Lower Extremity FracturesNCT02170493
Insole Sensor to Determine Optimal Limb Loading
An observational study of Lower Extremity Fractures, run by University of Utah at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to use a novel load monitoring technology to correlate limb loading to OTA type 42IIIB and IIIC tibial fracture outcomes. This study will be the first to collect continuous limb loading data and will provide the first objective insight into how limb loading directs fracture healing. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 90 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Lower Extremity Fractures
- How many people
- 19 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jan 2013to 10 Jul 2017
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 90 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Patients who present to the University of Utah with an Open Tibial Fractures.
Who may be able to join
- Specific Aim 1 Inclusion Criteria
- Patient is 18 years of age or older
- Patient has below the knee fracture
- Patient speaks English
- Patient weighs between 100 and 250 pounds
- Patient lives in close enough proximity to the the hospital to return for all appointments (~100 miles)
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- Specific Aim 2 Inclusion Criteria
- Patient is 18 years of age or older
- Patient has a tibia fracture
- Patient speaks English
- Patient weighs between 100 and 250 pounds
- Patient lives in close enough proximity to the the hospital to return for all appointments (~100 miles)
Who cannot join
- Specific Aim 1 Exclusion Criteria
- Patient is younger than 18 years of age
- Patient does not have a below the knee fracture
- Patient does not speak English
- Patient weighs less than 100 pounds or more than 250 pounds
- Patient does not live in close enough proximity to the hospital to return for all appointments (~100 miles)
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- Patient has another fracture that will alter his/her weight bearing status
- Specific Aim 2 Exclusion Criteria
- Patient is younger than 18 years of age
- Patient does not have a tibia fracture
- Patient does not speak English
- Patient weighs less than 100 pounds or more than 250 pounds
- Patient does not live in close enough proximity to the hospital to return for all appointments (~100 miles)
- Patient has another fracture that will alter his/her weight bearing status
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Development and Clinical Trial of an Insole Sensor to Determine Optimal Limb Loading in the Rehabilitation of OTA Type 42IIIB and IIIC Lower Extremity Fractures
The purpose of this study is to use a novel load monitoring technology to correlate limb loading to OTA type 42IIIB and IIIC tibial fracture outcomes. This study will be the first to collect continuous limb loading data and will provide the first objective insight into how limb loading directs fracture healing. To meet this purpose, two specific aims have been developed.
Specific Aim 1: Preclinical validation of a load-monitoring insole
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The Hitchcock laboratory has overcome the greatest technical hurdle for continuous limb load monitoring: development of load sensor technology that is affordable, accurate and capable of monitoring for over four weeks. To develop this sensor technology into a load-monitoring insole, the Hitchcock lab will incorporate consumer type electronics into the design, including a microprocessor, battery, and data storage media.
Following construction of a functional load-monitoring insole, a pilot human study with orthopaedic trauma patients from the University of Utah (N=20) will be conducted to identify modes of device failure, improve device interfacing and develop data handling protocols and software for the clinical arm of the proposed study.
Specific Aim 2: Conduct a prospective, direct observational cohort study.
Thirty (30) open tibial fracture patients will be recruited at two centers: University of Utah (N=15) and William Beaumont Army Medical Center (N=15). Participants will wear a walking boot instrumented with the load-monitoring insole that will continuously record limb loading and serve as a step counter. X-rays collected at standard-of-care follow-up visits will be used by Drs. Kubiak and Orr to subjectively evaluate fracture healing. A questionnaire regarding subjective perception of patient compliance will be collected at the first and last follow-up visits. Data collected from the insole sensor will be correlated to objective measures of fracture healing and subjective measures of patient compliance to determine the effect of patient limb loading on injury outcome. The Hitchcock laboratory will develop software to process and summarize data from the load monitoring insole and continually improve human interfacing factors of the load monitoring insole based off of feedback from the clinical team and study participants.
- Conditions
- Lower Extremity Fractures
- Keywords
- Insole Sensor, Optimial Limb Loading, 42IIIB, IIIC, Lower Extremity Fractures
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Patient Activity Measure (PAM-13) Questionnaire
A subjective evaluation of perceived compliance with physician instruction
Measured: Follow Up Visits up to 1-Year
Secondary outcomes (1)
X-ray (AP and Lateral)
Subjectively evaluate fracture healing
Measured: Follow Up Visits up to 1 Year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Jun 2014 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2013
- Primary completion10 Jul 2017
- Study completion10 Jul 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Lower Extremity FracturesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 19 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Utah
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- William Beaumont Army Medical Center
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, David Rothberg, University of Utah
- Investigators
- David Rothberg, MD, Principal investigator, Orthopedic Surgery
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02170493
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 58956
- Status last verified
- Aug 2017
- First submitted
- 18 Jun 2014
- Last updated
- 26 Oct 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Oct 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Development and Clinical Trial of an Insole Sensor to Determine Optimal Limb Loading in the Rehabilitation of OTA Type 42IIIB and IIIC Lower Extremity Fractures
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02170493
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 58956
- Conditions
- Lower Extremity Fractures
- Keywords
- Insole Sensor, Optimial Limb Loading, 42IIIB, IIIC, Lower Extremity Fractures
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 19 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of UtahUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- William Beaumont Army Medical Center
- Study start
- Jan 2013
- Primary completion
- 10 Jul 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 10 Jul 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Jun 2014 (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.
The purpose of this study is to use a novel load monitoring technology to correlate limb loading to OTA type 42IIIB and IIIC tibial fracture outcomes. This study will be the first to collect continuous limb loading data and will provide the first objective insight into how limb loading directs fracture healing. To meet this purpose, two specific aims have been developed.
Specific Aim 1: Preclinical validation of a load-monitoring insole
The Hitchcock laboratory has overcome the greatest technical hurdle for continuous limb load monitoring: development of load sensor technology that is affordable, accurate and capable of monitoring for over four weeks. To develop this sensor technology into a load-monitoring insole, the Hitchcock lab will incorporate consumer type electronics into the design, including a microprocessor, battery, and data storage media.
Following construction of a functional load-monitoring insole, a pilot human study with orthopaedic trauma patients from the University of Utah (N=20) will be conducted to identify modes of device failure, improve device interfacing and develop data handling protocols and software for the clinical arm of the proposed study.
Specific Aim 2: Conduct a prospective, direct observational cohort study.
Thirty (30) open tibial fracture patients will be recruited at two centers: University of Utah (N=15) and William Beaumont Army Medical Center (N=15). Participants will wear a walking boot instrumented with the load-monitoring insole that will continuously record limb loading and serve as a step counter. X-rays collected at standard-of-care follow-up visits will be used by Drs. Kubiak and Orr to subjectively evaluate fracture healing. A questionnaire regarding subjective perception of patient compliance will be collected at the first and last follow-up visits. Data collected from the insole sensor will be correlated to objective measures of fracture healing and subjective measures of patient compliance to determine the effect of patient limb loading on injury outcome. The Hitchcock laboratory will develop software to process and summarize data from the load monitoring insole and continually improve human interfacing factors of the load monitoring insole based off of feedback from the clinical team and study participants.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Patients who present to the University of Utah with an Open Tibial Fractures.
Key inclusion criteria (12 listed)
- Specific Aim 1 Inclusion Criteria
- Patient is 18 years of age or older
- Patient has below the knee fracture
- Patient speaks English
- Patient weighs between 100 and 250 pounds
Key exclusion criteria (14 listed)
- Specific Aim 1 Exclusion Criteria
- Patient is younger than 18 years of age
- Patient does not have a below the knee fracture
- Patient does not speak English
- Patient weighs less than 100 pounds or more than 250 pounds
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Patient Activity Measure (PAM-13) Questionnaire
Time frame: Follow Up Visits up to 1-Year
A subjective evaluation of perceived compliance with physician instruction
1 secondary outcome
X-ray (AP and Lateral)
Time frame: Follow Up Visits up to 1 Year
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 26 Oct 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.
David Rothberg, MD principal investigator
Orthopedic Surgery
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Lower Extremity Fractures, run by University of Utah 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 12 inclusion and 14 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 26 Oct 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.
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?
Patient Activity Measure (PAM-13) Questionnaire (time frame: Follow Up Visits up to 1-Year). 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 26 Oct 2017.