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Efficacy of Acupuncture in Patients With Lower Extremity Amputation With Neuroma

NCT05244369 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2022-09-30

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Summary

Neuroma often occurs after major nerve damage or transection and can be diagnosed with pain at the tip of the stump, positive tinel, imaging (USG/MR). Various treatment methods are used for neuropathic pain, including pharmacological agents, intralesional steroid and local anesthetic injection, alcohol, phenol, radiofrequency or cryotherapy, ablation and surgical applications. Exercise (ROM and relaxation), TENS, biofeedback, hypnosis, acupuncture, psychotherapy, mirror therapy can be used in the treatment of neuropathic pain in amputees. In this study, the investigators aimed to examine the effectiveness of acupuncture on pain, neuroma size and functional status in individuals with lower extremity amputation with neuroma.

Conditions

  • Neuroma Amputation

Interventions

OTHER

Only TENS

Rehabilitation program consisting of joint range of motion, stretching and strengthening exercises for 30 minutes, 5 days a week for only 4 weeks, and application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to the tip of the stump

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture+TENS

acupuncture application twice a week - a total of 8 sessions, rehabilitation program consisting of exercises 5 days a week for 4 weeks and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to the stump tip.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fatma Özcan, MD · Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-01
Primary Completion
2022-07-01
Completion
2022-07-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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