Clinical trials: Limb Amputation
Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic
Evaluation of Dexterous Terminal Device
Liberating Technologies, Inc. (LTI) has developed Pointdexter, a dexterous prosthetic fingertip that is integrated into a commercial prosthetic hand and allows for an additional fine grasp.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic, Amputation; Traumatic, Hand, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Upper
- Trial name
- NCT05840601
- Testing
- Pointdexter, Comparator
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.
Targeted Sensory Reinervation, Amputation
Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (TSR) in Hand Amputation
If a person has to have a part of their body amputated, in this case their hand, the patient then lacks information about the missing limb, which in many cases leads to pain that severely restricts their quality of life and…
- Conditions
- Targeted Sensory Reinervation, Amputation, Phantom Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06249594
- Testing
- targeted sensory reinervation
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Italy
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Brixsana Private Clinic - Centro di Chirurgia Plastica, Estetica ed Ricostruttiva con Chirurgia dell
Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Hand
Dexterous Partial Hand Prosthesis Outcomes
Liberating Technologies, Inc. (LTI) has developed a dexterous prosthetic fingertip that will be fit onto an i-Digits™ partial hand prosthesis and allow for an additional fine grasp.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Hand, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Upper, Prosthesis User
- Trial name
- NCT05038566
- Testing
- Pointdexter
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.
Pain
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Phantom Pain
Phantom pain refers to the sensation of pain felt by patients who have had a limb amputated. The treatment of phantom pain is often disappointing and is unable to provide adequate relief to the patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00001923
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Clinical Practice Guidelines, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
TeleEducation for Implementing a Clinical Practice Guideline For Amputees
The publication of a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) is often not enough for its correct use in the field of health care. There are barriers to the implementation of the CPG recommendations, including those related to the lack…
- Conditions
- Clinical Practice Guidelines, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Knee
- Trial name
- TEFICA (NCT05601349)
- Testing
- Telehealth-based strategy
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Grupo Rehabilitacion en Salud
Lower Limb Amputation, Prosthesis User
Clinical and Psychological Adjustment of Patients With LLA: a Multidisciplinary Rehabilitative Intervention Project
Most of the limb amputation related to vascular disease is often secondary to a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The amputation involves significant motor, psychological, and social challenges for patients, with a major…
- Trial name
- AMPADinRehab (NCT06471855)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary Conventional and Technology-based Rehabilitation, Multidisciplinary Conventional Rehabilitation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Amputation, Surgical
Improving Prosthetic Arms for Amputee: A Better Fit and More Functionality
This research and development will improve upon and investigate the potential validity of an innovative new transradial socket and harness design (the KSH system) that offers an alternative to standard hard sockets and rubber…
- Trial name
- KSH (NCT05990062)
- Testing
- K-Socket-Harness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Phantom Limb Pain
Mixed Reality Based System to Manage Phantom Pain Phantom Pain for Patients With Lower Limb Amputation
The primary goals of this pilot research project are a) to design and develop the a mixed reality based system for managing phantom pain and b) to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary functional outcomes of this system in a…
- Trial name
- MrMAPP (NCT04529083)
- Testing
- Mr. MAPP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Dallas VA Medical Center
Phantom Pain Following Amputation of Lower Limb
the Influence of Virtual Reality Approach on Phantom Pain in Trans Tibial Amputation
1. To investigate the effect of Virtual reality (VR) on phantom limb pain in trans tibial amputation. 2. To investigate the effect of Virtual reality (VR) on lower limb Function in trans tibial amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT06262503
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Mirroring Therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on Lower Limb Amputation
To determine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation technique on pulmonary functions in lower limb amputation patients. Randomized control Trail study design was chosen for this study, sampling technique Non probability…
- Trial name
- NCT04051164
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique, Conventional treatment
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Wound, Diabetes
Pathology of Skin, Nerve and Vasculature in the Amputated Limb of Diabetes
1. To explore the pathology of nerve, vascular, and skin in the amputated leg 2. To diagnose small-fiber sensory neuropathy of the contralateral leg by investigating the skin intervention 3.
- Conditions
- Wound, Diabetes, Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT00840164
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Wounds and Injuries, Traumatic Amputation
Monitoring and Treatment of Extremity Trauma for Mass Casualties in Difficult Contexts
The prospective cohort study, SuTra2, assesses the functional and socio-economic status of patients who were operated on for a severe limb injury resulting in amputation or limb preservation 1 and 2 years after the 2010 Haiti…
- Trial name
- SuTra² (NCT01779011)
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Amputation, Dysmelia
Physical Activity and Sports for People With Special Needs
Purpose of this study was to assess the balance level of highly qualified amputee football players in relation to their sports level, training experience, position on the pitch, as well as the type of amputation/dysfunction and…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Dysmelia, Leg; Deformity, Congenital
- Trial name
- NCT05778799
- Testing
- Balance test
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Phantom Limb Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
A Clinical Trial of Mirror Treatment for Phantom Pain
A randomized controlled clinical to examine the effect of mirror therapy on phantom pain and residual limb pain in patients with traumatic transtibial amputations in Cambodia.
- Trial name
- NCT02912975
- Testing
- Mirror treatment, Tactile treatment
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trauma Care Foundation, Norway
Amputation
Amputee Residual Limb Volume Fluctuation
The goal of this project is a useful clinical instrument for diagnosis and treatment of residual limb volume fluctuation in individuals who use prosthetic limbs.
- Trial name
- NCT01161238
- Testing
- Monitored for limb volume
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Phantom Limb Pain, Amputation
Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees After the 2023 Türkiye Earthquake
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the prevalence and persistence of phantom limb pain (PLP) among amputees who experienced limb loss due to injuries sustained during the 2023 Türkiye earthquake.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Amputation, Pain Management, Earthquake
- Trial name
- NCT06617728
- Testing
- Intervention 1: Regional Analgesia, Intervention 2: Intravenous (IV) Analgesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Mesut Bakır
Vascular Diseases, Peripheral Artery Disease
RECCORD (Recording Courses of Vascular Diseases) Registry
The RECording COurses of vasculaR Diseases registry (RECCORD registry) is an observational, prospective, multicentre, all-comers registry platform.
- Conditions
- Vascular Diseases, Peripheral Artery Disease, Claudication, Critical Limb Ischemia
- Trial name
- RECCORD (NCT03448029)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Angiologie, Gesellschaft für Gefäßmedizin e.V.
Transtibial Amputation - Unilateral
Socket-leg Interface Movements in Transtibial Amputees
This exploratory interventional study investigates dynamic prosthetic fit in unilateral transtibial prosthesis users by objectively measuring socket-leg interface movements (SLMs) during functional activities.
- Trial name
- SLMinTTA (NCT07521891)
- Testing
- Pin-Lock Suspension System, Passive Vacuum Suspension System, Active Vacuum Suspension System
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Amputation of Lower Extremity, All Causes
Gait and Energy Expenditure in Children With Lower Limb Amputation (MAPEDE)
In lower limb amputation, prosthetic gait has been shown to be particularly energy-intensive. While energy expenditure has been the focus of many studies in adult amputees, this area of research is less developed for paediatric…
- Trial name
- MAPEDE (NCT07076602)
- Testing
- Gait and energy expenditure
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Amputations, Diabetes
Clinical Trial of Footwear in Patients With Diabetes
A Seattle VA study indicated lower extremity ulcers preceded 84% of diabetic amputations. Nearly half of the events that ban the causal chain leading to ulcers and amputation were initiated by ill-fitting footwear.
- Conditions
- Amputations, Diabetes, Lower Extremity Ulcers
- Trial name
- NCT00032864
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs