Early Postoperative Fitting of the Air- Limb Prosthesis for Transtibial Amputees
- Conditions
- Vascular Diseases
- Registration Number
- NCT00616668
- Lead Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to check whether an early adjustment of the Air-Limb prosthesis to Transtibial amputees due to vascular diseases, will shorten the healing time of the stump and the process of rehabilitation.
- Detailed Description
The method of immediate adjustment of a temporary Prosthesis has been developed in the past, aiming to reduce the healing time of the stump and the process of rehabilitation. According to this method, a temporary Prosthesis is being adjusted immediately after amputation, or during the first week after it. Rehabilitation starts with the patient's standing while partial weight bearing on the Prosthesis.
In spite of many experiments and trials to adopt this process of rehabilitation, it is not universally adopted, because of the bad adjustment and damages to the stump caused by the Plaster of Paris. At present, with the improvement of materials and research experiments are being renewed, to check the efficiency of the process, using the Air- Limb a temporary Prosthesis.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
- Transtibial amputees due to vascular diseases.
- Bilateral amputation.
- Upper extremity can't bear weight.
- The sound leg can't bear weight.
- Amputee that needs Dialysis treatment.
- Cognitive impairment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The duration of rehabilitation of transtibial amputees, from amputation until the fitting of the permanent prosthesis. 1-4 month The total duration of the rehabilitation process,from amputation until the end of the hospitalization, with the permanent prosthesis. 2-6 month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The duration of stump healing and functional status of transtibial amputees. 1-6 month