AmputationPhase 1/2PALS-PLUSNCT00447655
Improving Outcomes Following Limb Loss: PALS Plus
A Phase 1/2 study testing Self-management and peer support in people with Amputation, run by Johns Hopkins University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Limb loss can result from a variety of etiologies including diabetes, trauma and cancer. Following limb loss, individuals are at elevated risk for activity limitations and participation restrictions with significant impact on health and quality of life. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 85 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Amputation
- What is being tested?
- Self-management and peer support
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 400 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Mar 2007to Aug 2009
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 85 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adults (aged 18-85 years) of both sexes and all races admitted to one of the seven participating acute care hospitals or rehabilitation facilities for an amputation procedure and/or treatment immediately following an amputation procedure, including traumatic amputations as well as amputations due to complications for diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, and malignancy.
- Women and minority patients will be represented in the trial according to the gender and race/ethnic prevalence of patients receiving treatment at the designated hospital and rehabilitation centers.
Who cannot join
- Criteria for exclusion from the study will include:
- Age less than 18 or over 85 years; and
- Inability to communicate in written or spoken English.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Limb loss can result from a variety of etiologies including diabetes, trauma and cancer. Following limb loss, individuals are at elevated risk for activity limitations and participation restrictions with significant impact on health and quality of life. Intervention: Working with the Amputee Coalition of America we have developed, evaluated, and established the effectiveness of a self-management program (PALS) to improve health and outcomes following limb loss. Literature suggests that the access to, and effectiveness and utilization of, this class of interventions may be enhanced by the concerted use of early intervention, peer mentorship, motivational interviewing and provider training. Objectives: Our goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced, early self-management intervention- PALS Plus. The specific aims are:1) evaluate the effectiveness of the PALS Plus intervention in improving outcomes for persons with limb loss; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the PALS Plus intervention in maximizing utilization of self-management interventions for persons with limb loss. A cohort of 200 patients will be enrolled prior to implementation of the intervention and will serve as the control group. Subsequently, a second cohort of 200 patients will be enrolled and receive the PALS Plus intervention and will serve as the intervention group. Assessment will be at baseline, treatment completion and six month follow-up. Outcomes: Primary outcome measures are: pain, depressed mood, and positive mood. Secondary outcome measures are: function, participation and bothersomeness of limitations. The investigation will also provide unique and valuable information regarding patients' acceptance and use of peer visitation and self-management following limb loss. Relevance: By establishing the utility and effectiveness of the enhanced self-management intervention, there is the potential to improve the health, activity, participation and quality of life for individuals with disabilities. The intervention addresses the areas of activity and participation in such a way that it can be implemented in local health care facilities working in combination with a national consumer based organization - the Amputee Coalition of America.
Read the detailed description
Limb loss can result from a variety of etiologies including diabetes, trauma and cancer. Following limb loss, individuals are at elevated risk for activity limitations and participation restrictions with significant impact on health and quality of life. Intervention: Working with the Amputee Coalition of America we have developed, evaluated, and established the effectiveness of a self-management program (PALS) to improve health and outcomes following limb loss. Literature suggests that the access to, and effectiveness and utilization of, this class of interventions may be enhanced by the concerted use of early intervention, peer mentorship, motivational interviewing and provider training. Objectives: Our goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced, early self-management intervention- PALS Plus. The specific aims are:1) evaluate the effectiveness of the PALS Plus intervention in improving outcomes for persons with limb loss; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the PALS Plus intervention in maximizing utilization of self-management interventions for persons with limb loss. Study Design and Participants: The prospective clinical trial will use a two group, lagged-control design to evaluate the intervention at five health care facilities. A cohort of 200 patients will be enrolled prior to implementation of the intervention and will serve as the control group. Subsequently, a second cohort of 200 patients will be enrolled and receive the PALS Plus intervention and will serve as the intervention group. Assessment will be at baseline, treatment completion and six month follow-up. Outcomes: Primary outcome measures are: pain, depressed mood, and positive mood. Secondary outcome measures are: function, participation and bothersomeness of limitations. Improvements in primary and secondary outcomes will result through the impact on self efficacy, patient activation, catastrophizing and social support. The investigation will also provide unique and valuable information regarding patients' acceptance and use of peer visitation and self-management following limb loss. Relevance: By establishing the utility and effectiveness of the enhanced self-management intervention, there is the potential to improve the health, activity, participation and quality of life for individuals with disabilities. The intervention addresses the areas of activity and participation in such a way that it can be implemented in local health care facilities working in combination with a national consumer based organization - the Amputee Coalition of America.
- Conditions
- Amputation
- Being tested
- Self-management and peer support
- Keywords
- Amputation, Self-management, Rehabilitation, Peer support
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Self-management and peer supportBehavioural
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Primary outcome measures are: pain, depressed mood, and positive mood.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Secondary outcome measures are: function, participation and bothersomeness of limitations
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Mar 2007 (estimated)
- Study startMar 2007
- Primary completionAug 2009
- Study completionAug 2009
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AmputationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Johns Hopkins UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 400 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Stephen T Wegener, PHD, Principal investigator, Johns Hopkins University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00447655
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDC R01DD000153
- Acronym
- PALS-PLUS
- Status last verified
- Dec 2017
- First submitted
- 14 Mar 2007
- Last updated
- 13 Dec 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Dec 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Improving Outcomes Following Limb Loss: PALS Plus
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00447655
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PALS-PLUS / CDC R01DD000153
- Conditions
- Amputation
- Keywords
- Amputation, Self-management, Rehabilitation, Peer support
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 400 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Johns Hopkins UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Mar 2007
- Primary completion
- Aug 2009 (actual)
- Study completion
- Aug 2009 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Mar 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Limb loss can result from a variety of etiologies including diabetes, trauma and cancer. Following limb loss, individuals are at elevated risk for activity limitations and participation restrictions with significant impact on health and quality of life. Intervention: Working with the Amputee Coalition of America we have developed, evaluated, and established the effectiveness of a self-management program (PALS) to improve health and outcomes following limb loss. Literature suggests that the access to, and effectiveness and utilization of, this class of interventions may be enhanced by the concerted use of early intervention, peer mentorship, motivational interviewing and provider training. Objectives: Our goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced, early self-management intervention- PALS Plus. The specific aims are:1) evaluate the effectiveness of the PALS Plus intervention in improving outcomes for persons with limb loss; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the PALS Plus intervention in maximizing utilization of self-management interventions for persons with limb loss. A cohort of 200 patients will be enrolled prior to implementation of the intervention and will serve as the control group. Subsequently, a second cohort of 200 patients will be enrolled and receive the PALS Plus intervention and will serve as the intervention group. Assessment will be at baseline, treatment completion and six month follow-up. Outcomes: Primary outcome measures are: pain, depressed mood, and positive mood. Secondary outcome measures are: function, participation and bothersomeness of limitations. The investigation will also provide unique and valuable information regarding patients' acceptance and use of peer visitation and self-management following limb loss. Relevance: By establishing the utility and effectiveness of the enhanced self-management intervention, there is the potential to improve the health, activity, participation and quality of life for individuals with disabilities. The intervention addresses the areas of activity and participation in such a way that it can be implemented in local health care facilities working in combination with a national consumer based organization - the Amputee Coalition of America.
Detailed description
Limb loss can result from a variety of etiologies including diabetes, trauma and cancer. Following limb loss, individuals are at elevated risk for activity limitations and participation restrictions with significant impact on health and quality of life. Intervention: Working with the Amputee Coalition of America we have developed, evaluated, and established the effectiveness of a self-management program (PALS) to improve health and outcomes following limb loss. Literature suggests that the access to, and effectiveness and utilization of, this class of interventions may be enhanced by the concerted use of early intervention, peer mentorship, motivational interviewing and provider training. Objectives: Our goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced, early self-management intervention- PALS Plus. The specific aims are:1) evaluate the effectiveness of the PALS Plus intervention in improving outcomes for persons with limb loss; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the PALS Plus intervention in maximizing utilization of self-management interventions for persons with limb loss. Study Design and Participants: The prospective clinical trial will use a two group, lagged-control design to evaluate the intervention at five health care facilities. A cohort of 200 patients will be enrolled prior to implementation of the intervention and will serve as the control group. Subsequently, a second cohort of 200 patients will be enrolled and receive the PALS Plus intervention and will serve as the intervention group. Assessment will be at baseline, treatment completion and six month follow-up. Outcomes: Primary outcome measures are: pain, depressed mood, and positive mood. Secondary outcome measures are: function, participation and bothersomeness of limitations. Improvements in primary and secondary outcomes will result through the impact on self efficacy, patient activation, catastrophizing and social support. The investigation will also provide unique and valuable information regarding patients' acceptance and use of peer visitation and self-management following limb loss. Relevance: By establishing the utility and effectiveness of the enhanced self-management intervention, there is the potential to improve the health, activity, participation and quality of life for individuals with disabilities. The intervention addresses the areas of activity and participation in such a way that it can be implemented in local health care facilities working in combination with a national consumer based organization - the Amputee Coalition of America.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Adults (aged 18-85 years) of both sexes and all races admitted to one of the seven participating acute care hospitals or rehabilitation facilities for an amputation procedure and/or treatment immediately following an amputation procedure, including traumatic amputations as well as amputations due to complications for diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, and malignancy.
- Women and minority patients will be represented in the trial according to the gender and race/ethnic prevalence of patients receiving treatment at the designated hospital and rehabilitation centers.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Age less than 18 or over 85 years; and
- Inability to communicate in written or spoken English.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Self-management and peer support | Behavioural | – |
Primary outcome
Primary outcome measures are: pain, depressed mood, and positive mood.
1 secondary outcome
Secondary outcome measures are: function, participation and bothersomeness of limitations
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Dec 2017.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Stephen T Wegener, PHD principal investigator
Johns Hopkins University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing Self-management and peer support in people with Amputation, run by Johns Hopkins University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Dec 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this combined phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Primary outcome measures are: pain, depressed mood, and positive mood.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Dec 2017.