Identification of Neuromas by High Resolution Ultrasound in Patients With Peripheral Nerve Injury and Amputations

Danish Pain Research Center67 enrolled

Overview

Neuromas are frequent after trauma and surgery, including amputation and can be identified by high-resolution ultrasound. The role of neuromas as the cause of neuropathic pain is uncertain. In this observational cohort study, the investigators wish to explore if the prevalence of neuromas are higher in patients with pain after peripheral nerve injury and amputation, than in patients with the same conditions but without pain.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Neuropathic Pain Neuroma

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects with peripheral nerve injury 3 months prior to participation * Subjects with amputation 3 months or more prior to participation Exclusion Criteria: * Severe somatic or psychiatric diseases * Other peripheral neuropathy * Lack of ability to cooperate to the clinical examination

Locations (1)

Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevalence of neuromas in patients with pain and without pain after peripheral nerve injury or amputation.

Neuromas identified by ultrasound.

Time frame: 3 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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