Status:
COMPLETED
Prosthetic Components and Stability in Amputee Gait
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Diabetes Mellitus
Leg Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 du...
Detailed Description
Most of what is known about how amputees walk and how the properties of prosthetic components affect their gait has been discovered through sagittal plane observations while amputees walk back and for...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Amputee Subjects:
- be a unilateral trans-tibial amputee between the ages of 18 and 70,
- weigh 220 pounds or less,
- have been fit with a prosthesis and using a prosthesis for at least two years,
- wear the prosthesis for at least 8 hours per day,
- walk without crutches or a walker,
- able to walk outside the home and in the community,
- have not fallin within the last six months,
- Non-amputee subjects participating in this investigation will meet similar inclusion criteria except for those related to prosthesis use.
Exclusion
- Amputee Subjects:
- amputation due to tumor, have an active tumor, or are undergoing treatment of a tumor,
- have pain in legs or any condition that interferes with walking.
- Non-amputee subjects participating in this investigation will meet similar exclusion criteria except for those related to cause of amputation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
12 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00167778
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
August 15 2014
Active Locations (1)
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VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108