Clinical trials: Amputation, Limb Loss
Amputation Arm and Hand, Unilateral Right, Amputation Arm and Hand, Unilateral Left
Neural Enabled Prosthesis for Upper Limb Amputees
This study is designed to evaluate the feasibility of The Adaptive Neural Systems Neural-Enabled Prosthetic Hand (ANS-NEPH) system.
- Conditions
- Amputation Arm and Hand, Unilateral Right, Amputation Arm and Hand, Unilateral Left, Prosthesis User
- Trial name
- NCT03432325
- Testing
- Neural Enabled Prosthesis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Amputation; Traumatic, Hand
To Assess the Utility of the Point Partial in a Clinical Take-home Study of Partial Hand Amputees
This study will allow us to assess whether the Point Partial confers functional and psychological benefit to persons with partial finger amputations in an unconstrained environment.
- Trial name
- NCT05012683
- Testing
- Point Partial
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Point Designs
Amputation
Reduction of Shear Forces Using Semi-flexible Sockets on Transtibial Amputees
The purpose of this graduate student research study, is to test two different sockets for comfort and test what pressures are created by the socket during daily activities.
- Trial name
- NCT03390153
- Testing
- semi flexible socket, rigid fiber socket
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic
Evaluation of Dexterous Terminal Device
Liberating Technologies, Inc. (LTI) has developed Pointdexter, a dexterous prosthetic fingertip that is integrated into a commercial prosthetic hand and allows for an additional fine grasp.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic, Amputation; Traumatic, Hand, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Upper
- Trial name
- NCT05840601
- Testing
- Pointdexter, Comparator
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.
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
Amputation, Phantom Limb Pain
Prosthesis With Sensations
Lower limb amputees suffer complete lack of sensory feedback of current available prostheses, which excludes the central nervous system from the correct sensory-motor integration.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Phantom Limb Pain, Sensory Deficit
- Trial name
- NCT03350061
- Testing
- SENSY
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Centre of Serbia
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
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
Prostheses and Implants
Advanced Prosthetic Devices for Lower Limb Amputees
Lower limb amputation is an emerging global health concern. Currently, there are over 1.6 million amputees in the U.S. and around 6000 new amputations are recorded per annum in the UK.
- Trial name
- NCT04197011
- Testing
- prosthetic device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham Trent University
Lower Limb Amputation at Ankle (Injury)
Comparing New Prothesis PROPRIO-FOOT® Versus Usual Prothesis Tasks Tibial Amputees
Evaluate a new porosthetic device in lower limb amputees.
- Trial name
- PROPRIO-FOOT (NCT02501408)
- Testing
- propriofoot prosthesis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Amputees
Cortical Activation in Individuals With Finger Amputation During Mirror Versus Imagery Treatment
Goals : ( a) to examine differences in cortical activity during hand movements with a mirror compared to imagery of the same movements, and (b) to examine correlation between cortical activity during imagery or mirror treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT02838485
- Testing
- Mirror, Imagery
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Lower Extremity Amputation, Trans-Tibial Amputation
Kinematics of Ewing Amputees
The agonist-antagonist myoneural interface (AMI) construct, known as the Ewing amputation at the trans-tibial level, has been shown to create a bi-directional neural communication platform as a means of controlling and…
- Conditions
- Lower Extremity Amputation, Trans-Tibial Amputation, Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation, Agonist-Antagonist Myoneural Interface
- Trial name
- NCT06371209
- Testing
- Modified Amputation, Standard Amputation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Amputation, Traumatic
Isokinetic Parameters and the Amputee Mobility Predictor Scale
There is very limited research examining isokinetic parameters and activity level in patients with amputation.. Therefore, the aims of this study were to illustrate isokinetic measurements including strength and proprioception…
- Trial name
- NCT05188599
- Testing
- İsokinetic assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Gait, Balance
Gait Stability of People With Lower-limb Amputations
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether there are quantifiable differences in walking stability, as measured by the acceleration of the trunk or the variation in step length, between people with unilateral below-knee…
- Trial name
- NCT00915109
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kim Parker
Amputation
Weight-bearing Exercise for Trans-tibial Amputees
A simple weight-bearing exercise has been designed using off-the-shelves devices (Nintendo Wii Balance Board) and centre of pressure (COP) analysis software (Python) for trans-tibial amputees receiving their first prosthesis.
- Trial name
- Prototest (NCT05095805)
- Testing
- additional weight-bearing exercise, standard weight-bearing exercise
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia
Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic
Understanding How Powered Componentry Impacts K2-Level Transfemoral Amputee Gait
The goal of this study is to understand how providing power at the knee or ankle individually, or providing power at both the knee and ankle, impacts ambulation for K2 level transfemoral amputees.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic, Amputation of Knee, Amputation; Traumatic, Limb
- Trial name
- NCT06433648
- Testing
- Ottobock CLeg4 + Ottobock foot, SRALAB Hybrid Knee + Polycentric Ankle, SRALAB Hybrid Knee + Passive Ankle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
Whole-body Vibration Without Visual Feedback on Postural Steadiness in Unilateral Trans-femoral Traumatic Amputees
This study will investigate the effects of Whole-body vibration without visual feedback on postural steadiness in unilateral trans-femoral traumatic amputees.
- Trial name
- NCT06284733
- Testing
- Whole-body vibration plus conservative care, conservative care
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- MTI University
Amputation, Upper Limb
Study of Efficacy of the MyoTrain System in a Population of Individuals With Trans-radial Limb Loss
The investigators propose to evaluate the efficacy of MyoTrain in a prospective clinical study involving 16 individuals with trans-radial upper-limb loss over a period of 206 days.
- Trial name
- NCT05888428
- Testing
- MyoTrain, Motor Imagery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Infinite Biomedical Technologies
Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Equinus Deformity
Determination of the Pathophysicologic Collagen Changes in the Diabetic Achilles Tendon
This is a pilot study examining tendon collagen, collagen cross-linking, and markers of tendon extracellular matrix metabolism in the Achilles tendon of diabetic patients with ulcerations and amputations of the lower extremity.
- Trial name
- NCT01382628
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
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