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Home-based Rehabilitation for Phantom Limb Pain in Veterans

This study is for military Veterans who experience phantom limb pain (PLP), which is pain felt in a limb that has been amputated. Researchers are testing a mobile app called the Graded Motor Imagery mobile app. This app is designed to help manage PLP by guiding you through exercises that involve imagining movement. The study aims to see if this app is acceptable and useful for Veterans with lower limb amputations. To join, you must be a Veteran aged 18-89, had a below-knee amputation over a year ago, and have moderate to severe PLP. The study will measure how acceptable the app is to participants at 6 weeks and again at 6 months.

Study design
This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 36 Veterans. It is a pilot project to refine and test a mobile app for graded motor imagery.
What's involved
You would participate in telehealth study activities using a personal device. The study measures acceptability at 6 weeks and then again at 6 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after the 6-week post-test, for a total of approximately 24 weeks from the initial 6-week measurement.

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NCT06106984

Home-based Rehabilitation Intervention for Phantom Limb Pain in Veterans With Lower Limb Amputations

Recruiting
NAAges 18–89InterventionalSupportive care
VA Office of Research and Development
~36 participants
Updated 2025-10-29 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Graded motor imagery mobile app

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Acceptability of Intervention Measure
Measured over 6-week post-test
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Phantom Limb Pain

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

    Minneapolis, Minnesotastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Tonya L Rich, PhD MA BS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Who to contact

Tonya L Rich, PhD MA BS
[email protected]
(612) 467-5463
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Must be a military Veteran
At least 18 years old;
\>1 year since unilateral below knee amputation;
Moderate or severe (NRS score 4 on a 0-10 scale) PLP;
Stable medications over the past 2 weeks;
Willing and able to give informed consent; and
Able to participate in the telehealth study activities with a personal device.

Exclusion

Unstable medical conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, heart failure exacerbation);
Unstable mental illness or substance use disorder (e.g., active suicidality or psychosis); and
Unable to give informed consent due to a cognitive impairment.
Fibromyalgia or complex regional pain syndrome-like symptoms

What this trial measures

  • Acceptability of Intervention Measure6-week post-test

    The Acceptability of Intervention Measure is a measure of the acceptability of the intervention sessions and if acceptability changes over time. This measure will evaluate the acceptability of using a mobile app with a telehealth platform. Minimum score: 12, maximum score: 60. A higher score indicates greater acceptability of the intervention, a lower score indicates lower acceptability of the intervention.

  • Change from 6-week post-test on the Acceptability of Intervention Measure to 6 months6 month follow up (an average of 24 weeks from 6-week post test)

    The Acceptability of Intervention Measure is a measure of the acceptability of the intervention sessions and if acceptability changes over time. This measure will evaluate the acceptability of using a mobile app with a telehealth platform. Minimum score: 12, maximum score: 60. A higher score indicates greater acceptability of the intervention, a lower score indicates lower acceptability of the intervention.