New hope for amputees: botox may beat standard pain shots for nerve pain
NCT ID NCT07626983
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if botulinum toxin (like Botox) provides longer-lasting pain relief than a standard numbing injection for people with chronic nerve pain after losing a limb in combat. About 100 adults with confirmed nerve pain will get one of the two injections and be tracked for 24 weeks. The goal is to see which treatment better reduces pain and helps with daily activities like using a prosthetic.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Combat-related limb amputation * Persistent neuroma pain lasting ≥3 months * Ultrasound-confirmed neuroma * Positive Tinel sign over the neuroma * Average pain intensity ≥4/10 on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) * Stable analgesic regimen for at least 14 days before enrollment * Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Active infection at the injection site * Previous botulinum toxin injection within 6 months * Previous neuroma surgery within 3 months * Severe uncontrolled psychiatric disorder * Coagulopathy or anticoagulant therapy contraindicating injection * Known allergy to botulinum toxin or local anesthetics * Severe uncontrolled systemic disease * Inability to complete study follow-up or questionnaires
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Feofaniya Clinical Hospital
Kyiv, Vinnytsia Oblast, 03143, Ukraine
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Vinnitsya university hospital
Vinnitsa, 21000, Ukraine
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