Improved Training Method for Advanced Rehabilitation of Warfighters With Lower Extremity Trauma

Mayo Clinic1 site in 1 country40 target enrollmentJanuary 8, 2024

ConditionsLower Limb Trauma

InterventionsPromis Physical Function Questionnaire L Test Narrowing Beam Walking Test PEQ-A

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Promis Physical Function Questionnaire
Conditions: Lower Limb Trauma
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Enrollment: 40
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire-Addendum (PEQ-A)
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: last month

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Arms & Interventions Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if an advance balance perturbation training program can enhance the rehabilitation process by increasing weight-bearing strategies on the prosthetic or injured limb, and, help reduce stumbles and falls.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 8, 2024

End Date

September 30, 2027

Last Updated

last month

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Kenton R. Kaufman, PhD, PE

Principal Investigator

Mayo Clinic

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Research participants will be eligible active duty service members and retired veterans.
•Having lower limb trauma (transtibial and transfemoral amputations, bilateral amputations, and limb salvage).
•Are enrolled in conventional rehabilitation at the participating military treatment centers.
•Subjects with dysvascular disease will be excluded because compromised lower limb somatosensation and circulation are independently linked with poor postural stability and a history of frequent falls.
•For subjects with amputations, the individual must be a community ambulator (i.e., K-Level 3 or 4).
•For subjects with limb salvage, they will need to have an IDEO and be entered into the Return-to-Run training program.