Clinical trials: Limb Amputation
Lower Limb Amputation
Study of Locomotor Expectations for Ascending/Descending Slope and Stairs in Patients With Limb Amputations
Patients with lower limb amputations are equipped with prostheses that can be mechanical and/or electronic. These prostheses can be mono-articular (only the ankle) or bi-articular (knee and ankle for example).
- Trial name
- JCE (NCT04030650)
- Testing
- Functional analyses, 3D analysis of walking and balance
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation
Venous Thromboembolism and Chronic Pain After Major Limb Trauma
Major limb trauma is associated with a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) due to systemic inflammation, endothelial injury, immobilization, and hypercoagulability.
- Conditions
- VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Due to Injury
- Trial name
- THROMBO-PAIN (NCT07475910)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)
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
Amputation
Feasibility of Neural Feedback for Lower Limb Amputees
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of providing sensation of the missing limb to individuals with lower limb loss, including above and below knee amputees.
- Trial name
- NCT03409133
- Testing
- Stimulating nerve electrodes and intramuscular recording electrodes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Amputation of Lower Limb
Assessment of Safety and Performances of a 3D Printed Prosthetic Foot: A Pilot Study
A dynamic energy storage and return foot prosthesis is a type of prosthesis designed to mimic and restore the functionality and natural movement of the limb that has been amputated.
- Trial name
- NCT06938087
- Testing
- 3D printed prosthesis foot, Current prosthesis foot
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro
Transradial Amputation, Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow
A Computer-Aided Design Approach for Customized Soft Transradial Prosthetic Sockets Using 3D Scanning
The purpose of this research is to create an intelligent robotic hand for people who have lost a limb below their elbow. By using artificial intelligence to adaptively grasp different types of objects, this will improve both the…
- Conditions
- Transradial Amputation, Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow, Upper Limb Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT07437664
- Testing
- AI-Powered Robotic Hand
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Al-Nahrain University
Pain Management, Pain
Silencing Neuroma Pain-Botulinum Toxin Versus Local Anesthetic Injection
Neuroma-related pain is a frequent and disabling condition after limb trauma and amputation. Available treatments often provide short-lasting or insufficient analgesia.
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation
- Trial name
- SILENCE-NEUROM (NCT07431944)
- Testing
- Botulinium toxin type A injection, Local Anesthesia
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)
Stump Neuroma, Residual Limb Pain
Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Steroid Injection for Stump Neuroma
This prospective clinical study aims to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation and ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection in individuals with symptomatic stump neuroma following lower extremity…
- Conditions
- Stump Neuroma, Residual Limb Pain, Lower Extremity Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT07431424
- Testing
- Radiofrequency ablation alone, Corticosteroid Injection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Lower Limb Amputation, Prosthesis User
Clinical and Psychological Adjustment of Patients With LLA: a Multidisciplinary Rehabilitative Intervention Project
Most of the limb amputation related to vascular disease is often secondary to a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The amputation involves significant motor, psychological, and social challenges for patients, with a major…
- Trial name
- AMPADinRehab (NCT06471855)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary Conventional and Technology-based Rehabilitation, Multidisciplinary Conventional Rehabilitation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Pediatric, Neuropathic Pain
Amputations in Childhood and Neuropathic Pain
This observational study aims to assess the presence of neuropathic pain in children and adolescents who underwent limb amputation during childhood.
- Conditions
- Pediatric, Neuropathic Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Amputation
- Trial name
- NAPE (NCT07401966)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hopitaux de Saint-Maurice
Symptomatic Neuroma, Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation
Evaluation of RPNI for Symptomatic Neuromas in Lower Limb Amputees
This prospective, observational cohort study evaluates the long-term outcomes of Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI) surgery in patients with major lower extremity amputations suffering from symptomatic neuromas.
- Conditions
- Symptomatic Neuroma, Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Residual Limb Pain, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- RPNI-AMPUTEE (NCT07420192)
- Testing
- Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI) Surgery
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Prosthesis, Lower Limb Amputation Knee
Clinical and Functional Assessment of Patients With Transfemoral Amputation Treated With Osteointegrated Implant
Limb amputation is a traumatic event that significantly reduces the ability to perform daily activities, impairs mobility, and lowers quality of life.
- Conditions
- Prosthesis, Lower Limb Amputation Knee, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
- Trial name
- OSTEO-OUTCOME (NCT06737770)
- Testing
- osseointegrated surgery for transfemoral amputation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow
Evaluation of a Multi-electrode Prosthesis Control System for Real-world Tasks Performance in Individuals With Upper Limb Transradial Amputation
This study tests how well the Phantom X prosthesis control system works. The system helps control a prosthetic hand using muscle signals from the arm. You'll wear a non-invasive version for one day in the clinic.
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT07071584)
- Testing
- Cutaneous Prosthesis Control System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Phantom Neuro 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
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee
Microenvironment in Patients Undergoing Non-traumatic Amputation
The microenvironment of the amputation stump in patients undergoing non-traumatic transfemoral amputation will be investigated with a combination of microdialysis and tissue sampling.
- Trial name
- MiAMII (NCT07384689)
- Testing
- ciNPWT, SSD
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Amputation, Surgical, Pain Management
Early Postoperative Pain Following a Limb Amputation
The primary aim of this study is to characterize the trajectory of pain and functional recovery in the first post-operative period following a limb amputation.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Surgical, Pain Management, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- Pain-Amp (NCT07393139)
- Testing
- Pain assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Amputation, Prosthesis User
Effects of Microprocessor-controlled Prosthetic Knees on Fall-related Health Outcomes in Limited Community Ambulators
The goal of this study is to find out if using microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees (MPKs), prosthetic knees with a built-in computer, improves health outcomes related to falls in adults who use above-knee prostheses.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Prosthesis User, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg: Thigh, Between Hip and Knee, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Lower
- Trial name
- NCT06937242
- Testing
- Ottobock C-Leg 4 Microprocessor Knee, Ottobock Kenevo
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education, LLC
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
Lower Limb Amputation
Psychometric Evaluation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Lower Extremity Amputation
The purpose of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in individuals with lower extremity amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT07379320
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation
Operant Conditioning of Sensory Brain Responses to Reduce Phantom Limb Pain in People With Limb Amputation
The study will investigate the application of a non-pharmacological operant conditioning approach to reduce phantom limb pain (PLP). PLP afflicts 60-90% people who have lost a limb.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation, Upper Limb Amputation, Phantom Pain
- Trial name
- OCS-PLP (NCT05880251)
- Testing
- Operant Conditioning with Peripheral Stimulation, Control Group with Peripheral Stimulation Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development