Status:

COMPLETED

Characterization of Residual Limb Volume Changes in Transfemoral Amputees

Lead Sponsor:

Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro

Collaborating Sponsors:

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa

Conditions:

Amputation Stump

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

This study quantifies residual limb volume fluctuations affecting transfemoral amputees due to the prosthesis doffing, physical activity, and testing time.

Detailed Description

The first test session aims at measuring residual limb volume at 7 time-points, with 10 minute intervals, after prosthesis doffing. This allows for evaluating the time required for volume stabilizatio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Stabilized (i.e., time since amputation \> 18 months) transfemoral amputees
  • Age between 18 and 65 years old
  • Subjects able to safely perform the physical tasks required in the experimental protocol
  • Subjects provided with prostheses

Exclusion

  • Denial of informed consent to participate in the study
  • Inability to maintain the required position during the 3D scanning for at least 5 minutes
  • Concomitant general or localized comorbidities / disabilities, which may interfere with the study
  • Pathological conditions affecting the residual limb
  • Allergy / sensitivity with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
  • Pathological cardiopulmonary / cardiovascular conditions
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Presence of psychiatric co-morbidities
  • Presence of cognitive deficits which may compromise the understanding of the required tasks
  • Difficulty in understanding the Italian language
  • Insufficient degree of collaboration
  • Consumption of alcohol or diuretics before tests

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 11 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04709367

Start Date

May 11 2018

End Date

September 30 2020

Last Update

January 14 2021

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INAIL Prosthesis Centre

Bologna, BO, Italy, 40054