Clinical trials: Amputations
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, Artificial Limbs
Kinematic, Kinetic, and Metabolic Comparison of Bilateral Transfemoral Ambulation With Passive Versus Powered Prosthetic Devices
The purpose of this descriptive and exploratory pilot study is to investigate: (1) sagittal plane hip kinematics and kinetics and (2) metabolic consumption/cost, for bilateral transfemoral walking with passive prostheses versus…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Artificial Limbs, Energy Expenditure, Kinetics
- Trial name
- NCT02366702
- Testing
- Lower Limb Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Southern California Institute for Research and Education
Traumatic Lower Limb Amputation, Fatigue
Effect of Adding Progressive Muscle Relaxation to Physical Therapy Program on Fatigue, Mobility and Stress Among Individuals With Traumatic Lower Limb Amputation in the Gaza Strip
Lower limb amputation is a life-altering condition with profound physical and psychological consequences, including fatigue, impaired mobility, stress, and asymmetrical weight-bearing.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Lower Limb Amputation, Fatigue, Mobility Impairment, Psychological Stress
- Trial name
- PMR-AMP (NCT07139145)
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation + Standard Physiotherapy, Standard Physiotherapy
- Where
- Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Marah Radi
Lower Limb Amputation
Metric Charcteristics of Sit-to-stand Tests in Patients After Lower-limb Amputation
The aim of the study is to assess various aspects of reliability and validity of two sit-to-stand tests, the Five Times Sit to Stand Test (5TSTS) and the 30-Second Sit to Stand Test (30SSTS).
- Trial name
- STST (NCT04293237)
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia
Transfemoral Amputation
Early Rehabilitation After Transfemoral Amputation in Moderately Active Patients
Treatment and rehabilitation after transfemoral amputation represents a challenging medical field, involving intersectoral parties. Although treatment guidelines exists, their implementation is difficult.
- Trial name
- NCT06045468
- Testing
- Amputation-specialized rehabilitation, Non-amputation-specialized rehabilitation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Median
Finger Injuries, Amputation, Traumatic
A Comparison of the Outcomes of Distal Fingertip Amputations Treated With Either Artificial (Xeroform) or Biological Dressings
This is a prospective study looking to evaluate whether the treatment outcomes for patients who sustain a distal fingertip amputation are improved or no different when using biological dressings versus artificial dressings.
- Trial name
- NCT03968835
- Testing
- Bacitracin, Skin Graft
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Amputation
Active Knee Prosthesis Study for Improvement of Locomotion for Above Knee Amputees
The purpose of this study is to develop a robust, low-power, stable, and light weight, active knee prosthetic device that can dramatically increase gait symmetry and walking economy of a transfemoral amputee during walking.
- Trial name
- NCT00771589
- Testing
- Active Knee Prosthesis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Providence VA Medical Center
Phantom Limb Pain
Treating Phantom Limb Pain Using Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Department of Defense Funded Multicenter Study
When a limb is traumatically severed, pain perceived in the part of the body that no longer exists often develops. This is called "phantom limb" pain, and is different from "stump" pain, which is pain within the part of the limb…
- Trial name
- DoD-PLP-Tx (NCT01824082)
- Testing
- Perineural infusion [continuous peripheral nerve block(s)]
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Transtibial Amputation
Transtibial Amputation Outcomes Study
The goals of the TAOS study is to determine the best procedures for below the knee amputations. There are two different procedures currently used by surgeons around the county: the Erlt procedure and the Burgess procedure.
- Trial name
- TAOS (NCT01821976)
- Testing
- Ertl Procedure, Burgess Procedure
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium
Amputation
Evaluation of Satisfaction and Effect on Daily Living Activities With the Use of Myoelectric Controlled Prosthesis
Myoelectrically controlled arm prostheses are often offered to individuals with upper extremity limb loss in order to restore body balance and compensate for the lack of grasping ability during the rehabilitation process.
- Trial name
- NCT05261178
- Testing
- Evaluation of satisfaction and the level of daily living activities using the prosthesis
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Limb Amputation, Extremity Amputation
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation for Multiple Extremity Amputations
Limb transplantation surgery is the transfer of one or more limbs from a deceased human donor to a patient with single or multiple limb amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT01293214
- Testing
- Limb transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Amputation
Clinical Trial of Tensegrity Prosthetics K3 Promoter Foot Prosthesis
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine if the experimental Tensegrity prosthetic foot offers a reduction of the amount of oxygen used while walking, if stability is improved over current prosthetic feet, and whether…
- Trial name
- NCT00888199
- Testing
- Experimental prosthetic foot (K3 Promoter)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tensegrity Prosthetics
Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation
Study of Medial-Lateral Center of Pressure Displacement in Unilateral Transfemoral Amputees
The purpose of this study is to examine the path and velocity of the center of mass (CoM) and center of pressure (CoP) during double support of persons walking with a unilateral above-the-knee prosthesis and determine the effects…
- Trial name
- NCT02299674
- Testing
- Level overground ambulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Southern California Institute for Research and Education
Amputation Stumps, Diabetes Mellitus
Evidence Based Amputee Rehabilitation (EBAR) Program
The purpose of this study is to determine if an evidence based exercise intervention improves the functional mobility of diabetic amputees (single lower leg amputation) who have already completed standard rehabilitation and…
- Trial name
- EBAR (NCT00126126)
- Testing
- EBAR Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
C-Leg 3 and C-Leg 4 Study in Transfemoral Amputees
The aim of this post-market study is to confirm that the microprocessor controlled prosthetic knee components (C-Leg 3 and C-Leg 4) in comparison to mechanical knee joints can bring additional benefit to the users primarily on…
- Trial name
- NCT02765035
- Testing
- C-Leg 4, C-Leg 3
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Belgium
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
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
Rehabilitation
Motor Imagery Practice on Amputees (MIPA)
Motor imagery practice (MIP), which is the repeated internal representation of a movement without engaging its physical execution and which shares a neurofunctional equivalence with physical practice, has been show to contribute…
- Trial name
- MIPA (NCT03125538)
- Testing
- Motor Imagery, Control Task
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité
Phantom Limb Pain
Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain by Intensive Visual Simulation Therapy
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is reported by as much as 80 % of patients following an amputation. There is increasing knowledge of the relation between PLP and maladaptive changes in brain cortical regions.
- Trial name
- NCT06483035
- Testing
- Intensive Visual Simulation (IVS), Usual Care (UC)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Phantom Limb, Residual Limb Pain
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Phantom Limb and Residual Limb Pain After Amputation
The purpose of this study is to identify the best treatment sequence and combination of acupuncture points for the treatment of phantom limb or residual limb pain in the traumatic/surgical amputee.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb, Residual Limb Pain, Traumatic Amputation, Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT00388752
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Amputation of Knee, Back Pain
Biofeedback Retention in Individuals With AKA
More than two million Americans are currently living with a full or partial limb loss, and an additional 185,000 amputations occur each year. The majority of amputations occur in the lower limbs.
- Conditions
- Amputation of Knee, Back Pain, Osteo Arthritis Knee
- Trial name
- NCT05126485
- Testing
- Haptic Biofeedback from SageMotion Biofeedback System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- San Jose State University