Clinical trials: Amputation, open to volunteers
Amputation
Early Evaluation of the Introduction of Pre- and Post-operative Psychological and Physiotherapeutic Follow-up in Vascular Surgery in Amputee Patients
An amputation represents a real ordeal for the person who will have to overcome the loss of a limb and face long months of rehabilitation. It is most often carried out following arterial insufficiency.
- Trial name
- EPKIVA (NCT04750876)
- Testing
- Conventional support, Specific care, including the intervention of a psychologist and a physical therapist.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
Amputation Stump, Burn Injury
Hypertrophic Scar Prosthetic Pressure in Burn Amputee
Amputation following burn injury is rare but complex, affecting predominantly younger individuals with extensive burns, particularly electrical injuries, and often resulting in residual limbs characterized by scarring…
- Conditions
- Amputation Stump, Burn Injury, Pressure Distribution, Pressure Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT07850557
- Testing
- Skin assessment of prothesis interface and control area, Interface pressure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Traumatic Injury, Burns
Pilot Feasibility Trial of a Peer Support Program for Trauma Survivors
Traumatic injuries from events like car crashes, falls, or fires are a leading cause of disability. Survivors often face not only physical challenges but also long-lasting pain, mental health challenges and difficulty returning…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Injury, Burns, Amputation, Mental Health Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT07275892
- Testing
- Cross-continuum Peer Support Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Transtibial Amputation, Peripheral Artery Disease
Optimizing Gait Rehabilitation for Veterans With Non-traumatic Lower Limb Amputation
The population of older Veterans with non-traumatic lower limb amputation is growing. Following lower limb amputation, asymmetrical movements persist during walking and likely contribute to disabling sequelae including secondary…
- Conditions
- Transtibial Amputation, Peripheral Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- GEM (NCT03995238)
- Testing
- Error-augmentation gait training, Error-correction gait training, Supervised walking
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Nose Cancer, Rhinectomy
Functional and Aesthetic Comparison of Surgical Nasal Reconstruction Versus Nasal Prosthesis (Epithesis) After Total or Subtotal Nasal Amputation
CERNAS is a prospective, multicenter, non-interventional study comparing the functional and aesthetic outcomes of two rehabilitation strategies after total or subtotal nasal amputation: surgical reconstruction (primarily…
- Trial name
- CERNAS (NCT07674030)
- Testing
- SCHNOS score
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital NOVO
Transfemoral Amputation, Limb Loss
Effect of a Microprocessor-controlled Prosthetic Knee Joint on K2 Level Ambulators
Microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) automatically adjust resistance or damping in the joint to improve swing- and/or stance-phase control as appropriate for the prosthesis user during gait.
- Conditions
- Transfemoral Amputation, Limb Loss, Limb Absence
- Trial name
- MPK-K2 (NCT07103798)
- Testing
- College Park ICON, Conventional NMPK
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Assessment of the Prosthetic System Impact on Mental Workload in Above-knee Lower Limb Amputees.
New generation of lower limb prosthesis provide improved functionalities. They are usually studied in the scope of biomechanics, sometimes PROMs like quality of life.
- Trial name
- INCREMENT (NCT06635655)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Proteor Group
Amputation
Detecting Change in Muscle Parameters, Pain, and Function With NMES for TTA
The proposal aims to investigate a non-invasive, cost-effective method for rebuilding muscle mass in individuals with transtibial limb loss.
