Electrical Stimulus Therapy for Chronic Phantom Limb Pain
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概要
説明
There are a large number of people living with an amputation due mainly to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and trauma; and of these there is evidence to show that up to 80% of amputees experience phantom limb pain (PLP). PLP is classified as cramping, burning, shooting, or stabbing pain in the missing limb following an amputation. Current treatments include pharmacological drugs, anesthesia, additional surgery, mirror therapy, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and others. TENS, as usually implemented, has been used to effectively reduce pain in multiple spots of the body, but has shown little effect in reducing phantom limb pain especially long term even with varying the frequency and intensity of the electrical stimulation. These current treatments can be invasive, costly, and have shown only to offer immediate relief. Using an electrical stimulator at a higher intensity has proven to to reduce pain and increase healing in numerous sports and joint related injuries. Anecdotally, the investigators have learned that a similar treatment protocol when applied to persons with phantom limb pain can mitigate their pain. The goal of this pilot study is to assess the effectiveness of higher intensity electrical stimulation in the management of PLP and also to acquire data to inform the investigators to the most appropriate study design and power for a future more formal clinical trial. To accomplish this the investigators will utilize the ACP Omnistim FX2 Pro electrical stimulator, that has been provided to us by Accelerated Care Plus (ACP) Corporation, to physically exercise the muscles of the residual limb and hence increase the local blood flow and explore it's potential for treatment of PLP both short and long term. The self-identified subject will be hooked up to the ACP electrical stimulator using surface electrodes that will pass a current through the skin first at a low intensity for 5 minutes to allow the subject to adjust to the tingling sensation. The current will then be gradually increased to a level sufficient to elicit a non-painful motor contraction for 15 minutes. Using a numerical pain scale and short answer questions about the characteristics of the pain the investigators will track both short term and long term changes in pain.
日付
最終確認済み: | 05/31/2020 |
最初に提出された: | 01/12/2017 |
提出された推定登録数: | 01/18/2017 |
最初の投稿: | 01/23/2017 |
最終更新が送信されました: | 06/01/2020 |
最終更新日: | 06/03/2020 |
実際の研究開始日: | 12/31/2016 |
一次完了予定日: | 11/30/2024 |
研究完了予定日: | 11/30/2026 |
状態または病気
介入/治療
Device: Experimental Electrical stimulation Regimen
段階
アームグループ
腕 | 介入/治療 |
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Experimental: Experimental Electrical stimulation Regimen Explore the efficacy of an electrical stimulus regimen on the treatment of chronic phantom limb pain using a standard-of-care electrical stimulation system | Device: Experimental Electrical stimulation Regimen The electrodes will pass an electrical current through the skin and into the muscle first at a low intensity for 5 minutes to allow the subject to adjust to the sensation. The current will then be gradually increased to a level sufficient to elicit a non-painful motor contraction. The subject will sit in a relaxed position as the electrical stimulator contracts the muscles for a duration of 15 minutes. |
適格基準
研究の対象となる年齢 | 18 Years に 18 Years |
研究に適格な性別 | All |
健康なボランティアを受け入れる | はい |
基準 | Inclusion Criteria: - Self-identified adult volunteers with a limb deficiency with a well-healed site of amputation - Subjects experiencing at least a 4 out of 10 of chronic phantom limb pain based on a numeric 10-point pain scale. - Any ethnicity and gender - Age (18-85 years) - Able to understand and follow directions in English, assessed by their ability to respond during the recruitment and consent processes. Exclusion Criteria: - Subjects that are not able to understand the procedures and who are unable to come to the facility. - Any individual whose amputation site is not completely healed - Anyone with cardiac demand pacemakers and/or implanted defibrillator. |
結果
主な結果の測定
1. Use of electrical stimulus medium frequency alternating current for short term decreased Phantom Limb Pan [After each 20 minute treatment session up to 5 weeks]
2. Assess the effectiveness of reducing chronic phantom limb pain long term. [Weekly for 5 weeks]