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Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for Perioperative Analgesia Following Major Lower Extremity Amputation: A Randomized, Participant- and Observer-Masked, Sham-Controlled Pilot Study.
Curēus 2024 Februrary
BACKGROUND: Extremity amputations are associated with pain in both the residual limb and the phantom limb. This pain, which is often debilitating, may be prevented by excellent perioperative pain control. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoneurolysis is an analgesic modality offering pain control for weeks or months following surgery. This treatment has not been compared to the sham procedure for large nerves (e.g., femoral and sciatic) to provide preoperative analgesia. We therefore conducted a randomized, controlled pilot study to evaluate the use of this modality for the treatment of pain following amputation to (1) determine the feasibility of and optimize the study protocol for a subsequent definitive clinical trial; and (2) estimate analgesia and opioid reduction within the first postoperative weeks.
METHODS: A convenience sample of seven patients undergoing lower extremity amputation were randomized to receive either active cryoneurolysis or a sham procedure targeting the sciatic and femoral nerves in a participant-masked fashion. This was a pilot study with a relatively small number of participants, and therefore the resulting data were not analyzed statistically.
RESULTS: Compared to the participants who received sham treatment (n=3), those who underwent active cryoneurolysis (n=4) reported lower pain scores and decreased opioid consumption at nearly all time points between days one and 21 following amputation.
CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoneurolysis of the femoral and sciatic nerves prior to lower extremity amputation appears feasible and potentially effective. The data from this pilot study may be used to power a definitive randomized clinical trial.
METHODS: A convenience sample of seven patients undergoing lower extremity amputation were randomized to receive either active cryoneurolysis or a sham procedure targeting the sciatic and femoral nerves in a participant-masked fashion. This was a pilot study with a relatively small number of participants, and therefore the resulting data were not analyzed statistically.
RESULTS: Compared to the participants who received sham treatment (n=3), those who underwent active cryoneurolysis (n=4) reported lower pain scores and decreased opioid consumption at nearly all time points between days one and 21 following amputation.
CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoneurolysis of the femoral and sciatic nerves prior to lower extremity amputation appears feasible and potentially effective. The data from this pilot study may be used to power a definitive randomized clinical trial.
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