Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Acceptability of an Interim Socket System

Lead Sponsor:

University of Hull

Collaborating Sponsors:

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

Amputation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will explore the acceptability of an interim socket system to new patients with a below-knee amputation and also to NHS healthcare providers.

Detailed Description

After a transtibial amputation, post-operative swelling, followed by muscle wasting, can lead to residual limb volume changes during the first 12 months. Managing this volume change often involves man...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Over the age of 18
  • New transtibial amputation within the last 6 months
  • Deemed ready to cast for a prosthesis by the clinical team as per usual care at the prosthetic centre
  • Able to understand written English and provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Participants under the age of 18
  • Participants with an ankle disarticulation, Knee disarticulation or transfemoral amputation
  • Body mass \> 125 kg with a distal circumference of 23-34 cm (small socket)
  • Body mass \> 150 kg with a distal circumference of 30-45 cm (large socket)
  • Residual limb longer than 27 cm
  • Severe upper limb dysfunction (due to strength requirements to don the liner)
  • Severe visual requirements (that would restrict the person's ability to monitor their residual limb)
  • Contraindication to be fit for a prosthetic socket
  • Recent cerebrovascular event (i.e., stroke, haemorrhage, brain injury)
  • Disease affecting their memory
  • Unwilling to trial the confidence socket system
  • Unable to tolerate wearing a prosthetic liner due to excess sweating/ allergic reaction or other reasons

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 12 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 28 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05196100

Start Date

October 12 2021

End Date

November 28 2024

Last Update

September 27 2024

Active Locations (2)

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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Bournemouth, United Kingdom, BH7 7DW

2

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Portsmouth, United Kingdom, PO3 6AD