Clinical trials: Limb Amputation
Amputation, Physical Activity
Targeting Balance Confidence to Increase Community Integration in Users of Prostheses
Low balance confidence occurs when an individual perceives they have limited ability to maintain their balance while performing a specific task of daily living.
- Trial name
- NCT03411148
- Testing
- Weekly exercise sessions with physical therapist and psychologist, Home-based exercises
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
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
Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Prosthetic Performance Enhancement Trial
The purpose of this research is to determine the feasibility of an uneven terrain walking program for lower limb prosthesis users.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation at Ankle (Injury)
- Trial name
- PROSPER (NCT06419920)
- Testing
- Flat terrain locomotor training, Uneven terrain locomotor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Comparative Effectiveness Between Microprocessor Knees and Non-Microprocessor Knees
This study will assess if the functional performance and musculoskeletal outcome of transfemoral amputees are improved after receiving a Microprocessor Knee (MPK) compared to a Non-Microprocessor Knees (NMPK).
- Trial name
- MPK-AOPA (NCT02240186)
- Testing
- Microprocessor Knee (MPK), Non-Microprocessor Knee (NMPK)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Phantom Limb Pain, Phantom Pain
Study of Phantom Limb Pain Using Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Stimulation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of neuromodulation for relief of phantom limb pain (PLP) using peripheral nerve (PNS) and spinal cord (SCS) stimulation with implantable electrodes.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Phantom Pain, Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT05650931
- Testing
- Implantation of PNS electrodes during surgery, mapping to select sites with the best effect and pain modulation., SCS electrode implantation at surgery, mapping to select sites with the best effect and pain modulation., EEG to search for phantom pain biomarkers
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Artur Biktimirov
Amputation, Prosthesis User
Optimizing Prosthetic Prescription to Mitigate the Effects of Perspiration
The specific aim of this research is to compare three clinically available liners, each intended to address problems of residual limb perspiration, with the as-prescribed liner of lower limb prosthesis user and determine their…
- Trial name
- NCT07024342
- Testing
- Liner perforated with very small diameter holes, Liner perforated with somewhat larger diameter holes, Liner-liner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Lower Limb Amputation, Drop Foot
Evaluating Mobility Interventions in the Real World
This study is intended to test the comparative biomechanical benefits of different lower-limb prostheses and orthoses using data collected over extended periods of everyday life using wearable sensors.
- Trial name
- NCT04275973
- Testing
- Lower limb prostheses, Orthoses for Drop-foot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Amputation
Socket Geometry and Clinical Outcomes of Manual vs Digital Sockets for Lower-limb Amputees
The most important aspect of a lower-limb prosthesis is the socket as the interface between the human and the mechanical prosthetic system.
- Trial name
- NCT06504303
- Testing
- 3D-printed socket
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- West Park Healthcare Centre
Transtibial Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation
Impact of Footwear on Gait in Unilateral Transtibial Amputees
The goal of this interventional study is to learn how different types of footwear affect gait, stability, comfort, and walking performance in adults with a unilateral transtibial amputation who use a lower limb prosthesis.
- Conditions
- Transtibial Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation, Prosthesis Users
- Trial name
- NCT07685496
- Testing
- Own Footwear, Oxford Shoe, Walking/Running Shoe
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salford