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Open Label Study of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain

TerminatedNot applicableNCT00425230
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

This is a study to assess the possible benefit of duloxetine in the treatment of chronic phantom limb pain.

Study details

Official title
Pilot Study of Use of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain
Conditions
  • Chronic Phantom Limb Pain
Interventions
Sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Start date
2007-01
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
true
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Chronic PLP \> 6 months 2. Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire Sensory Pain Rating Index raw score ≥ 16 3. Age ≥ 18 years old 4. Inpatient or Outpatient 5. Able to come to all appointments, in the opinion of the investigator 6. Able to give informed consent, in opinion of investigator Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current Major Depressive disorder, Anxiety Disorder, or Psychotic disorder assessed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) 2. Substance abuse or dependence within the last six months, as assessed by the MINI 3. Known Diabetes Mellitus to exclude diabetic peripheral neuropathy 4. History of coronary artery disease, hepatic disease, renal disease 5. Other pain syndromes 6. Any unstable medical conditions in the opinion of the investigator 7. Other psychotropic medications excluding hypnotics

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00425230