Clinical trials: Lower Extremity Amputation
Other and Unspecified Complications of Amputation Stump
Comparative Outcomes Assessment of the C-Leg With a New Knee Prosthesis
The purpose of this study is to determine if transfemoral amputees of varied etiology will demonstrate increased function, safety and quality of life following accommodation with a new knee prosthesis as compared to their former…
- Trial name
- NCT01473992
- Testing
- Otto Bock C-Leg, Otto Bock Genium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jason Highsmith
Amputation
Does Walking Performance Improve When Veterans With Leg Amputations Are Given Visual Feedback?
Previous studies suggest that Veterans with below the knee amputation using passive-elastic or powered prostheses have impaired physical function, which could increase the risk of osteoarthritis, leg/back pain, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03974945
- Testing
- Passive-elastic prosthetic foot, Powered ankle-foot prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Surgical Wound, Diabetes
EO2 Oxygen Delivery To Study Success Rate of Surgically Closed Wounds
The investigators will test the efficacy of the novel oxygen diffusion dressing allows delivery tissue oxygenation via TransCu O2® Oxygen Delivery System for use in caring for patients with surgically closed wounds.
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound, Diabetes, Amputation Wound, Incision Wound
- Trial name
- NCT03960463
- Testing
- Transcu O2®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Amputation, Surgical, Amputation, Traumatic
Cryoanalgesia to Treat Phantom Limb Pain Following Above-Knee Amputation
When a limb is severed, pain perceived in the part of the body that no longer exists often develops and is called "phantom limb" pain.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Surgical, Amputation, Traumatic, Phantom Limb Pain, Phantom Pain Following Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT06071715
- Testing
- ACTIVE cryoneurolysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Mastectomy, Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow
Cryoanalgesia to Prevent Acute and Chronic Pain Following Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham-Controlled Study
The ultimate objective of the proposed line of research is to determine if cryoanalgesia is an effective adjunctive treatment for pain in the period immediately following various painful surgical procedures; and, if this…
- Conditions
- Mastectomy, Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow, Upper Limb Amputation Above Elbow, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee
- Trial name
- NCT03578237
- Testing
- Cryoneurolysis (active)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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.
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
EmPOWERing Active Seniors With Energy
A pilot study comparing the emPOWER Ankle System to standard carbon fiber prosthetic feet, in active seniors.
- Trial name
- EASE (NCT02958553)
- Testing
- emPOWER Ankle, Subject's own passive prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
Trauma Injury
ICG Fluorescence Imaging in Lower Extremity Amputation Patients
This is a non-randomized prospective study of 30 patients scheduled to undergo lower extremity amputation (below the knee, through the knee or above the knee) evaluating bone perfusion and viability using indocyanine green (ICG)…
- Trial name
- NCT04250558
- Testing
- Lower Extremity Amputation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lower Extremity Amputation
Adherence and Perspiration While Wearing Lower Limb Prostheses
Individuals with lower limb amputation often complain about uncomfortable residual limb skin temperatures and the accumulation of sweat inside their prostheses.
- Trial name
- NCT03900845
- Testing
- Dynamic Air Exchange - Rising Edge Design (DAE-RED), Perforated elastomeric liner, As-prescribed prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
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
Amputation, Prosthesis User
Shared Decision Making Aid for Prosthetic Design
This study is designed to learn more about decision making for prosthetic design, with the goal of producing a decision making aid for prosthetic design decisions.
- Trial name
- D-MAP (NCT04536025)
- Testing
- Qualitative focus group interviews, Qualitative semi-structured interviews
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Phantom Limb Pain
Mixed Reality Based System to Manage Phantom Pain Phantom Pain for Patients With Lower Limb Amputation
The primary goals of this pilot research project are a) to design and develop the a mixed reality based system for managing phantom pain and b) to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary functional outcomes of this system in a…
- Trial name
- MrMAPP (NCT04529083)
- Testing
- Mr. MAPP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Dallas VA Medical Center