Clinical trials: Amputation
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)
Amputation
Prosthetic Socket Fit Testing System
Ensuring a well fitting prosthetic socket is a major challenge in the care of people with amputation. Poor fit causes pain, skin issues, reduced mobility, and lower satisfaction, affecting daily activity and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07491614
- Testing
- Prosthetic socket fit testing system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Transtibial Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation
Impact of Footwear on Gait in Unilateral Transtibial Amputees
The goal of this interventional study is to learn how different types of footwear affect gait, stability, comfort, and walking performance in adults with a unilateral transtibial amputation who use a lower limb prosthesis.
- Conditions
- Transtibial Amputation, Lower Limb Amputation, Prosthesis Users
- Trial name
- NCT07685496
- Testing
- Own Footwear, Oxford Shoe, Walking/Running Shoe
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salford
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee
TENS for Restoring Somatotopic Sensory Feedback in Lower Limb Amputees and Improving Phantom Limb Perception
The aim of the study is to evaluate the changes induced by a course of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) treatment on the perception of phantom limb pain.
- Trial name
- SENSE-P (NCT07448350)
- Testing
- Transcutaneal Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Bio-Medico University
Prosthesis User, Amputation
Connect TF - An Investigation of Function and Usability of a New Adaptable Socket System
The primary objective of this investigation is to evaluate how the CONNECT TF compares to traditional handmade sockets, specifically that it provides reliable suspension and improved usability and comfort for the amputee, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04388488
- Testing
- CONNECT TF adaptable socket system, Any conventional handmade socket
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Amputation
Clinical Feasibility of the IMES Transradial Prosthesis
This study will evaluate the feasibility of using implanted myoelectric sensors (IMES) to control a transradial prosthesis
- Trial name
- NCT04936789
- Testing
- IMES
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Amputation, Transfemoral Amputation
Transfemoral Osseointegrated Prosthesis Limb-Load Symmetry Training
This randomized controlled trial (n=25 enrolled, n=15 expected to complete) will 1) determine the feasibility of a 40-week limb-load biofeedback training intervention, 2) determine if there is an intervention signal of efficacy…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Transfemoral Amputation, Osseointegration
- Trial name
- TOPLOAD (NCT05695911)
- Testing
- Limb Load Biofeedback Training Intervention, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Amputation
Quantification of Motor Compensation Following Biomechanical, Proprioceptive and Physiological Alterations Post-lower Limb Amputation.
Lower limb amputation causes segmental loss that alters locomotor organization. The human body, designed to function in a multisegmental manner, must adapt to this new configuration where segments are missing, depending on the…
- Trial name
- QAMPA (NCT06780943)
- Testing
- Biomechanics, Physiological, Proprioceptive
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Phantom Limb Pain, Neuropathic Pain
Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine and Acute Neuropathic Pain After Lower Limb Amputation
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of adding intrathecal dexmedetomidine (10 µg) to hyperbaric bupivacaine (11 mg) for spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing lower limb amputation.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Lower Limb Amputation
- Trial name
- DEX-RCT (NCT07565662)
- Testing
- Hyperbaric Bupivacaine plus Saline, Hyperbaric Bupivacaine plus Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
Amputation
Target Muscle Re-innervation and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces Alone and in Combination for the Treatment of Residual and Phantom Limb Pain in Cancer Patients Who Have Received an Amputation
This clinical trial evaluates two surgical techniques (targeted muscle re-innervation [TMR] and regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces [RPNI]) alone and in combination for the alleviation of chronic residual limb and phantom…
- Trial name
- NCT06840262
- Testing
- Questionnaire Administration, Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery, Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Amputation, Transtibial Amputation - Unilateral
Influence of Prosthetic Foot Stiffness on Transtibial Osseointegrated Bone-Anchored Limb Outcomes
A clinical trial utilizing cross-over study design in which individuals with transtibial amputation using either a bone-anchored limb or standard socket prosthesis will perform activities of daily living with varying prosthetic…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Transtibial Amputation - Unilateral, Bone Anchored Devices, Osseointegration
- Trial name
- TBAL (NCT07263945)
- Testing
- As-prescribed prosthetic foot stiffness, A prosthetic foot that is two prosthetic foot stiffness categories stiffer than the stiffness of the as-prescribed prosthetic foot, A prosthetic foot that is two prosthetic foot stiffness categories softer than the stiffness of the as-prescribed prosthetic foot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Residual Limb Pain, Post-Traumatic Limb Pain
Kinematics-Based Prediction of Chronic Pain After Combat-Related Extremity Trauma
Combat-related extremity trauma frequently results in persistent pain, including neuropathic, residual limb, and phantom limb pain.
