Virtual Mirror Therapy for Relief of Chronic Phantom Limb Pain
WithdrawnNot applicableNCT05194800
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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)
The purpose of this project is to further investigate the use of Virtual Mirror therapy for alleviating symptoms of chronic phantom limb pain. This initial pilot study will inform a fully powered randomized control trial which will include both upper and lower extremity amputees
Study details
- Official title
- Virtual Mirror Therapy for Relief of Chronic Phantom Limb Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Virtual Mirror Therapy
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Start date
- 2024-05
- Primary completion
- 2025-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 89 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Presence of unilateral upper extremity amputation with continued intermittent or persistent phantom limb pain symptoms \> 1 yr after amputation, pain must be \>=4 of 10 on the VAS at least intermittently (i.e. can have no pain at times but they must at least have 4/10 intensity of pain when pain does occur). Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled bipolar/schizophrenia, active psychosis, uncontrolled seizure disorder, history of severe simulator sickness, active nausea/vomiting, uncontrolled vertigo, bilateral blindness, any facial wounds around the cheeks nose or eyes that may interfere with headset, conjunctivitis, zoster ophthalmicus, immunodeficiency (uncontrolled HIV, immuno-suppressive medications, chemotherapy, etc), severe claustrophobia.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05194800