Status:
COMPLETED
Pain in Trans Femoral and Trans Tibial Amputees
Lead Sponsor:
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Collaborating Sponsors:
I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Conditions:
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Phantom limb is difficult to manage and has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. At present, the scientific evidence shows that the infusion of local anesthetics with epidural and pe...
Detailed Description
The prevalence of phantom limb varies from 50-90% in amputated patients. When present, it is difficult to manage and has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. The causes that determin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Patients undergoing trans-tibial and trans-femoral amputation of any etiology at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute from 2015 to 2017
- Presence of analgesia data for surgery in a computerized record (SIR, Rizzoli information system)
- Patients who have accepted to join the study
- Exclusion criteria:
- Patients with a medical record inaccessible via SIR (not yet digitized)
- Deceased patients
- Patients under the age of 18
- Non-ambulatory patients
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 7 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
73 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03789435
Start Date
March 7 2019
End Date
September 30 2019
Last Update
January 13 2020
Active Locations (1)
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IRCCS-Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy, 40136