Prosthetic evaluation program
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Other -Trans-femoral amputation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12605000173695
- Lead Sponsor
- Professor Maria Crotty
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Have had a trans-femoral amputation > 4 months previously,have a comfortable, well fitting prosthesis,can ambulate well on their current componentry but have been identified as possibly benefiting from a microprocessor knee unit.
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals with an ill-fitting prosthetic socket that is likely to require adjustment over the next 8 weeks,individuals who will not be able to complete all eight clinical assessment tests within a maximum of two testing sessions,individuals who have a recent injury that is affecting their usual gait pattern, individuals who can not commit to a consecutive 8 week time frame.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ambulation using The StepWatch step activity monitor[Measured for two weeks at baseline to evaluate current prosthesis and two weeks after fitting the microprocessor controlled componentry and completing appropriate training to evaluate the microprocessor controlled componentry.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method