RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06840262

Target Muscle Re-innervation and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces Alone and in Combination for the Treatment of Residual and Phantom Limb Pain in Cancer Patients Who Have Received an Amputation

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) Versus Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces (RPNI) Versus the Combined Technique of TMR-RPNI to Reduce Chronic and Phantom Limb Pain in Oncologic Amputees: A Randomized Control Pilot Study


Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Enrollment

45 participants

Start Date

Aug 10, 2020

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This clinical trial evaluates two surgical techniques (targeted muscle re-innervation \[TMR\] and regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces \[RPNI\]) alone and in combination for the alleviation of chronic residual limb and phantom limb pain in cancer patients who have had an amputation. Chronic residual limb pain and phantom limb pain are debilitating outcomes of traumatic and oncologic amputation. Emerging microsurgical treatments for post-amputation pain are very promising. TMR and RPNI are both approved surgical techniques that involve connecting cut nerves to parts of the muscle as a way to heal and protect the nerves. This trial evaluates these techniques alone and in combination for the treatment of residual and phantom limb pain in cancer patients who have received an amputation.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

  • Patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age who are receiving an amputation for oncologic reasons
  • Patients with available mixed major nerves and donor motor nerves in the amputation stump or reconstructive tissue
  • Patients able to complete informed consent

Exclusion Criteria6

  • Patients under 18 years of age
  • Patients unable to give consent
  • Patients receiving an amputation for non-oncologic purposes
  • Patients with amputations performed for immediate palliation (life expectancy less than 3 months), as this technique takes a minimum of 3-6 months for effect
  • Patients with multiple limb amputations
  • Patients receiving nerve management in a delayed fashion (patients who have previously received an amputation and present with neuroma)

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Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

PROCEDURERegenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery

Undergo regenerative peripheral nerve interface surgery

PROCEDURETargeted Muscle Reinnervation

Undergo targeted muscle reinnervation


Locations(1)

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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