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First received: October 01, 2023

Clinical Trial: Cryoanalgesia to Treat Phantom Limb Pain Following Above-Knee Amputation

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Amputation, Surgical

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Cryoanalgesia to Treat Phantom Limb Pain Following a Trans-Femoral (Above-Knee) Amputation: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Pilot Study

Brief Summary: When a limb is severed, pain perceived in the part of the body that no longer exists often develops and is called "phantom limb" pain.Unfortunately, phantom pain goes away in only 16% of afflicted individuals, and there is currently no reliable definitive treatment.The exact reason that phantom limb pain occurs is unclear, but when a nerve is cut-as happens with an amputation-changes occur in the brain and spinal cord that actually increase with worsening phantom pain.These abnormal changes may often be…

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