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Electromagnetic Field Therapy

Active then Sham Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Brian Ilfeld, MD, MS

Research Sponsored by University of California, San Diego

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 days 2, 4, 7, 21, 28, and 35 for both initial and crossover treatments

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing if a non-invasive, painless electromagnetic therapy can help relieve chronic pain for people who have had an amputation.

Eligible Conditions

Phantom Limb Pain
Residual Limb Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ days 2, 4, 7, 21, 28, and 35 for both initial and crossover treatments

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~days 2, 4, 7, 21, 28, and 35 for both initial and crossover treatments

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and days 2, 4, 7, 21, 28, and 35 for both initial and crossover treatments for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Change in average PHANTOM limb pain scores between baseline and Day 28 of the initial treatment as measured with the Numeric Rating Scale

Change in average RESIDUAL limb pain scores between baseline and Day 28 of the initial treatment as measured with the Numeric Rating Scale

Patient Global Impression of Change for PHANTOM limb pain between baseline and Day 28 of the initial treatment

+1 more

Secondary outcome measures

As-needed (non-scheduled) analgesic use

Awakenings due to pain the previous evening

Brief pain inventory, short form (interference sub scale)

+12 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Sham then Active TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Application of 30 days of a nonfunctional sham device, 7 day "washout", then 30 days of nonthermal, pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy

Group II: Active then Sham TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Application of 30 days of nonthermal, pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy, 7 day "washout", 30 days of sham.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Active then Sham Treatment

2022

N/A

~30

Sham then Active Treatment

2022

N/A

~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San DiegoLead Sponsor

1,120 Previous Clinical Trials

1,521,612 Total Patients Enrolled

Brian Ilfeld, MD, MSPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, San Diego

4 Previous Clinical Trials

263 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (Electromagnetic Field Therapy) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05392803 — N/A

Phantom Limb Pain Research Study Groups: Active then Sham Treatment, Sham then Active Treatment

Phantom Limb Pain Clinical Trial 2023: Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05392803 — N/A

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (Electromagnetic Field Therapy) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05392803 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is this research experiment actively recruiting participants?

"Data on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that the trial is still open to participants, having first been posted on August 5th 2022 and last updated nearly a month later."

Answered by AI

What are the objectives of this medical experiment?

"This clinical research aims to observe and analyse the change in PHANTOM limb pain scores between baseline and Day 28 of treatment, as quantified with a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). In addition, two secondary objectives are being studied: the difference between basal NRS pain levels and those taken at follow up; plus, patient impressions on their Residual Limb Pain progress captured through a 7-point Likert scale."

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What is the total number of participants in this clinical trial?

"Yes, the data displayed on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this trial is currently seeking participants. This medical study was initially posted on August 5th 2022 and had its last update on August 26th 2022. The aim of this research is to enrol 40 volunteers at 1 location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Post-Amputation Pain

Brian M. Ilfeld, MD, MS 2022. "Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Post-Amputation Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05392803.