Status:

COMPLETED

Regional Anesthesia Military Battlefield Pain Outcomes Study

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Collaborating Sponsors:

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Brooke Army Medical Center

Conditions:

Anxiety Disorders

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the short and long-term benefits of implementing early regional anesthesia techniques for pain control after a major traumatic injury to one or more extremities...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND: Adequate pain management for combat casualties balances the need for emergent, life-saving care with the urgency to remove soldiers from harm's way. Control of pain in traumatic battlefie...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Major injury in one or more extremities requiring hospitalization and inpatient rehabilitation.

Exclusion

  • Major head trauma
  • Cognitive deficits
  • Inability to concentrate
  • Poor judgment and impulse control
  • Substantial hearing loss
  • Bilateral upper extremity amputation with no alternate means to complete the survey forms

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

386 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00431847

Start Date

October 1 2007

End Date

November 1 2014

Last Update

May 15 2017

Active Locations (3)

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20889

2

Pain Management Service

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

3

Brooke Army Medical Center & US Army Institute of Surgical Research

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234