Clinical trials: Limb Amputation
Amputation, Traumatic, Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
What is the Optimal Stiffness and Height of a Running-specific Prosthesis?
The proposed study aims to characterize the effects of running-specific leg prosthetic stiffness and height during on performance during running and sprinting to optimize running-specific prosthesis prescription.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Traumatic, Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity, Wounds and Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02318979
- Testing
- Otto Bock prosthesis, Ossur prosthesis, Freedom Innovations prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Arthroplasty Complications, Amputation
Clinical Trial Comparing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Standard Dry Dressings
Negative pressure dressings are currently widely used in wound management. Their use is gradually being extended to surgical scars.
- Conditions
- Arthroplasty Complications, Amputation, Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Trial name
- BERLYTZ (NCT04520841)
- Testing
- Prevena TM, Dry dressing
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Lower Limb Amputation
Evaluation of a Novel Transfemoral Prosthetic Socket System
The purpose of the study is to evaluate residual limb circulation and skin health associated with the use of a novel prosthetic transfemoral socket system.
- Trial name
- NCT01846845
- Testing
- Conventional Prosthetic Transfemoral Socket System, Novel Prosthetic transfemoral socket system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio Willow Wood
Upper Limb Amputation
Functional Performance of Voluntary Opening and Closing Body Powered Prostheses
This study will compare the functional performance of voluntary opening (VO) and voluntary closing (VC) body powered prostheses.
- Trial name
- NCT02136238
- Testing
- Hosmer 5XA voluntary opening hook, TRS Grip 3 voluntary closing hook
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Amputation, Surgical
Improving Prosthetic Arms for Amputee: A Better Fit and More Functionality
This research and development will improve upon and investigate the potential validity of an innovative new transradial socket and harness design (the KSH system) that offers an alternative to standard hard sockets and rubber…
- Trial name
- KSH (NCT05990062)
- Testing
- K-Socket-Harness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Amputation, Ultrasonography
Core Muscle Function and Postural Control in Lower Extremity Amputees
The primary aim of this study is to determine the effect of amputation on core muscle groups by comparing core muscle thickness in individuals with lower extremity amputation to both their intact side and a healthy control group…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Ultrasonography, Postural Control, Balance
- Trial name
- usg (NCT07875075)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Amputation
Mirror Therapy for Phantom Limb Pain
This study, conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), will explore the phenomenon of phantom limb pain (a continued feeling of pain in an amputated limb) and will use…
- Trial name
- NCT00623818
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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
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
Phantom Limb Pain
Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (PMS) Effects on Somatosensory Perception in Patients with Upper Limb Amputation
The study investigates the capabilities of peripheral magnetic stimulation (PMS) as a tool for creating somatosensory sensations of various submodalities and analyzing the dynamics of bioelectric signals of the brain (using…
- Trial name
- NCT06813937
- Testing
- Procedure: Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (PMS), Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Amputation, Neuroma Amputation
Effect of Prophylactic TMR and RPNI on Neuroma and Phantom Limb Pain
The purpose of this study is to analyze the efficacy of novel interventions in post-amputation surgical care (specifically Targeted Muscle Reinnervation and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface) on post-amputation pain and…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Neuroma Amputation, Phantom Limb Pain, Residual Limbs
- Trial name
- NCT05344261
- Testing
- Targeted Muscle Re-innervation, Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface, Standard Post-Amputation Surgical Care
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Neuropathic Pain, Amputation, Traumatic
Reiki for the Management of Neuropathic Pain
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, repeated measures study with intention-to-treat that involves exposure to Reiki therapy or a placebo control intervention for a total of six treatments, three…
- Trial name
- Reiki4Pain (NCT02328703)
- Testing
- Reiki Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
Prosthesis User, Amputation
Robot-assisted Exercise in Patients With Amputation Using Myoelectric Prosthesis
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a robot-assisted biofeedback exercise program on grip strength, movement speed, coordination, functional status, depressive status, and quality of life in patients with a…
- Trial name
- NCT04030585
- Testing
- Robot, Home exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Diabetic Foot, Lower Limb Wound
Diabetic Foot Care and Limb Preservation Pathway: Developmental Evaluation Study
University Health Network (UHN), working together with local primary care practitioners, patients, and community healthcare services is developing a Diabetic Foot Care and Limb Preservation Care pathway.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot, Lower Limb Wound, Diabetes, Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT05446337
- Testing
- Open-Ended Semi-Structured Interview
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
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
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
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
Amputation
Quantification of Motor Compensation Following Biomechanical, Proprioceptive and Physiological Alterations Post-lower Limb Amputation.
Lower limb amputation causes segmental loss that alters locomotor organization. The human body, designed to function in a multisegmental manner, must adapt to this new configuration where segments are missing, depending on the…
- Trial name
- QAMPA (NCT06780943)
- Testing
- Biomechanics, Physiological, Proprioceptive
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Amputation
A Unique Body-Powered Terminal Device With Enhanced Grasping Capabilities for Individuals With Upper Limb Loss
We have developed a novel terminal device for a prosthetic arm that eliminates the functional tradeoffs seen in body-powered voluntary open devices.
- Trial name
- NCT07254247
- Testing
- Novel Prosthetic Hook, Control Hook (Light Spring), Control Hook (Heavy Spring)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Little Room Innovations, LLC
Upper Limb Amputation at the Wrist
A Bidirectional MyoKinetic Implanted Interface for Natural Control of Artificial Limbs
This is a European project that it will develop an innovative robotic hand prosthesis, whose movements can be controlled in a natural and intuitive way.
- Trial name
- MYKY (NCT06176482)
- Testing
- Magnetic markers implantation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Pisana