Is exercise using mirror and electrical stimulation comparable in treatment of phantom limb pain (pain in the missing limb) in amputees?

â??Mirror Therapy and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for management of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees â?? a single blinded randomized control trialâ?? - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2013/04/003583

Enrollment

Registered

2013-04-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Phantom Limb Pain

Interventions

Intervention1: Mirror therapy and TENS: Intervention â?? Mirror Therapy. In MT, the patient views the reflection of their intact limb moving in a mirror placed parasagittally between the arms or legs.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult participants (age >18 years) with unilateral lower limb amputation, complaining of PLP of any duration, without sensory impairment in the normal leg.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. Amputees receiving any other treatment for pain. b. Visual and sensory impairment. c. Bleeding disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue ScaleTimepoint: Before start of treatment (day 1) and at the end of treatment (day 4)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Universal Pain ScoreTimepoint: Before start of treatment (day 1) and at the end of treatment (day 4)	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMerlyn R

Christian Medical Cllege

merlyntilak@gmail.com0416-2282663

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026