Clinical trials: Amputations
Amputation, Diabetes
Vacuum Suspension: Effects on Tissue Oxygenation, Activity and Fit
The fit of the residual limb within a prosthetic socket is a primary concern for many amputees. A poor fit can lead to skin irritation, tissue breakdown, and pain.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Diabetes, Leg Injuries, Traumatic Amputations
- Trial name
- NCT00117793
- Testing
- Total Surface Bearing Suction Socket, Vacuum assisted socket system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Periodontal Diseases, Furcation Defects
Vital Root Amputation in Molars With Advanced Periodontal Furcation Involvement: a Preliminary Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to test in 10 patients with advanced furcation involvement on molars. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: Is it possible to carry out root resection without endodontic treatment on…
- Trial name
- NCT05721313
- Testing
- root resection
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera, Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele
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
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
Walking Strategies in Usual Locomotion of Lower Limb Amputees
Amputation is a life-altering event with an immediate and obvious effect on daily life activities and quality of life. Asymmetrical movements of the lower limbs and compensatory strategies during walking are associated with an…
- Trial name
- STRAAL (NCT05420623)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FondationbHopale
Amputation
Investigation of Embodiment for Upper Limb Amputees
Today, prosthetic hands are numb. They provide no tactile or proprioceptive sensory information back to the user. The lack of sensory feedback has been shown to reduce the utility of a prosthesis by half.
- Trial name
- NISRL (NCT04578327)
- Testing
- Prosthetic hand, Peripheral Nerve Interface
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
People With Lower Limb Amputation That Are Ambulatory
Assessment of Socket Shapes Made by Central Fabrication Facilities
Quality and accuracy of prosthetic sockets manufactured by central fabrication facilities may be lacking. Poor quality manufacturing can be detrimental to socket fit in amputees and may require more work by prosthetists to…
- Trial name
- NCT01245504
- Testing
- Assessed for socket fit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Amputation
Controlling Locomotion Over Continuously Varying Activities for Agile Powered Prosthetic Legs
The overall goal of this project is to model human joint biomechanics over continuously-varying locomotion to enable adaptive control of powered above-knee prostheses.
- Trial name
- NCT06138977
- Testing
- Powered prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Amputation Stumps
A Comparative Analysis Between College Park Sidekick Feet and Conventional Stubby Prosthesis
The purpose of this study is to compare the College Park Sidekicks to conventional stubby prosthetics to investigate their effects on bilateral above-knee-amputee gait velocity, exertion, and balance.
- Trial name
- NCT02921295
- Testing
- Sidekick Stubbies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Angela DeCandia
Prosthesis User, Amputation; Traumatic, Limb, Lower
Strategic Research Program 17 (VUB Funding)
Objectives: The main objectives are to determine neural dynamics during gait using electro-encephalography as well as brain sources and to investigate the attentional demand during walking in able-bodied individuals, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03498872
- Testing
- AMPfoot 4.0, No intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Infection Rate After Fingertip Amputation
Prophylactic Antibiotic in Treatment of Fingertip Amputation
Fingertip amputation is a common injury. Considerable controversy exists as to whether prophylactic antibiotics are necessary for this injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02077400
- Testing
- Cephazolin
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Amputation
Evaluating and Improving Assistive Robotic Devices Continuously and in Real-time
The goal of this research is to determine a quick, accurate and unobtrusive way to optimize the performance of powered assistive devices like ankle exoskeleton or prostheses.
- Trial name
- NCT03632252
- Testing
- Powered ankle prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
A Comparison of External Mechanical Work Between Different Prosthetic Feet
Recent dysvascular and diabetic amputees as well as older, long-term traumatic amputees are at risk of functional decline, joint degeneration, skin breakdown and further limb loss due to the forces placed on the contralateral…
- Trial name
- SEW (NCT01340807)
- Testing
- Specialized Functional Prosthetic Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Miami VA Healthcare System
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
Amputation
Massage on Pain Levels, Range of Motion, and Muscle Strength in Unilateral Lower Limb Amputees
The purpose of this graduate research study is to explore the therapeutic benefits of Myofascial Release massage on lower limb amputees with pain levels, range of motion, and muscle strength.
- Trial name
- NCT03389334
- Testing
- massage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Diabetic Foot, Wound Healing Delayed
Ultrasonic Enhancement Delivery of Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Nanoparticles for Diabetic Management of the Foot
The enhancement of cGMP levels at the wound site has shown beneficial effects in wound healing. Thus, topical or systemic application of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, for example, sildenafil (Viagra), which is well-known…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot, Wound Healing Delayed, Diabete Mellitus, Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT07690566
- Testing
- Tadalafil
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Deraya University
Ambulation With the "Take Home" or Passive Prosthesis, Ambulation With the Motorized Prosthesis in the "Off" Configuration
Investigation of Motorized Lower-limb Prostheses
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a motorized prosthesis can improve mobility in individuals with amputation. The main question it aims to answer is: Does motorized prosthesis improve ambulation speed, balance…
- Conditions
- Ambulation With the "Take Home" or Passive Prosthesis, Ambulation With the Motorized Prosthesis in the "Off" Configuration, Ambulation With the Motorized Prosthesis in the "Transparent" Condition, Ambulation With the Motorized Prosthesis in the "Powered" Condition
- Trial name
- NCT07584707
- Testing
- Passive prosthesis, Motorized prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Amputation
Reduction of Shear Forces Using Semi-flexible Sockets on Transtibial Amputees
The purpose of this graduate student research study, is to test two different sockets for comfort and test what pressures are created by the socket during daily activities.
- Trial name
- NCT03390153
- Testing
- semi flexible socket, rigid fiber socket
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Perineural, Methylene Blue
Perineural Methylene Blue Infusion in Lower Limb Amputation Surgery
This prospective randomized controlled study will be conducted to evaluate the analgesic effect of continuous perineural infusion of methylene blue with bupivacaine on acute postoperative pain and to evaluate its preventive role…
- Conditions
- Perineural, Methylene Blue, Lower Limb Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT05830630
- Testing
- Bupivacaine methylene blue, bupivacaine saline
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tanta University