A study on nerve surgery for pain after leg amputation
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests a surgery called RPNI to treat painful nerve growths (neuromas) in people who have lost a leg. The goal is to reduce severe pain and improve the ability to use a prosthetic limb.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- You have lost one leg below the knee, above the knee, or at the knee joint.
- You have been diagnosed with a painful neuroma (a nerve growth) that causes burning or shooting pain (score 4 or higher on a 0-10 pain scale).
- Your doctor has recommended RPNI surgery to treat this pain because prosthetics are hard to wear or the pain is severe.
- You do not have other conditions like certain bone growths, uncontrolled diabetes, or nerve pain syndromes that would affect healing or results.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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