Helping amputees reclaim life beyond phantom limb pain.
PAMELA combines evidence-based therapy with a mobile app that patients use at home. The goal: reduce phantom limb pain and restore function for amputees across Ukraine.
Therapy in your pocket
PAMELA guides patients through daily exercises, mirror therapy, and relaxation techniques. Clinical study results show a 20% reduction in reported pain after 8 weeks, plus improvements in sleep and function.
Supported by the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation
The PAMELA project is financially supported by the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation. The charitable foundation supports medical research and humanitarian projects, having supported around 2,400 projects to date. With an annual funding volume of over 60 million euros, it is the largest foundation in Germany supporting medicine. The project is delivered in partnership with clinical centres and rehabilitation specialists across the country.
Partners
Clinicians, researchers, and developers working together.
The PAMELA team brings together Ukrainian rehabilitation specialists, German clinical researchers, and a product engineering team.
Clinical Research
Germany
Rehabilitation Medicine
Ukraine
Product & Engineering
International
Patient Community
Ukraine
The faces behind PAMELA
Meet everyone
Project milestones
- 01
October 2023
Project launch
PAMELA kicks off with partners in Ukraine and Germany.
- 02
November 2023
Press release
Initiative announced publicly alongside the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation.
View here - 03
December 2024
Field updates
First cohort of therapists onboarded. Pilot results shared with partners.
- 04
May 2025
Product enhancements
Refining and improving the application's UX and modalities based on clinical and therapist feedback.
- 05
Sept 2025 – March 2026
Pilot phase
Conducting the 8-week clinical pilot with first groups of therapists and receiving highly positive initial results.
- 06
April – September 2026
Public availability
The PAMELA app is opened to the public, allowing amputees across the country to download and benefit from the therapy.
Guidelines and teaching modules for clinicians
Seven documents: evidence-based recommendations on surgery, acute pain management and rehabilitation for phantom limb pain, plus teaching modules developed for CME accreditation.
Browse all materialsHeard at congresses across Europe and beyond
From an IASP symposium webinar and the EFIC congress to clinical schools across Ukraine, PAMELA is reaching the professionals who treat pain after amputation.
- events since 2025
- 8+
- events since 2025
- IASP International Association for the Study of Pain
- EFIC European Pain Federation
- APA Albanian Pain Association
- Feofania Feofania Clinical Hospital
- UASP Ukrainian Association for the Study of Pain
- UMMA Ukrainian Military Medical Academy
Join the PAMELA 8-week study
For occupational therapists, physical therapists, and PRM doctors working with amputees. An additional tool that has proven its effectiveness in practice.
How to join
- 1 Register using the form below.
- 2 Watch the introductory video and short PDF guide.
- 3 Enrol your first patient and begin the 8-week programme.
What the PAMELA app offers
Mirror-therapy sequences, guided relaxation, exercise plans, and progress questionnaires. Everything is delivered in Ukrainian directly to patients' phones.
How the programme looks
Eight weeks. Short daily sessions patients complete at home, plus weekly clinician check-ins. Outcomes: reduced pain, better sleep, improved function.
Want to be part of the change?
Download the app