Clinical trials: Extremity Amputation
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
Upper Limb Loss Perturbation Response
Recent investigations have suggested that persons with upper limb loss experience a high prevalence of falls with a quarter of reported falls resulting from a trip.
- Trial name
- NCT04274218
- Testing
- Perturbation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Critical Limb Ischemia
Validation of OxyVu for Assessing Level of Amputation With Comparison to Other Modalities
Correlation of(OxyVu) values to to ABI, TBP, and TCOM in patients scheduled for foot level amputation because of critical limb ischemia, infection, or tissue necrosis.
- Trial name
- LOA (NCT00767923)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HyperMed
Stroke, Parkinson Disease
Wearable Airbag Technology to Mitigate Falls in Individuals With High Fall Risk
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a smart airbag system that detects and mitigates fall-related impact in individuals with high fall risk.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Parkinson Disease, Lower Limb Amputation Knee, Fall Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05076565
- Testing
- Airbag Belt Fall Protection System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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
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
Upper Limb Amputees
The Effect of Amputation on Spatial Visual Representation in Peripersonal Space
In this study, we wish to find behavioral evidence for the question whether an amputation of the arm can lead to changes in visual perception or motor responses to objects in peripersonal space.
- Trial name
- NCT00458757
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity, Cartilage Degeneration
The Assessment of Talar Cartilage in Patients With Unilateral Traumatic Transtibial Amputation
Increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA) has been previously demonstrated in patients with lower limb amputation. Although there are many studies on knee joint of intact limb of amputees in the literature, the number of studies on…
- Trial name
- NCT04486534
- Testing
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Amputation, Traumatic
Studying Electromyographic Activity in Patients With Upper Limb Amputations
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which the Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface ( i.e. reinnervation of partial muscle grafts by residual peripheral nerves) enables both the generation of…
- Trial name
- NCT02956603
- Testing
- Fine wire EMG electrodes
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Prosthesis User, Amputation; Traumatic, Limb, Lower
Criteria for Advanced Prosthetic Foot Prescription
The purpose of this study is to develop criteria for prosthetic foot prescription for Veterans and Service Members with transtibial limb loss.
- Trial name
- NCT03505983
- Testing
- ESR Prosthetic Foot First, Articulating ESR Prosthetic Foot First, Powered Prosthetic Foot First
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA New York Harbor Healthcare System
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.
Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls
Evaluating Methods to Replicate Stumbles and Slips During Walking
This protocol outlines a study designed to investigate three different methodologies for inducing gait perturbations. Subjects will be divided into two groups: prosthetic users and able-bodied individuals.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls, Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT07175714
- Testing
- Methodologies to induce gait perturbations
- Where
- 2 sites in Iceland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Amputation of Upper Limb
Virtual Reality Prosthetic Training and Rehabilitation
The proposed project is to develop an effective prosthetic training and rehabilitation regimen, with the use of virtual reality, to return patients to the highest level of independence and functioning possible.
- Trial name
- NCT02666859
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Amputation
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Study (TMR)
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of targeted muscle reinnervation on the outcomes of amputees at a level 1 trauma center.
- Trial name
- TMR (NCT05408520)
- Testing
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Phantom Limb
Study to Identify the Genetic Variations Associated With Phantom Limb Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a genetic component to phantom limb pain. DNA will be analyzed for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) between the control and phantom limb pain group.
- Trial name
- NCT01462448
- Testing
- Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 726 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Elevated Metabolic Cost
The Effect of Gait Training Using Virtual Reality and Real-Time Feedback on Physiological and Functional Gait Performance in Persons With a Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation
To assess the carryover effect of an innovative new gait training program on physiological and functional gait performance in persons with a traumatic lower extremity amputation.
- Trial name
- VRVO2 (NCT01225432)
- Testing
- Gait Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
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