Primary 3-Month Outcomes of a Double-Blind Randomized Prospective Study (The QUEST Study) Assessing Effectiveness and Safety of Novel High-Frequency Electric Nerve Block System for Treatment of Post-Amputation Pain Article Swipe

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Leonardo Kapural , Jim Melton , Billy I. Kim , Priyesh Mehta , Abindra Sigdel , Alexander Bautista , Erika Petersen , Konstantin V. Slavin , John F. Eidt , Jiang Wu , Said Elshihabi , Jason M. Schwalb , H. Edward Garrett , Elias Veizi , Giancarlo Barolat , Ravi R. Rajani , Peter C. Rhee , Maged Guirguis , Nagy Mekhail ·

YOU? · · 2024 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s463727 · OA: W4399387597

The primary outcomes of the study were met, and the majority of Treatment patients experienced a substantial improvement in PAP (regardless of meeting the study definition of a responder). The significant in PAP was associated with significantly improved QOL metrics, and a trend towards reduced opioid utilization compared to Control. These data indicate that Altius treatment represents a significant therapeutic advancement for lower-limb amputees suffering from chronic PAP.