Clinical trials: Lower Extremity
Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease
Safety and Efficacy of Computer Assisted Surgery for Use in Vascular Surgery Procedures
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary safety and efficacy of the daVinci surgical system (computer-assisted surgery) for use in vascular surgery procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01136811
- Testing
- Computer assisted surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Intractable Neuropathic Pain, Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) for Neuropathic Pain of Back or Lower Extremity
The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy and patient preference for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) using the Precision device with the electrode array placed at T7 versus placement at T8.
- Conditions
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain, Pain, Back Pain, Lower Extremity Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00399841
- Testing
- Precision for Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Acute DVT of Lower Extremity
Vascular Boot Warming Program After Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) ± Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
The Researchers are studying whether a vascular boot warming program plus standard of care anticoagulation can be a safe and effective method to resolve Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) ±Pulmonary Embolism (PE) earlier and prevent…
- Trial name
- NCT03465735
- Testing
- Vascular Boot, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Lower Extremity or Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Bacterial Infection
Larval Debridement Therapy Versus Sharp Debridement to Remove Biofilm
This is a prospective study of Veterans with chronic lower extremity or diabetic foot ulcers who will be randomized to either a Larval Debridement Therapy group (Biobags every 4 days x 2 applications) or a Sharp Debridement…
- Trial name
- NCT02294175
- Testing
- Larval Debridement Therapy, Bedside Sharp Debridement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- North Florida Foundation for Research and Education
Peripheral Arterial Disease, Lower Extremity Arterial Disease
EverFlex Post Approval Study
This post-approval study is designed to confirm the long-term safety and effectiveness of the EverFlex™ Self-Expanding Stent System for the treatment of atherosclerotic superficial femoral artery (SFA) and proximal popliteal…
- Trial name
- DURABILITY PAS (NCT01680835)
- Testing
- EverFlex™ Self-Expanding Peripheral Stent System
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Endovascular
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
Lower Extremity Wound Infected, Venous Stasis Ulcers
V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Instillation Therapy vs V.A.C. Ulta™ Therapy on Biofilm in Chronically Infected Wounds
This study would like to determine if using negative pressure wound therapy with an instillation of .125% Dakins is more effective than using negative pressure wound therapy alone on biofilm removal, disruption and elimination in…
- Trial name
- NCT02009501
- Testing
- VAC VeraFlo with Dakins Instillation, VAC Ulta Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Orthopedic Surgery of Lower Extremity
Evaluation of Continuous Saphenous Nerve Block to Supplement a Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block After Ankle Surgery
A nerve block catheter is a small tube placed next to a nerve through a needle, and the needle is then removed. Numbing medicine is dripped through the tube to reduce pain sensation from the nerve.
- Trial name
- NCT01167907
- Testing
- 0.2% ropivacaine, saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Lower Extremity Amputation
Weight Loss Intervention for Individuals With Lower Extremity Amputation
The purpose of this study is to pilot test a program to help overweight and obese individuals with a lower extremity amputation (LEA) lose weight and become more physically active.
- Trial name
- MOVE-LEAP (NCT02085785)
- Testing
- Coached group, Self-directed control group, Screened only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Radiculopathy, Lower Extremity Radicular Pain
Somatosensory Profiling in Radicular Pain Patients And it's Correlation With Treatment Outcome
The investigators hypothesize that there may exist different quantitative sensory profiles between radicular pain patients who respond and those who do not respond to the standard therapy of epidural steroid injections (ESI).
- Trial name
- NCT02130258
- Testing
- Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST), Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Electrical Stimulation for Recovery of Ankle Dorsiflexion in Chronic Stroke Survivors
Ankle dorsiflexor weakness (paresis) is one of the most frequently persisting consequences of stroke. The purpose of this exploratory study is to compare two different treatments -- Contralaterally Controlled Neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiparesis, Lower Extremity Paresis
- Trial name
- NCT01029912
- Testing
- Electrical stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Chronic Ulcer of Lower Extremity
Topical Nitric Oxide Trial in Chronic Non-Healing Wounds
To determine the effects of topically applied ViaNOx-H for 8 hours daily for 2 weeks on the reduction of the bio-burden in biofilms on chronic non-healing wounds as recorded by measurements of wound size and wound culture.
- Trial name
- NCT00823095
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Venous Insufficiency, Venous Reflux
Effects of Non Contact Low Frequency Ultrasound in Healing Venous Leg Ulcers
This trial is a prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-center study of subjects presenting with chronic lower extremity venous ulcers.
- Conditions
- Venous Insufficiency, Venous Reflux, Lower Extremity Ulcer
- Trial name
- NCT01549860
- Testing
- MIST Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Celleration, Inc.
Lower Extremity Pain of a Mechanical Origin
Custom Molded Foot Orthoses Effect on Foot Kinematics and Lower Extremity Electromyography During Walking and Running.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of two types of in-shoe custom made orthotics in altering the motion of the foot and muscle activity of select muscles of the lower leg in individuals experiencing…
- Trial name
- SOLE (NCT02143947)
- Testing
- Maximal Arch Subtalar Stabilization, Full Contact Orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quinnipiac University
Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis of the Lower Extremity
Low-Dose Alteplase to Treat Blood Clots in Deep Leg Veins
This study will test the effectiveness of low-dose recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA, or alteplase) in dissolving blood clots in deep leg veins.
- Trial name
- NCT00082355
- Testing
- Alteplase (Activase, Genentech)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Richard Chang, M.D.
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
Effects of Wearing a Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis on Amputee Walking
Amputees wearing a conventional prosthesis require 20-30% more metabolic energy to walk at the same speeds as non-amputees and this discrepancy is more apparent at faster walking speeds.
- Trial name
- NCT00869947
- Testing
- Powered ankle-foot prosthesis, No device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Superficial Thrombophlebitis, Upper Extremity Superficial Thrombophlebitis
Management of Superficial Thrombophlebitis
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that Fragmin (dalteparin sodium) subcutaneously once daily for 7 days is more effective than Ibuprofen given orally three times daily for 7 days for the treatment of superficial…
- Conditions
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis, Upper Extremity Superficial Thrombophlebitis, Lower Extremity Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Trial name
- NCT00264381
- Testing
- Dalteparin sodium injection
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma