Pain and Disability Outcomes in Post Amputation Patients

Description

The objective of this study is to evaluate efficacy of varied medical and procedural therapies used to treat pain after surgical amputation of a limb. The primary outcome will be assessment of pain severity at rest and with movement as measured by pain scores on Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) 0 to 10, where 0 is not pain and 10 is the worst pain possible, taken on post-operative day 1, day 7, 30 days, 90 days, 6 months, and 1 year (+/- 3 days at each time point).

Conditions

Limb Pain, Phantom, Residual Limbs Pain, Disability Physical

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The objective of this study is to evaluate efficacy of varied medical and procedural therapies used to treat pain after surgical amputation of a limb. The primary outcome will be assessment of pain severity at rest and with movement as measured by pain scores on Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) 0 to 10, where 0 is not pain and 10 is the worst pain possible, taken on post-operative day 1, day 7, 30 days, 90 days, 6 months, and 1 year (+/- 3 days at each time point).

Pain and Disability Outcomes in Post Amputation Patients

Pain and Disability Outcomes in Post Amputation Patients

Condition
Limb Pain, Phantom
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Hershey

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Ages between 18 and 89 years old, inclusive
  • 2. Patients scheduled for surgical limb amputation at Penn State Hershey Medical Center
  • 1. Patients who cannot cooperate or consent
  • 2. Patients who cannot understand or speak English
  • 3. Patients with a history of chronic regional pain syndromes
  • 4. Patients suffering from alcohol and/or drug abuse -based on previous Dx listed in the MRN
  • 5. BMI \>50

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 89 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center,

Sanjib Adhikary, M.B.B.S., MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2027-11