Could freezing nerves end phantom pain for amputees?
NCT ID NCT06071715
Summary
This small, completed pilot study tested whether freezing the nerves in the thigh could provide long-term relief for phantom limb pain after an above-knee amputation. Twelve participants with daily phantom pain were randomly assigned to receive either the real freezing treatment or a sham (fake) procedure. The goal was to see if blocking pain signals for months, rather than hours, could reset the brain's pain pathways and offer lasting relief.
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University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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