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Cryoablation for Phantom Limb Pain

NCT02366832 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2017-03-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with percutaneous cryoablation yields significant differences in the evaluative criteria of Phantom Limb Syndrome (PLS).

Conditions

  • Phantom Limb Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Cryoablation

Subjects who respond to lidocaine nerve block will undergo CT guided cryoablation of the affected nerve stump with a 17g Galil Medical Ice Sphere cryoablation needle.

DEVICE

17g Galil Medical Ice Sphere cryoablation needle

Under CT guidance, the corresponding nerve will be targeted with a 17g probe. Two freeze-thaw cycles will be undertaken. The probe will be removed and a final scan obtained.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston Scientific Corporation

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John D Prologo, MD · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2016-12-16
Completion
2016-12-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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