Clinical trials: Above Knee Amputation
Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation
A Comparison Between Ischial-Containment and Sub-Ischial Prosthetic Sockets to Determine Their Effects on Secondary Health Conditions
Long-term above-knee prosthesis users are at an increased risk of developing secondary musculoskeletal conditions compared to the general able-bodied population.
- Trial name
- NCT07768072
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dual Task, Amputation
Comparison of Dual Task Gait Characteristics in Individuals With Amputation and Healty Individuals
In amputee, dual task has been found to cause a decrease in walking speed. However, there is no study of how gait characteristics are affected when the speed does not change.
- Conditions
- Dual Task, Amputation, Gait
- Trial name
- NCT04392466
- Testing
- walking on the treadmill
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Lower Limb Amputation, Older Adults
Study of WiiFit to Enhance Walking in Older Adult Amputees
WiiNWALK is a 4 week physical activity, with the intervention of a WiiFit, targeted to improve walking capacity in individuals with either a unilateral below-knee or above-knee amputation.
- Trial name
- WiiNWalk (NCT01942798)
- Testing
- Nintendo Wii, Wii Big Brain Academy Degree program
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Through Knee Amputation
Comparing OutcomeS of Through Knee and Above Knee Amputation
Major lower limb amputation is a life changing surgical procedure to treat complications of diabetes mellitus and peripheral vascular disease.
- Trial name
- COSTAA (NCT04120558)
- Testing
- Qualitative interviews and focus groups, Functional mobility tests and questionnaires
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Analyzing Stump-socket Interface Pressure to Improve Gait in Above-knee Amputee
This study aims at evaluating the relation between quality of the interface between the stump and the prosthesis, and the quality of gait in above-knee amputees.
- Trial name
- NCT01848964
- Testing
- Clinical and instrumented measurements
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Transtibial Amputation, Transfemoral Amputation
Improving Socket Fit in Female and Male Veterans With Transtibial and Transfemoral Amputation
The investigators do not yet know how a prosthetic socket with adjustable panels affects the performance of people with a lower limb amputation compared to a conventional prosthetic socket.
- Trial name
- SocketFit (NCT05989243)
- Testing
- Conventional prosthetic socket, Adjustable Quatro socket
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Behavior, Amputation
Self-Management for Amputee Rehabilitation Using Technology.
Lower Limb Amputations (LLAs) are a substantial burden on the Canadian health services with nearly 50,000 cases reported between 2006 and 2011.
- Conditions
- Behavior, Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT04953364)
- Testing
- SMART, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Transfemoral Amputation, Transtibial Amputation
Mobile Device Outcomes-based Rehabilitation Program
This joint research project between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) will demonstrate that the implementation of the Mobile Device Outcomes-based Rehabilitation Program (MDORP) will improve…
- Trial name
- MDORP (NCT02891707)
- Testing
- Rehabilitative Lower-limb Orthopedic Accommodating-feedback Device (ReLOAD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Decoding Motion Planning Using Cortical Potentials
The team will investigate the user's intention to move by using cortical activity during a sit to stand movement performance in people with a transfemoral amputation and able-bodied individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT04325516
- Testing
- Daily activities
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
The CYBERnetic Lower Limb Cocognitive Ortho-prosthesis Plus Plus, 1st Clinical Study (CLs++)
The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy and the usability of the cyberlegs ++ ortho prosthesis to improve the mobility and the quality of life in transfemoral amputees .
- Trial name
- NCT03376919
- Testing
- CLs++ gait training
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Virtual Reality Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain
Patients with limb amputations experience the sensation of the missing extremity, which is sometimes coupled with a persistent and debilitating pain in the missing limb, a condition known as phantom limb pain (PLP).
- Conditions
- Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury), Phantom Limb Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03338842
- Testing
- Distractor and Lower limb VR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Neuroma Amputation
Evaluation of Ultrasonic Neuroma Size With Residual Limb Pain in Above-Knee Amputees
Background: The formation of neuromas, a fusiform swelling of a nerve or nerve ending, is a well documented response to limb amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT00686764
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Prostheses and Implants
Advanced Prosthetic Devices for Lower Limb Amputees
Lower limb amputation is an emerging global health concern. Currently, there are over 1.6 million amputees in the U.S. and around 6000 new amputations are recorded per annum in the UK.
- Trial name
- NCT04197011
- Testing
- prosthetic device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham Trent University
Amputation
Active Knee Prosthesis Study for Improvement of Locomotion for Above Knee Amputees
The purpose of this study is to develop a robust, low-power, stable, and light weight, active knee prosthetic device that can dramatically increase gait symmetry and walking economy of a transfemoral amputee during walking.
- Trial name
- NCT00771589
- Testing
- Active Knee Prosthesis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Providence VA Medical Center
Amputation of Hip and Thigh, Level Unspecified
Assessment of Disability Compensation With the C-LEG COMPACT 2 Knee (Ref. 3C60 et 3C60=ST)
Moderately active amputees may have lost their limb due to diabetes, vascular conditions, trauma, tumour or congenital causes. These amputees currently cannot benefit from having a computerised knee because of the performance…
- Trial name
- NCT02382991
- Testing
- 3C60-NMPK, NMPK-3C60
- Where
- 15 sites in Austria, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Otto Bock France SNC
Lower Limb Amputation
A Pilot RCT to Investigate the Use of a Home-based Nintendo Wii Program for Rehabilitation in Older Adults With Lower Limb Amputation
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of a home-based Nintendo Wii Fit program (Wii.n.Walk) to improve walking capacity in older adults with a lower limb amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT01715662
- Testing
- Wii.n.Walk, Wii Big Brain
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Amputation
Comparison of Gait Characteristics in Individuals With Above and Below Knee Limb Loss
Twelve individuals with above knee limb loss, 12 individuals with below knee limb loss,15 healthy individuals will be participants of the study.
- Trial name
- NCT02988310
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Evaluation of a Motorised Prosthetic Knee
The study will investigate the effect over time of the Power Knee (Össur) on performance during daily activities in people with a unilateral transfemoral amputation, will determine subjective feelings and gait kinematics over…
- Trial name
- MOKI-B (NCT05407545)
- Testing
- Current prosthesis, Active Prosthesis (PowerKnee)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
The CYBERnetic LowEr Imb coGnitive Ortho-prostheis Plus Plus, 2nd Clinical Study (CLs++)
The aim of the project is to evaluate the efficacy of the Cyberlegs X-leg in people with a unilateral transfemoral (above the knee joint) and transtibial (under the knee joint) amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT04129853
- Testing
- Cyberlegs Xleg
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
Clinical Outcomes With Passive MPKs vs. Powered Prosthetic Knees
The goal of this proposed project is to gather community-based data from the K4-level Transfemoral Amputee (TFA) population to aid in evidence-based prescription of powered prosthetic knees (i.e., choosing the right device to…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Lower, Prosthesis User
- Trial name
- NCT05267639
- Testing
- Power Knee
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.