Trial of Amitriptyline for Relief of Pain in Amputees: Results of a Randomized Controlled Study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Robinson, Lawrence R ^a,d   Czerniecki, Joseph M ^a   Ehde, Dawn M ^a   Edwards, W Thomas ^b   Judish, David A ^c   Goldberg, Myron L ^c   Campbell, Kellye M ^a   Smith, Douglas G ^b   Jensen, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Amputation; Pain; Phantom; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZATROPINE MESILATE; PLACEBO; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB PAIN; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHANTOM PAIN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEATING; TINNITUS; TREMOR; URINE RETENTION; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0346098316     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00476-3     Document Type: Article

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