Clinical trials: Traumatic Amputations
Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
A Comparative Assessment of Transfemoral Prosthetic Sockets
The objective of the proposed work is to enhance understanding of the potential benefits of adjustable sockets and inform clinical decision making.
- Trial name
- NCT04038580
- Testing
- Laminated Socket, Quatro, Infinite Socket
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Critical Limb Ischemia
External Compression Therapy for Secondary Prevention of Lower-Limb Loss and Cardiovascular Mortality
In this clinical research study the investigators will test the efficacy of an innovative, non-invasive methodology to reduce mortality and lower limb loss among high-risk medically-underserved patients with cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- ArtAssist (NCT02054416)
- Testing
- ArtAssist© Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Leg Lower Amputation, Traumatic Amputation
The Injury and Its Consequences in the Sports Lower Limb Amputee
This study was motivated by the lack of data in the literature on the injury of the major lower limb amputee playing sports and its socio-professional impact. It aims to study sports-related injuries in lower limb amputees.
- Trial name
- PREV'AMP SPORT (NCT05059886)
- Testing
- completion of a questionnaire on the practice of sports and possible injuries
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Traumatic Amputation
Strength, Pain and Function in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom Amputees: A Nurse-Managed Program
The purpose of this randomized control study is to determine if administering neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to the thigh muscles of a below the knee amputee is more effective than the current standard of care in…
- Trial name
- NCT00942890
- Testing
- NMES (EMPI 300PV stimulator) plus standard of care, TMARP standard of care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Chronic Pain Due to Injury
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy as a Predictor of Persistent Pain After War-Related Trauma
War-related trauma frequently causes complex soft tissue injuries that require repeated surgical treatment and advanced wound management techniques such as Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT).
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation, Chronic Pain Due to Injury, Postoperative Pain, Trauma (Including Fractures)
- Trial name
- NPWT-Pain Stud (NCT07475897)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
Improving Mobility and Function Following Transfemoral Amputation: A Novel Approach to Reverse Volumetric Muscle Loss
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between thigh strength and walking ability and assess if using a blood pressure cuff on the leg improves strength and walking performance.
- Trial name
- NCT05929508
- Testing
- Ischemic Preconditioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
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
Amputation; Traumatic, Hand, Amputation, Congenital
To Validate Point Mini User Needs
The objective of the device feasibility study will be to validate the user needs of the Point Mini system. This study will be a single group intervention model where one group of 5 children with partial-hand upper limb loss will…
- Trial name
- NCT06504667
- Testing
- Point Mini
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Point Designs
Ischemia, Blood Circulation Disorder
Early Discovery of Ischemia After Replantation Surgery of the Extremities
Investigators will test if changes in CO2 is detected postoperatively in ischemic tissue in a replanted extremity of a traumatically amputated upper or lower extremity.
- Conditions
- Ischemia, Blood Circulation Disorder, Carbon Dioxide, Biosensing Techniques
- Trial name
- EDIR (NCT05297266)
- Testing
- IscAlert
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity, Phantom Limb Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Restoration of Function in Lower-Limb Amputees, 90-Day
The goals of this study are to provide sensory information to amputees and reduce phantom limb pain via electrical stimulation of the lumbar spinal cord and spinal nerves.
- Trial name
- SCS-90 (NCT04547582)
- Testing
- Spinal cord stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Lee Fisher, PhD
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
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
Traumatic Amputation of Arm, Traumatic Amputation of Hand
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation of the Hand and Upper Extremity (Hand Transplant)
The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Hand Transplant Program is a multidisciplinary research effort with the goal of restoring form and function to unilateral or bilateral upper extremity amputees by vascularized composite…
- Trial name
- NCT02165865
- Testing
- upper extremity/ hand transplantation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Southern Illinois University
Amputation, Traumatic Amputations
Assessing the Usability and Reliability of the Prototype Prosthesis Devices
The aim of the present study is to verify the functionalitỳ, the degree of safety and the reliability of devices composed of an intelligent socket that allows the detection of biosignals and provides vibrotactile feedback and a…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Traumatic Amputations, Leg Amputation
- Trial name
- MOTU++ (NCT06616402)
- Testing
- prototype prosthetic group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic
Effects of Myoelectric Channel Count and Targeting for Upper Limb Prosthetic Control
The goal of this clinical trial is to systematically evaluate whether or not two commonly held fundamental assumptions for pattern recognition control translates to functional performance when tested on individuals aged 18 years…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic, Amputation, Congenital, Prosthesis User
- Trial name
- NCT07011420
- Testing
- Experimental socket with 4 untargeted channels active, Experimental socket with 8 untargeted channels active, Experimental socket with up to 16 untargeted channels active
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.
Amputation; Traumatic, Hand, and Wrist, Amputation; Traumatic, Hand, at Wrist Level
Application of Targeted Reinnervation for People With Transradial Amputation
The purpose of this study is to improve prosthesis control for transradial amputees with combining targeted muscle reinnervation surgery (TMR) and pattern recognition control.
- Trial name
- NCT02349035
- Testing
- Compare control of multifunction transradial prosthesis, Perform TMR surgery and evaluate transradial TMR pattern recognition control of multifunctional prostheses.
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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
Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
Interventional Study on the Evaluation of Functionality, Safety of a Robotic Prosthesis for Transtibial Amputations
The goal of this multicenter interventional pilot is to verify the functionality of a prosthesis for trans-tibial amputees. The main question it aims to answer are: Is to verify the technical functionality, safety and reliability…
- Trial name
- NCT06161961
- Testing
- WRL TTP
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Prosthesis Durability, Prosthesis User
A Sensorimotor Prosthesis for the Upper Limb
The finger and fingertip are the most frequently amputated body parts, due to work-related incidents. Yet because of space, weight and cost constraints, prosthetic fingers and fingertips are heavy and bulky with limited active…
- Conditions
- Prosthesis Durability, Prosthesis User, Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Hand
- Trial name
- PROLIMB (NCT05220553)
- Testing
- PROLIMB Prosthesis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Amputation, Traumatic Amputation
Study on the Functionality, Safety and Reliability of a Robotic Prosthesis for the Lower Limb At the Transfemoral Level
The goal of this multicenter interventional pilot is to verify the functionality of a prosthesis for trans-femoral amputees. The main question it aims to answer are: Is to verify the technical functionality, safety and…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Traumatic Amputation, Leg Injury, Lower Limb Injury
- Trial name
- MOTU-ATP (NCT06284005)
- Testing
- WRL ATP
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS