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Regional Anesthesia Military Battlefield Pain Outcomes Study

NCT00431847 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 386

Last updated 2017-05-15

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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 during combat in the Iraqi/Afghanistan war, including the effects on acute and chronic pain, quality of life, and mental health.

Conditions

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Substance Abuse

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Regional Anesthesia

Subject received regional anesthesia to affected limb(s) within 72 hours of traumatic event.

PROCEDURE

Standard Pain Management Protocol

Intermittent dosing of analgesics and anxiolytics instituted prior to continuous intravenously dosing which was individually titrated to patient care goals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • Brooke Army Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • University of Pennsylvania

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Rollin M Gallagher, MD MPH · Pain Management Service

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • United States

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