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Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces to Treat Painful Digit and Hand Neuromas After Amputation

Description

This study is being done to demonstrate the effectiveness of Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces (RPNI) surgery in treating symptomatic neuromas of the hand and digits following amputation compared to standard of care using a Prospective, Observational Trial

Conditions

Neuroma
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Study Details

Study overview

This study is being done to demonstrate the effectiveness of Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces (RPNI) surgery in treating symptomatic neuromas of the hand and digits following amputation compared to standard of care using a Prospective, Observational Trial

Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces to Treat Painful Digit and Hand Neuromas After Amputation: A Prospective Observational Trial"

Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces to Treat Painful Digit and Hand Neuromas After Amputation

Condition
Neuroma
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

The Curtis National Hand Center at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21218

Ann Arbor

University of Michigan Plastic Surgery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18 years or older
  • * History of unilateral digit, multiple digit, or partial hand amputation
  • * Discrete neuroma pain on clinical exam
  • * Following standard of care (SOC), confirmation through a local block and/or ultrasound imaging will be performed if indicated
  • * Must be seen by a hand therapist for at least 6-week trial of desensitization therapy
  • * Patients with previous surgical treatment for symptomatic neuromas of the digits or hand
  • * Patients with other major injuries more proximal in the ipsilateral extremity that cause chronic pain or functional loss
  • * women pregnant at time of enrollment
  • * prisoners
  • * adults who are unable to consent

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Medstar Health Research Institute,

Aviram M Giladi, MS, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital

Study Record Dates

2025-08