PAIN P1 Post Amputation Incidence of Neuroma and Neuropathic Pain
Research type
Research Study
Full title
PAIN P1; The Incidence of Neuroma and Neuropathic Pain Following Digital Amputation. An observational cohort study
IRAS ID
340927
Contact name
Dominic Power
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 30 days
Research summary
Finger amputations are a common occurrence following hand trauma and ordinarily affect a young and active population and is most common in manual workers. Common issues following digit amputation include nerve related pain and development of scars on the nerve ends called a neuroma.
This is a single-centre prospective observational study which aims to understand how often nerve pain and neuromas occur after finger amputation and the impact that these have on a patient's quality of life and functional status.
The study will aim to enrol 60 patients who have undergone a finger amputation at any level. Patients will be contacted at two timepoints, 3 months and 6 months following amputation and asked to complete a series of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). The PROMs utilised will be a validated pain score for nerve related pain, the Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4), a validated measure of function, the Impact of Hand and Nerve Disorders (iHaND) V2.0, and a validated measure of quality of life, the EQ-5D-5L.A researcher will complete the DN4 assessments and an initial baseline questionnaire over the phone and participants will then receive an electronic link to complete the iHaND and EQ-5D-5L remotely.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/PR/1269
Date of REC Opinion
31 Oct 2024
REC opinion
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