- Trial name
- NCT06830876
- Testing
- Chattanooga Continuum Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara Peterson-Snyder
Transfemoral Amputation
Metabolic Cost of Walking With Passive vs. Powered Prosthetic Knees Among Persons With Limb Loss
The purpose of this industry-initiated research study is to test that a powered microprocessor controlled knee improves metabolic function during walking in level and sloped conditions as compared to the subject's physician…
- Trial name
- NCT05831696
- Testing
- Powered Microprocessor-controlled Knee (PMPK)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Wound Surgical, Wound Infection
PINTA - Prophylactic Incisional Negative Pressure Therapy for Major Amputations
Post-operative wound issues in abdominal surgery have a significant impact on patient outcomes. This study is taking place to investigate if Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) dressings reduces Surgical Site Infections, post…
- Conditions
- Wound Surgical, Wound Infection, Cosmesis
- Trial name
- PINTA (NCT06025253)
- Testing
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Standard Wound Dressing
- Where
- 7 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 728 people
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Amputation, Surgical, Phantom Limb Pain
Prevention of PostAmputation Pain With Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
The goal of this study is to compare postamputation pain (phantom limb pain and residual limb pain) one year postoperatively in patients who received a lower extremity amputation (LEA) with standard nerve handling (neurectomy)…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Surgical, Phantom Limb Pain, Neuroma Amputation, Surgery
- Trial name
- PreventPAP (NCT06719245)
- Testing
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR), Standard neurectomy
- Where
- 7 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Amputation, Traumatic, Wounds and Injury
Human Upper Extremity Allotransplantation: F/U Protocol
Upper extremity allotransplantation is a new procedure which is becoming more common in the United States. Ongoing data collection for research purposes is vital to the long-term assessment as to the safety of the procedure and…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Traumatic, Wounds and Injury, Hand Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03400345
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Diabetes Mellitus, Transfemoral Amputation
Effectiveness of an Inpatient Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Training Model in Patients With Vascular and Metabolic Transfemoral Amputation
Patients with vascular and metabolic transfemoral amputations experience substantial functional limitations and high rates of prosthetic abandonment.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Transfemoral Amputation, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Vascular Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT07665775
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion
Lower-Limb Amputation
Motorized Prostheses for Lower-limb Amputees
The investigators will assess biomechanical and functional mobility outcomes in individuals with unilateral, above-knee amputations using different knee/ankle configurations of a lightweight powered prosthesis and different…
- Trial name
- NCT07486063
- Testing
- Powered and passive lower limb prosthesis and control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Frostbite
Epoprostenol Plus Conventional Therapy in COld and Frostbite Injury (ECCO)
Severe frostbite injury can result in significant lifelong disability and amputation. Various medicines, including intravenous vasodilators (prostaglandins/iloprost, pentoxifylline, buflomedil) along with thrombolytics…
- Trial name
- ECCO (NCT07424378)
- Testing
- Standard of care plus Epoprostenol infusion for 8 hours (hrs) per day up to 5 days maximum
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Prosthesis User, Prosthesis
Optimize Pattern Recognition Control of Powered Upper Limb Prosthesis
This study is focused on optimizing methods for controlling upper-limb myoelectric prosthetic arms. If you are enrolled in this study you would be expected to visit one of the research sites for approximately 5 in-lab visits…
- Conditions
- Prosthesis User, Prosthesis, Prosthetic, Upper Limb Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT07850544
- Testing
- Condition A: Electrode Configuration, Condition B: Electrode Configuration, Condition C: Electrode Configuration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.
Limb Pain, Phantom, Residual Limbs Pain
Pain and Disability Outcomes in Post Amputation Patients
The objective of this study is to evaluate efficacy of varied medical and procedural therapies used to treat pain after surgical amputation of a limb.
- Conditions
- Limb Pain, Phantom, Residual Limbs Pain, Disability Physical
- Trial name
- NCT05716321
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Amputation
Prosthetic Socket Fit Testing System
Ensuring a well fitting prosthetic socket is a major challenge in the care of people with amputation. Poor fit causes pain, skin issues, reduced mobility, and lower satisfaction, affecting daily activity and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07491614
- Testing
- Prosthetic socket fit testing system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Amputation; Traumatic, Hand
Prospective Study on the Role of Intravenous Unfractionated Heparin Following Digital Replantation and Revascularization
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of therapeutic dose intravenous heparin at improving replantation/revascularization success and its indications (if any) in participants who have suffered traumatic…
- Trial name
- NCT04725201
- Testing
- Intravenous unfractionated heparin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Amputation
Influence Of A Slope Adaptive Foot On Participation Of Veterans With Lower-Limb Amputations
Veterans with below-knee amputations are limited by prosthetic feet that cannot adapt to sloped and uneven terrain. This limitation results in reduced mobility, reduced balance confidence, and a higher risk of falls among some…
- Trial name
- NCT07266077
- Testing
- Fillauer Slope Adaptive Foot, Fillauer Motion Foot SLX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development