Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)WSFNCT03673371
Women's-Specific Footwear With Prosthetic Feet
An observational study of Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury) and Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), run by Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to address footwear challenges unique to women prosthesis users. Comparing the effectiveness of different footwear and prosthesis combinations will help guide clinical decision making regarding the prescription of prosthetic devices, while keeping what the patient wants in mind. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
- What is being tested?
- Questionnaire
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 4 Mar 2019to 6 Jan 2023
- 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 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Women Veterans with Lower Limb Amputation (excluding Syme's and Hip Disarticulation)
Who may be able to join
- Woman Veteran
- Age 18-80
- Lower Limb Amputation (transtibial, through the knee, transfemoral)
- Eligible to receive care through the VA Health Care System
- Ambulatory and currently using a prosthesis
Who cannot join
- Syme's Amputation
- Hip Disarticulation
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417
About this study
The purpose of this study is to address footwear challenges unique to women prosthesis users. Comparing the effectiveness of different footwear and prosthesis combinations will help guide clinical decision making regarding the prescription of prosthetic devices, while keeping what the patient wants in mind.
It is expected that these results will be used to generate new knowledge for the development of versatile prosthetic devices that accommodate a user's unique lifestyle while helping the patient to make good progress in rehabilitation.
Read more
Investigators will characterize perceived limitations in footwear among women prosthesis users. Investigators think that women prosthesis users will be restricted in footwear choices and clothing choices due to the use of a prosthetic device.
Specifically, investigators expect perceived limitations in footwear will be greater for shoes with higher heels than shoes without heels.
Read the detailed description
The project involves development, distribution, and analysis of a questionnaire designed to address footwear use among women lower limb prosthesis users. Responses from sixty women with a lower extremity amputation will be targeted. VA participants will be identified by the MVAHCS. These potential participants will receive the IRB-approved survey via mail. Eligible participants include women with unilateral or bilateral lower extremity amputations.
The questionnaire will target the types of footwear worn by prosthesis users and the types of footwear desired to be worn. It will also capture the various types of prosthetic feet worn in each footwear category, amputation type, time spent walking in a prosthetic device, and general satisfaction with the prosthesis function during daily living when worn with shoes.
- Being tested
- Questionnaire
- Keywords
- Limb Prosthesis, Shoe, Self Concepts
- Medical subject headings
- Wounds and Injuries
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
QuestionnaireOther
Also called "WSF Questionnaire"
This is a questionnaire developed by DoD and VA researchers specifically for this study.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Women Veterans with Lower Limb Amputations | Questionnaire Receives: Other: Questionnaire |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Women's-Specific Footwear and Prosthetic Feet Questionnaire
Questionnaire regarding Women Veterans and their use of different types of footwear with prosthetic feet. The subscales are derived from the following scales:Patient Reported Outcome System (PROMIS) Anxiety - 4 Patient Reported Outcome System (PROMIS) Depression - 4 Patient Reported Outcome System - Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities Patient Reported Outcome System - Satisfaction with Social Roles and Activities - 4a Amputee Body Image Scale - Revised Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility Community Participation Index - Importance subscale Community Participation Index - Control subscale Community Participation Index - Frequency index Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire - Appearance Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire - Utility
Measured: through data collection, an average of one year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Sep 2018
- Study start4 Mar 2019
- Primary completion22 Jul 2020
- Study completion6 Jan 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)Studies 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
- 100 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Sponsor type
- US federal agency
- Collaborators
- United States Department of Defense
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Andrew H. Hansen, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Investigators
- Elizabeth Russell Esposito, PhD, Principal investigator, Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03673371
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- OP160063
- Acronym
- WSF
- Status last verified
- Mar 2023
- First submitted
- 23 Aug 2018
- Last updated
- 22 Mar 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: A de-identified, anonymized data set will be created and shared under a written agreement that prohibits the recipient from identifying or attempting to re-identify any individual whose data are included in the data set.
Publications
Ziegler-Graham K, MacKenzie EJ, Ephraim PL, Travison TG, Brookmeyer R. Estimating the prevalence of limb loss in the United States: 2005 to 2050. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Mar;89(3):422-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.005.
PubMed 18295618Elnitsky CA, Latlief GA, Andrews EE, Adams-Koss LB, Phillips SL. Preferences for rehabilitation services among women with major limb amputations. Rehabil Nurs. 2013 Jan-Feb;38(1):32-6. doi: 10.1002/rnj.62.
PubMed 23365003Klodd E, Hansen A, Fatone S, Edwards M. Effects of prosthetic foot forefoot flexibility on gait of unilateral transtibial prosthesis users. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2010;47(9):899-910. doi: 10.1682/jrrd.2009.10.0166.
