Virtual Reality Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain
Study Description
“Virtual Reality Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain”
Patients with limb amputations experience the sensation of the missing extremity, which is sometimes coupled with a persistent and debilitating pain in the missing limb, a condition known as phantom limb pain (PLP). This study will test the use of virtual reality (VR) training as a possible treatment of PLP.
Location
Methods
No pharmaceutical medication involved
Patients and healthy individuals accepted
Device - Distractor and Lower limb VR
In the first phase (A), subjects will receive the Distraction VR treatment during 5, 6, or 7 one-hour-long sessions occurring twice weekly. After the A phase, the remaining sessions (B phase) will consist of Lower-Limb VR treatment. This number includes a mean of 6 (range 5-7) phase A sessions and mean of 11 (range 10-12) phase B sessions.
Additional Information
Official Study Title
Virtual Reality Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain
Clinical Trial ID
NCT03338842
ParticipAid ID
vbm3Ae
