Clinical Trial: Virtual Integrated Environment in Decreasing Phantom Limb Pain
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Pilot Study of the Efficacy of a Virtual Integrated Environment in Decreasing Phantom Limb Pain
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if observing a virtual arm decreases phantom limb pain (PLP) in upper extremity amputees.
Detailed Summary: Nearly all traumatic limb amputees will experience cognizance of a phantom limb and perceive a vivid impression that their lost limb is not only fully present, but also painful. The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Virtual Integration Environment (VIE) is a highly flexible and adaptable virtual reality system that allows patients to observe movement of a 3D virtual arm. Using the VIE, recorded signals from the residual limb will be correlated to the desired motion of the phantom limb. We hope to correlate the consistency of these patterns with PLP to determine if increased control of the phantom limb leads to decreased PLP.
Sponsor: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Current Primary Outcome: Change in Phantom Limb Pain Severity [ Time Frame: Baseline (0 weeks) and 4 weeks ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome: Consistency of sEMG recordings [ Time Frame: Baseline (0 weeks) and 4 weeks ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Dates:
Date Received: October 25, 2011
Date Started: October 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: October 14, 2015
Last Verified: October 2015