Sensibility of the stump in adults with an acquired upper extremity amputation.

Completed

• Conditions: Amputation; 10005942; 10005944

• Registration Number: NL-OMON33467
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

Patients:
* Unilateral acquired upper extremity amputation (an exarticulation of the wrist and more proximal amputation levels)
* At least 1 year after amputation
* Aged: 18 +;Control subjects:
* Healthy subjects
* Matched for age-, sex- and hand dominancy

Exclusion Criteria

Patients and control subjects:
Medical history of diminished sensibility: Vascular disease, DM, Neurological disease with loss of sensibility (polyneuropathy, peripheral nerve damage)
CRPS
Bilateral amputation
Patients with insufficient understanding of the Dutch language

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Touch pressure, measured by Semmes Weinstein monofilamenten.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Stereognosis (Shape/texture identification test, STI-test) and kinaesthesia.<br /><br>Functioning with or without a prosthesis is analysed with the Orthotics and<br /><br>Prosthetics Users* Survey (OPUS).</p><br>