Actively Recruiting
Home-based Rehabilitation Intervention for Phantom Limb Pain in Veterans With Lower Limb Amputations
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2025-10-29
36
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
260 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Nearly 60-85% of Veterans with amputations experience pain at the location of the amputated limb called phantom limb pain (PLP). PLP is a major problem and can have a profound impact on Veteran's daily function and ability to fully participate in life. Although several rehabilitation interventions are promising, advances in novel rehabilitation interventions are limited. The objective of this project is to refine a mobile app for graded motor imagery in 12 Veterans with amputations and test the mobile app with 36 Veterans with amputations. For this pilot project, the investigators will measure the preliminary feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. Knowledge from this project will provide evidence to guide future larger studies of this graded motor imagery intervention. Developing novel strategies for chronic pain in this population will positively impact quality of life for Veterans with amputations.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Home-based Rehabilitation Intervention for Phantom Limb Pain in Veterans With Lower Limb Amputations
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Must be a military Veteran
- At least 18 years old
- More than 1 year since unilateral below knee amputation
- Moderate or severe phantom limb pain with a score of 4 or higher on a 0-10 scale
- Medications stable for at least 2 weeks
- Willing and able to give informed consent
- Able to participate in telehealth activities using a personal device
You will not qualify if you...
- Unstable medical conditions such as uncontrolled diabetes or heart failure exacerbation
- Unstable mental illness or substance use disorder including active suicidality or psychosis
- Unable to give informed consent due to cognitive impairment
- Fibromyalgia or complex regional pain syndrome-like symptoms
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417-2309
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
T
Tonya L Rich, PhD MA BS
CONTACT
A
Andrew H Hansen, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
1
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