Status:
COMPLETED
Targeting Balance Confidence to Increase Community Integration in Users of Prostheses
Lead Sponsor:
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Collaborating Sponsors:
Northwestern University
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
Conditions:
Amputation
Physical Activity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low balance confidence occurs when an individual perceives they have limited ability to maintain their balance while performing a specific task of daily living. It is a prevalent problem in lower limb...
Detailed Description
Lower limb prosthesis users, with self-reported low balance confidence complete baseline gait analysis and balance testing, as well as a series of validated self-reported outcome scales addressing bal...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age ≥18 years
- unilateral lower limb amputation without serious complications
- at least 6 months experience using a definitive lower limb prosthesis
- Activity Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale score≤80
- self-reported concern about balance that limit activities
Exclusion
- active wounds on weight bearing surfaces
- inability to perform the protocol without an assistive device
- currently seeing a physical therapist for any reason
- history of neurodegenerative disease
- history of stroke
- ill-fitting or ill-functioning prosthesis (to be verified by research prosthetist during screening)
- prohibited by primary care physician or research physician to participate in mild exercise
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 5 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
22 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03411148
Start Date
April 5 2018
End Date
May 1 2022
Last Update
June 1 2022
Active Locations (2)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
North Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60064
2
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
North Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60064