Comparative Effectiveness Between Microprocessor Knees and Non-Microprocessor Knees
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- Mayo Clinic
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Daily Activity Measured With Triaxial Accelerometers
研究概览
简要总结
This study will assess if the functional performance and musculoskeletal outcome of transfemoral amputees are improved after receiving a Microprocessor Knee (MPK) compared to a Non-Microprocessor Knees (NMPK).
详细描述
The study design is a reversal design whereby only the prosthetic knee joint will be changed. Each subject will be tested using their current NMPK, fit and tested with a MPK, and then tested again with their NMPK. MPK prostheses from all manufacturers will be considered appropriate for testing. Each MPK to be used in this study is FDA approved. The foot will be in the L5981 class, e.g. flex foot or equivalent. The same socket, suspension, and foot will be used throughout the study in order to eliminate these confounding variables. All prosthesis fittings will be performed by the subject's own certified prosthetist according to manufacturers' fitting guidelines.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 55 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Unilateral transfemoral amputee
- •Medicare Functional Classification Level K2 or K3
- •Currently using NMPK prosthesis
- •No current residual limb problems, such as skin breakdown
- •Able to ambulate without a gait aid
排除标准
- •Previous stroke or other neuromuscular complications currently affecting gait
- •Currently undergoing dialysis treatments
- •Amputation of the contralateral limb
- •Poor fit of current NMPK prosthesis
研究组 & 干预措施
Prosthetic knee joints
Each subject will be tested using their current Non-Microprocessor Knee (NMPK) , fit and tested with a Microprocessor Knee (MPK), and then tested again with their NMPK, e.g. A-B-A design.
干预措施: Microprocessor Knee (MPK) (Device)
Prosthetic knee joints
Each subject will be tested using their current Non-Microprocessor Knee (NMPK) , fit and tested with a Microprocessor Knee (MPK), and then tested again with their NMPK, e.g. A-B-A design.
干预措施: Non-Microprocessor Knee (NMPK) (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Daily Activity Measured With Triaxial Accelerometers
时间窗: Baseline (tested on subjects' current NMPK), 10 weeks (after 10 weeks acclimation time to the study MPK) , 4 weeks (subjects placed back on NMPK and tested after 4 weeks re-acclimation time)
Measurements will be obtained three times using activity monitors attached to waist, and bilaterally to the ankle and thigh for a period of 4 consecutive days, including 2 weekdays and 2 weekend days. Primary outcome will be the difference in activity level between the NMPK and MPK measurements.
Falls as Assessed by the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire Addendum (PEQ-A)
时间窗: Baseline (tested on subjects' current NMPK), 10 weeks (after 10 weeks acclimation time to the study MPK) , 4 weeks (subjects placed back on NMPK and tested after 4 weeks re-acclimation time)
The Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) addendum (PEQ-A) is a self-administered questionnaire to quantify balance confidence, concentration, stumbles, and falls. The outcome will be difference in falls per month between the Non-Microprocessor Knee (NPMK) and MPK measurements. The number of falls was recorded as the sum of items #5 and #7 in the PEQ-A.
次要结局
- Patient Satisfaction as Assessed by the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ)(Baseline (tested on subjects' current NMPK), 10 weeks (after 10 weeks acclimation time to the study MPK) , 4 weeks (subjects placed back on NMPK and tested after 4 weeks re-acclimation time))
研究者
Kenton R. Kaufman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
