Alcohol and capsaicin injections for post-amputation pain
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests two injections—alcohol and capsaicin (a pepper extract)—to see if they can reduce pain after an amputation. The goal is to ease the burning, tingling, or shooting pain that can come from nerve tissue at the amputation site.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have at least one leg or foot amputation.
- You have had pain in the amputated limb for at least a month, rating it 4 or higher on a 0-10 pain scale.
- You have tried physical therapy and at least two different pain medicines without enough relief.
- You have a suspected nerve-related growth (neuroma) that causes pain when pressed or during prosthetic use.
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