- Conditions
- Residual Limb Pain, Post-Traumatic Limb Pain, Extremity Trauma, Combat-Related Limb Injury
- Trial name
- KIN-LIMB (NCT07432685)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Organisation Charitable Fund Superhumans (Co Cf Superhumans)
Amputation, Ultrasonography
Core Muscle Function and Postural Control in Lower Extremity Amputees
The primary aim of this study is to determine the effect of amputation on core muscle groups by comparing core muscle thickness in individuals with lower extremity amputation to both their intact side and a healthy control group…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Ultrasonography, Postural Control, Balance
- Trial name
- usg (NCT07875075)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation in Prosthetic Users
Impact of Anterior Load Carriage on Gait in Individuals With Transfemoral Amputation
This monocentric prospective crossover study aims to evaluate the impact of anterior load carriage on gait performance in individuals with unilateral transfemoral amputation using a prosthesis.
- Trial name
- LOAD TF (NCT07875634)
- Testing
- Anterior Load Carriage During Walking
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Robert Merle d'aubigné
Upper Limb Amputation, Transradial Amputation
Cross-Over Study Evaluating the TASKA GEN2 Myoelectric Hand Prosthesis
This prospective multicentre randomized cross-over post-market clinical follow-up study compares the TASKA GEN2 multi-grip myoelectric hand prosthesis with marketed comparator prostheses in adults with upper-limb amputation.
- Conditions
- Upper Limb Amputation, Transradial Amputation, Transhumeral Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT07876115
- Testing
- TASKA GEN2 Multi-Grip Myoelectric Hand Prosthesis, Michelangelo or I-Limb Ultra multi-grip myoelectric prosthesis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- TASKA Prosthetics
Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
Transtibial Osseointegration
Purpose: Aim 1: Quantify soft tissue complications and infections of service members with transtibial amputations treated with OPRA OI and compare them to transfemoral OI service members.
- Trial name
- TOSS (NCT06636136)
- Testing
- OPRA
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee, Below Knee Amputation
Determining the Effects of Ischemic Conditioning and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Overall Function After Lower Limb Amputation
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if ischemic conditioning and neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves muscle strength and walking behavior in those with limb loss.
- Trial name
- NCT07664995
- Testing
- Blood pressure cuff, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Amputation, Diabetes Complications
Measuring Plantar Pressures in Diabetic Patients With Lateral Forefoot Amputation
This study aims to understand how pressure is placed on the bottom of the foot when people walk after a lateral forefoot amputation (for example, removal of the 5th toe).
- Conditions
- Amputation, Diabetes Complications, Foot Complications, Biomechanics
- Trial name
- NCT07865208
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Transfemoral Amputation, Limb Loss
Effect of a Microprocessor-controlled Prosthetic Knee Joint on K2 Level Ambulators
Microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) automatically adjust resistance or damping in the joint to improve swing- and/or stance-phase control as appropriate for the prosthesis user during gait.
- Conditions
- Transfemoral Amputation, Limb Loss, Limb Absence
- Trial name
- MPK-K2 (NCT07103798)
- Testing
- College Park ICON, Conventional NMPK
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Transtibial Amputee, Transtibial Amputation
Feasibility Study Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of Magnetic Bead Tracking System When Used With a Bionic External Prosthesis
The investigation is an early feasibility study in up to 5 subjects, in which the primary objective is to capture preliminary safety and effectiveness information on the Magnetic Bead Tracking system.
- Trial name
- NCT07195461
- Testing
- Magnetic Bead Tracking System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- MuscleMetrix, LLC