Amputee Residual Limb Volume Fluctuation

Completed

Conditions studied: Amputation

In brief

The goal of this project is a useful clinical instrument for diagnosis and treatment of residual limb volume fluctuation in individuals who use prosthetic limbs. One hypothesis to be tested is that the instrument effectively measures short and long term volume fluctuations in individuals with trans-tibial amputation. Another hypothesis to be tested is that when subjects add a sock or insert to the prosthesis residual limb volume decreases, and when they remove the sock or insert residual limb volume increases.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01161238

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

28

Starts

2010-05-01

Expected to finish

2011-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-04-25

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• trans-tibial amputees who have a regular prosthetist and who wear the prosthesis at least five hours per day.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to ambulate continuously with a prosthesis (with or without the use of an assistive device such as a cane or walker) for 10 minutes indoors on a level walkway. 2. Inability to shift from horizontal to vertical posture in 30 seconds.

Where it is running

• University of Washington, Bioengineering Department — Seattle, Washington, United States

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