Status:
COMPLETED
Upper Limb Loss Perturbation Response
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Amputation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Recent investigations have suggested that persons with upper limb loss experience a high prevalence of falls with a quarter of reported falls resulting from a trip. Moreover, studies indicate that mis...
Detailed Description
The primary aim of this pilot study is to characterize the proactive and reactive locomotor response of Veterans with upper limb loss (ULL) to a trip during walking. The investigators' recent VA-funde...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participant inclusion criteria for all participants include:
- age between 18 and 65 years
- normal or corrected vision
- able to walk unassisted for 20 minutes without undue fatigue or health risks
- Additional inclusion criteria for participants with ULL include:
- unilateral ULL at the transradial level
- most recent major upper limb amputation occurred at least one year prior to study
- residuum and amputated side in good condition (no scars, infections, pain, etc.)
- habitual experience using an upper limb prosthesis for at least one year
- a self-reported comfortable prosthetic suspension
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria for all participants include:
- self-reported additional neurological, vascular, or musculoskeletal pathologies (other than ULL when applicable) that may affect proprioception/balance
- self-reported medication that may affect proprioception/balance, e.g.:
- drugs that are ototoxic, such as certain Aminoglycosides and pain killers
- cognitive deficits that preclude understanding of the study instructions
- presence of osteoporosis
- presence of pacemakers or stents that may be irritated by the chest harness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 11 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04274218
Start Date
December 11 2020
End Date
June 30 2022
Last Update
November 14 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612