NIH R01 · 2025
Efficacy and Mechanisms of Virtual Reality Treatment of Phantom Leg Pain
Project Summary Limb loss due to amputation is a common problem, occurring in nearly 2 million people in the US. Approximately 90% of individuals with limb amputation experience the persistent sensation of the missing extremity, known as a phantom limb, and up to 85% experience persistent and debilitating pain in the missing limb, termed phantom limb pain (hereafter PLP). We previously demonstrated that Virtual Reality (VR) with active leg movements and vision of a virtual limb significantly reduce phantom limb pain in subjects with below the knee amputations. The work proposed here has several objectives. In Specific Aim 1 we will randomize 40 subjects with PLP to treatment with our Active…
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