Evaluation of the use of orthostatic postural support equipment in paraplegic and amputee patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: paraplegia and quadriplegia, traumatic amputation

• Registration Number: RBR-2nwymwx
• Lead Sponsor: nivesidade Estadual do Ceará

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-12-11
• Study Completion: 2021-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

The amputated group will include patients with lower limb amputations who are already using prostheses for at least 6 months; no longer in the process of adapting to prosthesis. The paraplegic group will include participants with bilateral lower limb paraplegia; no history of pressure ulcers in the last month anywhere on the body; stable hemodynamic parameters in the last month such as heart rate; blood pressure and saturation

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who have associated neuropathological brain changes such as stroke; Parkinson's; Alzheimer's; recent traumatic brain injury with cognitive impairment. All those who have any serious cognitive or psychological dysfunction that may interfere with the tests will be excluded; panic syndrome; anxiety attacks; major depression; individuals with relevant speech impairments that prevent their communication during the tests.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected outcome: Increased functionality, determined by the use of the FIM Scale (Functional Independence Measure), of the paraplegic group and amputee after using the orthostatic device in the evaluations of 5 days, 10 days, and 2 weeks after the end of the intervention.