Currently, the trial posted to clinicaltrials.gov is not actively recruiting patients. Having been initially published on January 1st 2017 and most recently updated on August 12th 2022, no new participants are being sought out for this study; however, 27 additional trials have open enrollment at present."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Electrical Stimulus Therapy for Chronic Phantom Limb Pain

2017. "Electrical Stimulus Therapy for Chronic Phantom Limb Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03030079.