PubMed 21174254Meier MR, Tucker KA, Hansen AH. Development of inexpensive prosthetic feet for high-heeled shoes using simple shoe insole model. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(3):439-50. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2013.01.0010.
PubMed 25019666
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Mar 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Women's-Specific Footwear With Prosthetic Feet
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03673371
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- WSF / OP160063
- Keywords
- Limb Prosthesis, Shoe, Self Concepts
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical CenterUS federal agency
- Collaborators
- United States Department of Defense
- Study start
- 4 Mar 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 22 Jul 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 6 Jan 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Sep 2018 (actual)
- 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 address footwear challenges unique to women prosthesis users. Comparing the effectiveness of different footwear and prosthesis combinations will help guide clinical decision making regarding the prescription of prosthetic devices, while keeping what the patient wants in mind.
It is expected that these results will be used to generate new knowledge for the development of versatile prosthetic devices that accommodate a user's unique lifestyle while helping the patient to make good progress in rehabilitation.
Investigators will characterize perceived limitations in footwear among women prosthesis users. Investigators think that women prosthesis users will be restricted in footwear choices and clothing choices due to the use of a prosthetic device.
Specifically, investigators expect perceived limitations in footwear will be greater for shoes with higher heels than shoes without heels.
Detailed description
The project involves development, distribution, and analysis of a questionnaire designed to address footwear use among women lower limb prosthesis users. Responses from sixty women with a lower extremity amputation will be targeted. VA participants will be identified by the MVAHCS. These potential participants will receive the IRB-approved survey via mail. Eligible participants include women with unilateral or bilateral lower extremity amputations.
The questionnaire will target the types of footwear worn by prosthesis users and the types of footwear desired to be worn. It will also capture the various types of prosthetic feet worn in each footwear category, amputation type, time spent walking in a prosthetic device, and general satisfaction with the prosthesis function during daily living when worn with shoes.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Women Veterans with Lower Limb Amputations | – | Other: QuestionnaireQuestionnaire |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Women Veterans with Lower Limb Amputation (excluding Syme's and Hip Disarticulation)
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Woman Veteran
- Age 18-80
- Lower Limb Amputation (transtibial, through the knee, transfemoral)
- Eligible to receive care through the VA Health Care System
- Ambulatory and currently using a prosthesis
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Syme's Amputation
- Hip Disarticulation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| QuestionnaireAlso: "WSF Questionnaire"This is a questionnaire developed by DoD and VA researchers specifically for this study. | Other | Women Veterans with Lower Limb Amputations |
Primary outcome
Women's-Specific Footwear and Prosthetic Feet Questionnaire
Time frame: through data collection, an average of one year
Questionnaire regarding Women Veterans and their use of different types of footwear with prosthetic feet. The subscales are derived from the following scales:Patient Reported Outcome System (PROMIS) Anxiety - 4 Patient Reported Outcome System (PROMIS) Depression - 4 Patient Reported Outcome System - Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities Patient Reported Outcome System - Satisfaction with Social Roles and Activities - 4a Amputee Body Image Scale - Revised Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility Community Participation Index - Importance subscale Community Participation Index - Control subscale Community Participation Index - Frequency index Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire - Appearance Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire - Utility
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 22 Mar 2023.
- Background: PubMed 18295618Ziegler-Graham K, MacKenzie EJ, Ephraim PL, Travison TG, Brookmeyer R. Estimating the prevalence of limb loss in the United States: 2005 to 2050. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Mar;89(3):422-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.005.
- Background: PubMed 23365003Elnitsky CA, Latlief GA, Andrews EE, Adams-Koss LB, Phillips SL. Preferences for rehabilitation services among women with major limb amputations. Rehabil Nurs. 2013 Jan-Feb;38(1):32-6. doi: 10.1002/rnj.62.
- Background: PubMed 21174254Klodd E, Hansen A, Fatone S, Edwards M. Effects of prosthetic foot forefoot flexibility on gait of unilateral transtibial prosthesis users. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2010;47(9):899-910. doi: 10.1682/jrrd.2009.10.0166.
- Background: PubMed 25019666Meier MR, Tucker KA, Hansen AH. Development of inexpensive prosthetic feet for high-heeled shoes using simple shoe insole model. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(3):439-50. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2013.01.0010.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. A de-identified, anonymized data set will be created and shared under a written agreement that prohibits the recipient from identifying or attempting to re-identify any individual whose data are included in the data set.
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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.
Elizabeth Russell Esposito, PhD principal investigator
Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence
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 Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury) and Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), run by Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center 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 5 inclusion and 2 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 22 Mar 2023. 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?
Women's-Specific Footwear and Prosthetic Feet Questionnaire (time frame: through data collection, an average of one year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03673371, which also lists 4 linked publications.
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 22 Mar 2023; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.