Calcitonin Prophylaxis in Phantom Limb Pain

Mise à jour : Il y a 5 ans
Référence : EUCTR2008-005470-12

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Extrait

occurrence of phantom limb pain on the 28th day postoperatively


Critère d'inclusion

  • Almost 60% of patients suffer from phantom limb pain one year after surgery, whereas in the first month, 85% to 97% of patients experience phantom limb pain. IV. calcitonin in the early postoperative period was effective in phantom limb pain in one single double-blind, crossover study. Because of the lack of any confirmatory observation we are testing the hypothesis that calcitonin is effective in phantom limb pain prophylaxis

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