Status:
WITHDRAWN
Genetics and Phantom Limb Pain
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Polymorphism-Genetic
Amputation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Brief Summary
Background: \- Many people who lose a limb feel pain in the missing limb. This feeling is called phantom limb pain. Researchers do not fully understand what causes this pain. Differences in people's ...
Detailed Description
Objectives: The proposed clinical trial will investigate the role of the human genome including genetic variations and gene expression profiles on the development of phantom limb pain (PLP). Study p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- PLP GROUP:
- at least 18 years of age
- Single or multiple upper and/or lower limb amputation
- At least three months post-amputation
- Ability to follow study instructions in English
- Currently present on-going PLP for at least one month and at least 3 times per week
- NON PLP GROUP:
- same with PLP group except:
- -Experienced PLP less than 10 times total and/or for less than two weeks
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- BOTH PLP AND NON-PLP GROUPS:
- Chronic systemic disease which might affect pain sensitivity and ability to participate in this study s blood draw
- Any disease (such as hemophilia) or medication regimen (such as warfarin) increasing hemorrhage that would make a blood draw dangerous or inadvisable for the subject
- Known uncontrolled systemic diseases; known cancer not in remission, known on-going infection, lupus, kidney disease requiring dialysis, any other systemic disease which might affect ability to participate in this study s blood draw
- Inability to provide his/her own informed consent
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 3 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 30 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01517061
Start Date
January 3 2012
End Date
July 30 2014
Last Update
December 12 2019
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