Clinical trials: Lower-Limb Amputation
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
Amputation, Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
Sitting Balance in Lower Limb Amputees
The aim of this study is to compare the sitting and standing postural stability of transfemoral individuals with healthy individuals with similar demographic characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT05597696
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Postoperative Pain
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Major Lower Extremity Amputations
This study will be a double-blinded randomized controlled trial analyzing all patients who will undergo major lower extremity amputations by the vascular surgery service at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Fresno…
- Trial name
- NCT03174782
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Saline Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Lower Limb Amputation Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Validity and Reliability of The 3-Meter Backward Walk Test in Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation
Clinicians are routinely required to make decisions about fall risk among lower limb prosthesis users. For these decisions, clinicians should use valid, reliable, quantitative, and multidimensional measures of balance test for…
- Trial name
- NCT05095584
- Testing
- 3 meter backward walk test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tezel Yıldırım Şahan
Acquired Absence of Lower Limb, Scar Condition and Fibrosis of the Skin
LASER Pilot Project
Veterans who use prosthetic limbs commonly suffer from skin problems such as scars that create discomfort and pain to the point that wearing the prosthesis is no longer tolerable.
- Trial name
- LASER (NCT05966636)
- Testing
- Fractional CO2 Laser Ablative Resurfacing
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Wound Heal, Wound Dehiscence
CiNPWT Lower Extremity Amputations (Closed Incision Neagtive Pressure Wound Therapy)
The objective of this study is to evaluate prospectively the effect of a novel application of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy(CiNPWT), as delivered by the V.A.C.
- Trial name
- CiNPWT (NCT06493539)
- Testing
- Standard of Care group, CINPWT
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Surgical Wound, Wound Heal
Evaluating the Outcomes for Incisional Application of Negative Pressure for Nontraumatic Amputations
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well subjects heal after surgery who receive standard dressings or incisional negative pressure wound therapy for non-traumatic amputation sites.
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound, Wound Heal, Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT03250442
- Testing
- PrevenaTM Device, Standard Dry Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Trans-tibial Limb Loss
Physiologic Range of Step-by-step Variations in Lower Limb Prosthesis Forces During Walking
In human gait there is a certain amount of variation between steps; some considered physiological and owed to variations in environment or posture, and some severe enough to be indicative of gait instabilities that may lead to…
- Trial name
- NCT02234505
- Testing
- Prosthetic alignment perturbation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Prosthesis User, Amputation
Prosthetic Limb Movement Feedback for Upper and Lower Extremity Amputees
To assess the functional characteristics and utility of upper and lower limb prosthetic devices (advanced bionic and current clinical standard-of-care) that incorporate physiologically relevant touch and/or movement feedback.
- Trial name
- NCT03135847
- Testing
- Tactor
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Diabetic Foot Infection, Osteomyelitis
A Clinical Trial Testing the Efficacy of PDT in Preventing Amputation in Diabetic Patients
The feet of diabetic patients continue to be an important problem in medicine. In general, patients with diabetic foot have some sort of amputation, especially in underserved populations.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot Infection, Osteomyelitis, Photo Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT03380403
- Testing
- PDT, Ciprofloxacin
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Lower Limb Amputation, Older Adults
Study of WiiFit to Enhance Walking in Older Adult Amputees
WiiNWALK is a 4 week physical activity, with the intervention of a WiiFit, targeted to improve walking capacity in individuals with either a unilateral below-knee or above-knee amputation.
- Trial name
- WiiNWalk (NCT01942798)
- Testing
- Nintendo Wii, Wii Big Brain Academy Degree program
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Amputation, Diabetes
Vacuum Suspension: Effects on Tissue Oxygenation, Activity and Fit
The fit of the residual limb within a prosthetic socket is a primary concern for many amputees. A poor fit can lead to skin irritation, tissue breakdown, and pain.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Diabetes, Leg Injuries, Traumatic Amputations
- Trial name
- NCT00117793
- Testing
- Total Surface Bearing Suction Socket, Vacuum assisted socket system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Leg Injuries
Prosthetic Components and Stability in Amputee Gait
The biomechanics of changing direction while walking has been largely neglected despite its relevancy to functional mobility. In addition, an increased risk of injury can be associated with turning due to a decrease in stability.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Leg Injuries, Traumatic Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT00167778
- Testing
- Transverse plane rotation adaptor pylon, Rigid pylon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Analyzing Stump-socket Interface Pressure to Improve Gait in Above-knee Amputee
This study aims at evaluating the relation between quality of the interface between the stump and the prosthesis, and the quality of gait in above-knee amputees.
- Trial name
- NCT01848964
- Testing
- Clinical and instrumented measurements
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Amputation, Diabetes Mellitus
Motor Learning in Individuals With Lower Limb Loss and Chronic Diabetes
Inadequate rehabilitation training after amputation can result in poor patient outcomes, injuries, and wasted healthcare resources.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Diabetes Mellitus, Neuropathy, Diabetic
- Trial name
- NCT03989063
- Testing
- Instructions to perform a motor task (external vs. internal focus instructions)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
A Comparison of External Mechanical Work Between Different Prosthetic Feet
Recent dysvascular and diabetic amputees as well as older, long-term traumatic amputees are at risk of functional decline, joint degeneration, skin breakdown and further limb loss due to the forces placed on the contralateral…
- Trial name
- SEW (NCT01340807)
- Testing
- Specialized Functional Prosthetic Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Miami VA Healthcare System
Phantom Limb Pain
Study to Assess the Efficacy of Direct Observation and Mental Visualization of Foot Movements to Treat Bilateral Lower Limb Phantom Limb Pain
Because bilateral lower extremity amputees do not have an intact limb for use with the mirror, we are now proposing to conduct a pilot trial of two treatments for phantom limb pain (PLP) - direct observation of another person's…
- Trial name
- NCT00639431
- Testing
- direct observation, mental visualization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Lower Limb Amputation
Uses of Phantom Sensations Induced by Global and Local Modifications of the Prosthetic Socket as Somatosensory Feedback During Walking in Lower Limb Amputees
Following lower-limb amputation, the loss of somatosensory information from the missing limb renders walking less automatic, more cognitively demanding, and often asymmetric, which can lead to secondary pathologies.
- Trial name
- PhantomWalk (NCT07191795)
- Testing
- Gait analysis, Mapping of referred sensations., Exploration of the areas of the brain activated during referred sensations
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Union de Gestion des Etablissements des Caisses d'Assurance Maladie - Nord Est