The Effect of Gait Training Using Virtual Reality and Real-Time Feedback on Physiological and Functional Gait Performance in Persons With a Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Elevated Metabolic Cost
• Interventions: Other: Gait Training

• Registration Number: NCT01225432
• Lead Sponsor: Brooke Army Medical Center

Brief Summary

To assess the carryover effect of an innovative new gait training program on physiological and functional gait performance in persons with a traumatic lower extremity amputation. A second objective is to clarify the relationship between gait biomechanics (joint and sgment kinematics and energy cost.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-08
• Status Verified: 2010-10
• Study First Submitted: 2010-10-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-10-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-10-20
• Study First Posted: 2010-10-21
• Last Update Posted: 2010-10-21
• Primary Completion: 2011-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• Blindness
• TBI-Glascow Coma Scale score of 12 or lower at the time of injury
• Cardiac or pulmonary problems limiting physical activity PTSD or other psychological condition with symptoms that would be exacerbated by participation in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Gait Training	Gait Training	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gait Oxygen Consumption	3 weeks later from first post training testing

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for the Intrepid; 🇺🇸 Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States