Clinical trials: Traumatic Amputee
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
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
Relationship Between Gait Variability and Sensation
Twenty individuals who were referred to receive physiotherapy will be participants of the study. Participants with lower limb loss will evaluate with the following assessment tools: Demographic datas; age, gender, height, body…
- Trial name
- NCT02934074
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Amputees
Traumatic Below-knee Amputees With Prosthetics: Health-related Quality of Life and Locomotor Capabilities
The present study assesses the health-related quality of life and the locomotor capabilities major traumatic lower limb amputees who use prosthesis.
- Trial name
- NCT02439463
- Testing
- Below-knee amputation
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central 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, Diabetes Complications
Study to Determine if Different Prosthetic Sockets Effect How Much Oxygen is in the Tissue of Lower Limb Amputees While They Are Walking
Amputee gait produces periodic occlusion of residual limb blood vessels. During the stance phase of gait, body weight cause the prosthesis to compresses the soft tissue of the residual limb and occlude blood flow.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Diabetes Complications, Leg Injuries, Traumatic Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT00985842
- Testing
- Pe-Lite and sleeve suspension socket, Total Surface bearing a socket with a sleeve suspension but without suction, Total surface bearing suction socket with a pin lock suspension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Traumatic Transfemoral Amputation, Painful Bone Spur
Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Painful Bone Spur in Traumatic Transfemoral Amputees
Painful bone spur is one of the causes of residual limb pain in individuals with traumatic lower extremity amputation and can be a significant problem in rehabilitation clinics.
- Trial name
- NCT07440550
- Testing
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), Therapeutic exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
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; Traumatic, Limb, Postural; Defect
Comparison of Transtibial and Transfemoral Amputees' Posture Parameters
With the onset of prosthesis use following lower extremity amputations, body shows biomechanical changes according to the amputation level and consequently develops adaptation mechanisms both on the healthy and ampute side.
- Trial name
- NCT04456244
- Testing
- Evaluation of the static posture
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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.
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, 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.
Upper Limb Amputation at the Hand, Upper Limb Amputation at the Wrist
Functional Importance of a Powered Multifunction Wrist Protocol
The focus of this study is to conduct a clinical study in individuals with transradial amputations to compare function using a 1-DOF or 2-DOF wrist.
- Conditions
- Upper Limb Amputation at the Hand, Upper Limb Amputation at the Wrist, Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Limb
- Trial name
- NCT04069793
- Testing
- Commercially available device, Non FDA registered device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Amputation, Traumatic, Limb Defect
Assessing Force Feedback With the SoftHand Pro
The trial is designed to test the effectiveness of a force-feedback cuff in combination with a myoelectric prosthesis in conveying information on grasp strength to the user, as well as the user's preference regarding the feature.
- Trial name
- CUFF (NCT03412656)
- Testing
- SoftHand Pro with CUFF force feedback device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Kristin Zhao, PhD
Amputation, Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
Sitting Balance in Lower Limb Amputees
The aim of this study is to compare the sitting and standing postural stability of transfemoral individuals with healthy individuals with similar demographic characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT05597696
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe 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
Amputation; Traumatic, Hand
Validation of User Needs of the Point Digit With Partial Hand Amputees
The objective of the device feasibility study will be to validate the user needs of the Point Digit system. This study will be a single group intervention model where one group of 5 partial hand amputees will be asked to perform…
- Trial name
- NCT04763278
- Testing
- Point Digit
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Point Designs
Amputations, Traumatic
Gait Evaluation of Experienced Below Knee Amputees
Post traumatic amputees with an experience of over 3 months of prosthesis use at home, without any known difficulty using the prosthesis and without stump pathology, using no assistive devices, will be examined in a 3 D…
- Trial name
- NCT00353626
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Amputation, Prosthesis User
Effects of Microprocessor-controlled Prosthetic Knees on Fall-related Health Outcomes in Limited Community Ambulators
The goal of this study is to find out if using microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees (MPKs), prosthetic knees with a built-in computer, improves health outcomes related to falls in adults who use above-knee prostheses.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Prosthesis User, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg: Thigh, Between Hip and Knee, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Lower
- Trial name
- NCT06937242
- Testing
- Ottobock C-Leg 4 Microprocessor Knee, Ottobock Kenevo
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education, LLC
Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
Socket Cooling Effectiveness Take Home Study
The comfort and fit of the residual limb within a prosthetic socket are of primary concern for many amputees. The residual limb is typically covered by non-breathable and non- thermally conductive materials that can create a warm…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower, Amputation Stump, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Lower
- Trial name
- NCT04484805
- Testing
- ICE Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.