Phantom Limb Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Open study (unblinded) including forty patients with indication for lower limb amputation due to bone tumors and their complications. Patients will be randomized using an Excell formula (Microsoft®),
Sponsors
Instituto Nacional de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Jamil Haddad
Instituto Nacional de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Jamil Haddad
Eligibility
Age
5 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Amputation of lower limbs; bone tumors; over five years old; both sexes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No multidisciplinary monitoring before amputation; no use of pregabalin, gabapentin or amitriptyline for 15 days before amputation; adverse reaction to catheter medication.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lower incidence of phantom limb syndrome in patients in the experimental group compared to the control group | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Greater improvement in postoperative pain in patients undergoing amputation in the experimental group compared to the control group using the numerical pain intensity scale (NRS).;Lower appearance and persistence of phantom sensation in patients undergoing amputation in the experimental group compared to the control group to be determined through a direct questionnaire to the patient about feeling in the amputated limb. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEduardo Witte
Instituto Nacional de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Jamil Haddad
Outcome results
None listed