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Effects of wearing a prosthesis on daily activities of transtibial and transfemoral amputees- a randomised crossover trial.

Conditions
beenamputaties (transfemoraal en transtibiaal)
leg amputees
transfemoral and transtibial amputation
Registration Number
NL-OMON34764
Lead Sponsor
Revalidatiecentrum Groot Klimmendaal
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Unilateral transtibial or transfemoral adult amputees irrespective of age, sex or cause of the amputation who are able to function with and without a permanent prosthesis independently, if necessary making use of a walking aid. Normal mental faculties.

Exclusion Criteria

Use of a wheelchair for moving inside the house for more than three hours a day, not being able to wear the prosthesis for at least 8 hours a day in all, bilateral amputees, amputees other than at transtibial or transfemoral level. Participants with severe cognitive disorders, severe loss of eyesight (not able to recognize or connect the measurement equipment), with neurological and clinical orthopedic problems (other than the amputation), with stump pain, stump wounds and foot pathology that could influence their daily activities.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Differences in time spent in different activities (lying, sitting, standing,<br /><br>walking) between days 1 and 2 days 3 and 4 of the trial.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Probable differences in effects between transtibial and transfemoral amputees,<br /><br>between differences in age, sex and cause of the amputation.</p><br>
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