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Information provided by: | Walter Reed Army Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00639431 |
Because bilateral lower extremity amputees do not have an intact limb for use with the mirror, we are now proposing to conduct a pilot trial of two treatments for PLP - direct observation of another person's foot moving versus mental visualization. The trial will last for 4 months and during the first month data will be gathered daily on the number of episodes of phantom limb pain, the average length of episodes, and the average intensity of pain in each phantom leg. In addition, the rapidity of pain relief, the length of therapy needed to sustain long-lasting pain relief, and whether use of these two treatment methods during rehabilitation can provide sustained and/or permanent pain relief will be determined. This study will test the hypothesis that direct observation of a limb while performing phantom limb movements will reduce phantom limb pain more than mental visualization of the phantom limb alone in subjects who have sustained a traumatic bilateral lower limb amputation.
Condition | Intervention |
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Phantom Limb Pain |
Behavioral: direct observation Behavioral: mental visualization |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Study to Assess the Efficacy of Direct Observation and Mental Visualization of Foot Movements to Treat Bilateral Lower Limb Phantom Limb Pain |
Estimated Enrollment: | 42 |
Study Start Date: | December 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
Direct observation of a sequence of right foot movements performed by the experimenter while visualizing moving the amputated or phantom right foot.
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Behavioral: direct observation
direct observation of another person's foot moving
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2: Experimental
Direct observation of a sequence of left foot movements performed by the experimenter while visualizing moving the amputated or phantom left foot.
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Behavioral: direct observation
direct observation of another person's foot moving
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3: Experimental
Direct observation of a sequence of left and right foot movements performed by the experimenter while visualizing moving the amputated or phantom left and right feet.
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Behavioral: direct observation
direct observation of another person's foot moving
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4: Experimental
Mental visualization with closed eyes of a sequence movements performed with the right amputated or phantom foot.
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Behavioral: mental visualization
mentally imagining moving one's phantom foot/feet
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5: Experimental
Mental visualization with closed eyes of a sequence movements performed with the left amputated or phantom foot.
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Behavioral: mental visualization
mentally imagining moving one's phantom foot/feet
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6: Experimental
Mental visualization with closed eyes of a sequence movements performed with the left and right amputated or phantom feet.
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Behavioral: mental visualization
mentally imagining moving one's phantom foot/feet
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A total of forty-two (42) subjects with bilateral lower extremity amputations will be enrolled. Subjects will be randomized for assignment into two treatment conditions: twenty-one (21) subjects will use direct observation of another person's foot movements while twenty-one (21) will use mental visualization of foot movements (which will serve as the control group). Subjects in each group will be further be randomized for assignment into six treatment groups: direct observation or mental visualization of right lower extremity movements alone, direct observation or mental visualization of left lower extremity movements alone, or direct observation or mental visualization of simultaneous bilateral lower extremity movements. Subjects will use their assigned therapy for 20 minutes daily. The subjects for this study will be recruited from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Amputee clinic. Up to sixty (50) subjects will be recruited and screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria since we expect that some may not qualify or drop-out sooner than the scheduled 4-month completion time.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Jack W Tsao, MD | 301-295-3643 | jtsao@usuhs.mil |
Contact: Richard L Witt, PA-C | 202-782-8705 | richard.witt@amedd.army.mil |
United States, District of Columbia | |
Walter Reed Army Medical Center | Recruiting |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20307 | |
Contact: Jack W Tsao, MD 301-295-3643 jtsao@usuhs.mil | |
Principal Investigator: Jack W Tsao, MD, PhD | |
Sub-Investigator: Katie E Hughes, BS | |
Sub-Investigator: Lindsay K Hussey-Andersen, AB |
Principal Investigator: | Jack W Tsao, MD | Walter Reed Army Medical Center |
Study ID Numbers: | DCI P07-71044 |
Study First Received: | December 4, 2007 |
Last Updated: | March 19, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00639431 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
phantom limb pain limb amputation Amputation Phantom Limb Pain |
Signs and Symptoms Neurologic Manifestations Pain |
Phantom Limb Neurobehavioral Manifestations Perceptual Disorders |
Nervous System Diseases |