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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1
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