Clinical trials: Amputation, Limb Loss
Upper Limb Amputees
The Effect of Amputation on Spatial Visual Representation in Peripersonal Space
In this study, we wish to find behavioral evidence for the question whether an amputation of the arm can lead to changes in visual perception or motor responses to objects in peripersonal space.
- Trial name
- NCT00458757
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Amputation
Measures of Gait Efficiency of Three Multi-Axial, Vertical Shock and Energy Storing-Return Prosthetic Feet During Simple & Complex Mobility Activities
Many service members suffering major limb amputation(s) during active duty seek to return to active duty. The purpose of this study is to determine if biomechanic and/or bioenergtic differences exist between popular…
- Trial name
- NCT01404559
- Testing
- Ossur Variflex prosthetic foot, Ossur Ceterus prosthetic foot, Endolite Elite Blade prosthetic foot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
The CYBERnetic Lower Limb Cocognitive Ortho-prosthesis Plus Plus, 1st Clinical Study (CLs++)
The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy and the usability of the cyberlegs ++ ortho prosthesis to improve the mobility and the quality of life in transfemoral amputees .
- Trial name
- NCT03376919
- Testing
- CLs++ gait training
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Amputation, Congenital, Upper Limb; Amelia
CNS Changes Following Upper Limb Loss
The objective of this study is to better understand the structural and functional changes that the central nervous system (CNS) undergoes following congenital upper limb loss.
- Trial name
- NCT06043518
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Transhumeral Amputation
EFS Functional Expectations of Transhumeral Percutaneous OI Patients
An FDA Early Feasibility Study (EFS) allows for early clinical evaluation of devices to provide proof of principle and initial clinical safety data.
- Trial name
- AEA PODS (NCT03824444)
- Testing
- PODS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow (Injury)
Assessment of Gesture Accuracy of a Prosthesis Control System
The study is evaluating the performance of prosthesis control system, referred to as Phantom X, in able bodied individuals and individuals with upper limb amputation at the forearm level.
- Trial name
- ASCENT (NCT06446037)
- Testing
- Non-invasive EMG band instrumentation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phantom Neuro Inc.
Amputation
Enhanced Tactile (Touch) Spatial Acuity in Upper Limb Amputees
This study will examine whether tactile (touch) abilities at the lip are more acute in people with upper limb amputation compared with healthy normal volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00028210
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
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
Lower Limb Amputation
Walking Strategies in Usual Locomotion of Lower Limb Amputees
Amputation is a life-altering event with an immediate and obvious effect on daily life activities and quality of life. Asymmetrical movements of the lower limbs and compensatory strategies during walking are associated with an…
- Trial name
- STRAAL (NCT05420623)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FondationbHopale
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Decoding Motion Planning Using Cortical Potentials
The team will investigate the user's intention to move by using cortical activity during a sit to stand movement performance in people with a transfemoral amputation and able-bodied individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT04325516
- Testing
- Daily activities
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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
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
Using a Psychosocial Transitional Group to Improve Adaptation, Coping and Mental Health Outcomes Following Limb Loss
People with limb loss receiving inpatient rehabilitation are at greater risk for depression and anxiety, social isolation, and generally have poor quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05082870
- Testing
- Supportive-expressive group therapy (SEGT)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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
Amputation
Enhanced Auto-Diagnostic Adaptive Precision Trainer for Myoelectric Prosthetic Users
The eADAPT training consists of a variety of mobile games played on a mobile app (phone or tablet). A band is worn on the residual limb. Participants use muscle activation to send signals to execute certain movements in the game.
- Trial name
- eADAPT (NCT04238533)
- Testing
- eADAPT training, Conventional training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
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.
Amputation, Elderly
Falls in Older Persons With Limb Loss
Lower limb prosthesis users are known to be at a substantially increased fall risk compared to able-bodied individuals. The interaction between increased fall risk, reduced balance confidence and high prevalence of a fear of…
- Trial name
- FOPLL (NCT03670004)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Amputation
Massage on Pain Levels, Range of Motion, and Muscle Strength in Unilateral Lower Limb Amputees
The purpose of this graduate research study is to explore the therapeutic benefits of Myofascial Release massage on lower limb amputees with pain levels, range of motion, and muscle strength.
- Trial name
- NCT03389334
- Testing
- massage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University