NCT07393139

Early Postoperative Pain Following a Limb Amputation

Early Postoperative Pain and Functional Recovery Following a Limb Amputation: a Retrospective Observational Study.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to characterize the trajectory of pain and functional recovery in the first post-operative period following a limb amputation. Secondarily, this study aims to conduct an exploratory analysis to evaluate potential associations between clinical, demographical and therapeutical variables and primary outcomes including pain intensity, pain control and functional recovery.

Detailed description

This retrospective observational study will be conducted at IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli. All patients who underwent an amputation at the IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli between January 1st 2023 and December 31st 2025 will be screened for eligibility based on predefined inclusion criteria. Once a patient is included into the study, all relevant data will be collected from their medical records.

Conditions

• Amputation, Surgical
• Pain Management
• Rehabilitation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pain assessment	During hospitalization, patients were asked three times daily to rate their pain using the 11 point NRS scale. The highest rating of each day will be extracted from their medical records.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-09
• Primary completion: 2026-04-01
• Completion: 2026-04-01
• First posted: 2026-02-06
• Last updated: 2026-02-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy