Gait Stability of People With Lower-limb Amputations

Kim Parker1 site in 1 country50 target enrollmentJune 2009

ConditionsGait Balance

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Gait
Sponsor: Kim Parker
Enrollment: 50
Locations: 1
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 13 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether there are quantifiable differences in walking stability, as measured by the acceleration of the trunk or the variation in step length, between people with unilateral below-knee amputations from vascular reasons or from trauma reasons.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 2009

End Date

August 2012

Last Updated

13 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Kim Parker

Responsible Party

Sponsor Investigator

Principal Investigator

Kim Parker

Rehabilitation Engineer

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•be over the age of 18;
•be able to walk comfortably for a minimum of two (2) minutes;
•be willing to take part in the study, including signing the consent after carefully reading it;
•be able to read and understand English and follow verbal and visual instructions;
•are competent to give informed consent or have a proxy with power of attorney.
•have an unilateral, transtibial amputation;
•been fitted with a prosthesis for over six weeks.