Clinical trials: Amputation of Lower Limb Below Knee
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
The Effects of Small Variations in Shoe Heel Height on Gait in People With a Transtibial Amputation
Prosthetic alignment is important for walking function and walking comfort in people with a transtibial amputation (TTA). Prosthetic alignment is defined as the position of prosthetic parts relative to the body and to each other.
- Trial name
- NCT04641845
- Testing
- Cork inlay wedge
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sint Maartenskliniek
Amputation of Lower Limb Below Knee, Unilateral
Safety and Efficacy of Vibro-tactile Feedback for Patients Who Underwent Lower Limb Amputation
Prosthetics research has grown recently, focusing on bionic approaches that restore bodily functions with technical aids. One method involves using prostheses with feedback systems, which measure physical parameters and provide…
- Trial name
- NCT05895253
- Testing
- vibrotactile ground-contact feedback
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology - The research center in cooperation with AUVA
Stroke, Parkinson Disease
C-STAR Movement Database
The purpose of this study is to develop a database that contains movement and rehabilitation-related data collected through the use of wearable sensors and video.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Parkinson Disease, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
- Trial name
- NCT05471375
- Testing
- Database Entry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Transtibial Amputation - Unilateral, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee
Prosthetic Satisfaction, Body Image, and ICF Outcomes After Amputation
Lower limb amputation affects not only physical mobility but also psychological well-being, body perception, and involvement in daily and social life.
- Conditions
- Transtibial Amputation - Unilateral, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee, Body Image, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- ICF (NCT07385859)
- Testing
- No intervention (observational study)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
Effects of Wearing a Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis on Amputee Walking
Amputees wearing a conventional prosthesis require 20-30% more metabolic energy to walk at the same speeds as non-amputees and this discrepancy is more apparent at faster walking speeds.
- Trial name
- NCT00869947
- Testing
- Powered ankle-foot prosthesis, No device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
NIH Release/Relock Socket
The goal of the research is to create and evaluate a new technology for management of daily residual limb fluid volume fluctuation.
- Trial name
- NCT04305782
- Testing
- Release/Relock Socket - In Lab, Release/Relock Socket - Out of Lab, Release/Relock Socket & Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitor Risk of Below-Knee Lower Extremity Amputation: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using a Large Claims Database in the United States
The purpose of the study is to estimate the incidence of below-knee lower extremity amputation in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) participants newly exposed to sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i)/ non-SGLT2i…
- Trial name
- NCT02857764
- Volunteers
- 127,690 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Comprehensive Evaluation of the Passive Talaris Demonstrator
The passive Talaris Demonstrator (TD) is developed in continuation of previous prototypes. The main goal of the experiment is to evaluate the effectiveness of TD during daily activities.
- Trial name
- NCT05127993
- Testing
- Passive Talaris Demonstrator
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Amputation, Lower Limb
Virtual Reality in the Rehabilitation in Patients With Lower Limb Amputation.
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the impact of virtual reality on rehabilitation for the patients after a major amputation.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Lower Limb, Rehabilitation, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- NCT05773560
- Testing
- virtual reality rehabilitation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Erlangen
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Safety/Feasibility Study of HBOC-201 in Amputation at/Below Knee From Critical Lower Limb Ischemia
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and feasibility of HBOC-201 in increasing adequate wound healing in patients with severe peripheral vascular disease who are undergoing lower limb amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT00300040
- Testing
- Hemoglobin glutamer 250 - bovine, 6% Hydroxyethylstarch
- Where
- 5 sites in South Africa, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Biopure Corporation
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Human-Prosthetic Interaction: Brain & Technology After Lower-Limb Loss
This study evaluates brain neuroplasticity and functional performance in people with unilateral lower limb amputation.
- Trial name
- HumanIT (NCT05818410)
- Testing
- Prosthetic device (Lunaris), No prosthetic device, Prosthetic device (Sach foot)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 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
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Restoration of Normative Postural Control
The objective of this proposal is to investigate the effects of training to use direct electromyographic (dEMG) control of a powered prosthetic ankle on transtibial amputees'. The aimed questions to answer: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06452186
- Testing
- direct EMG controlled prosthetic ankle, PT guided prosthetic training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Peripheral Arterial Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease
The Effect of Ischemic Conditioning on Strength and Ambulation in Subjects with PAD
Lower limb amputation is common in the United States, with approximately 150,000 amputations annually. Most individuals walking with a prosthesis demonstrate asymmetrical loading-i.e., they favor the amputated side by placing…
- Conditions
- Peripheral Arterial Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation Knee
- Trial name
- NCT04937179
- Testing
- Ischemic Conditioning High - Active Comparator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
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
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee
Study on a Prosthetic Foot With Adjustable Heel Height
Most prosthetic feet have a fixed heel height, which requires users to always wear shoes with the same heel height. A fixed heel height is a significant constraint, whereas the ability to choose one's clothing freely is an…
- Trial name
- ADJUST (NCT07214493)
- Testing
- Taleo Adjust, The usual participant's foot
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Otto Bock France SNC
Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee
Clinical Application Observation on the Evaluation of Phantom Limb Pain With the Suralis System
This study tests whether a vibration-based feedback device (Suralis) can reduce phantom limb pain in people with lower-leg amputations over 3 weeks.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Knee
- Trial name
- NCT07324109
- Testing
- Vibrotactile sensory feedback
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Median
Lower Extremity Amputation
Improving Prosthetic Provision in Rural Communities: Limb Scanning With Caregiver Assistance
When the prosthetic socket of a Veteran with a lower limb amputation no longer fits or is damaged beyond repair, a new prosthetic socket is warranted.
- Trial name
- NCT05884203
- Testing
- Caregiver socket, Prosthetist socket
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Influence of Socket Volume on Prosthesis Performance
The purpose of this study is to investigate how residual limb fluid volume, gait, prosthesis use, perceived comfort, and satisfaction with the prosthesis are affected by size of the prosthetic socket.
- Trial name
- CAD (NCT02124915)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Mastectomy, Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow
Cryoanalgesia to Prevent Acute and Chronic Pain Following Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham-Controlled Study
The ultimate objective of the proposed line of research is to determine if cryoanalgesia is an effective adjunctive treatment for pain in the period immediately following various painful surgical procedures; and, if this…
- Conditions
- Mastectomy, Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow, Upper Limb Amputation Above Elbow, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee
- Trial name
- NCT03578237
- Testing
- Cryoneurolysis (active)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego