Found 26 clinical trials
Efficacy of Acupuncture in Patients With Lower Extremity Amputation With Neuroma
effectiveness of acupuncture on pain, neuroma size and functional status in individuals with lower extremity amputation with neuroma.
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- 25 Mar, 2022
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Transfusion Trigger After Operations in High Cardiac Risk Patients (TOP)
The goal of the proposed study is to determine whether a liberal transfusion strategy (transfusion trigger at Hb < 10 gm/dl) in Veterans at high cardiac risk who undergo major open vascular and general surgery operations is associated with decreased risk of adverse postoperative outcomes compared to a restrictive transfusion …
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- 12 Apr, 2022
- 14 locations
Additional Hyperbaric Oxygen After Lower Extremity Amputation (AHOLEA)
This study evaluates the effect of additional hyperbaric oxygen therapy after lower extremity amputation. The patients will be randomized after amputation to either a treatment group receiving
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- 05 Mar, 2022
- 2 locations
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Major Lower Extremity Amputations
This study will be a double-blinded randomized controlled trial analyzing all patients who will undergo major lower extremity amputations by the vascular surgery service at UCSF Fresno between
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- 27 Feb, 2022
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Evaluation of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Dressing (PREVENA) to Prevent Lower Extremity Amputation Wound Complications
incidence of post-operative wound complications and medical costs in patients undergoing lower extremity amputation.
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- 14 Nov, 2021
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Instrumental Analysis of Walking in People With Osseointegrated Prostheses for Lower Extremity Amputation: Comparative Evaluation With Traditional Socket Prostheses
The currently accepted standard for rehabilitation and mobility following amputation is a socket-mounted prosthesis. Osseointegration is an alternative method that has gradually gained greater acceptance in the last 30 years. It is defined as a procedure in which a metal implant is directly anchored to the residual bone, attached to …
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- 04 Sep, 2021
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Adherence and Perspiration While Wearing Lower Limb Prostheses
Individuals with lower limb amputation often complain about uncomfortable residual limb skin temperatures and the accumulation of sweat inside their prostheses. It doesn't take long before the presence of sweat on the residual limb leads to a lack of confidence in the security of their prosthetic suspension. Some circumstances allow …
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- 21 Mar, 2022
- 1 location
Pivot-Flex Foot: Optimal Coupling Ratio Between Transverse and Sagittal-plane Motions Using a Torsionally Adaptive Prosthesis for Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation
When prescribing a prosthetic foot, clinicians face a dizzying array of choices as more than 200 different prosthetic feet are available. While these conventional prosthetic feet primarily function in the sagittal plane, the intact foot and ankle comprise a complex set of joints that allow rotation in multiple planes of …
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- 22 Apr, 2022
- 1 location
Protocole Access-Socket
Lower limb amputation has a definitive impact on a person's locomotor abilities, considerably reducing his or her autonomy in everyday life. 50% of lower limb amputees in France are trans-femoral. The femoral prosthesis must be adapted to allow the amputee to walk in everyday situations and to make the range …
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- 08 Apr, 2022
Evaluating Mobility Interventions in the Real World
This study is intended to test the comparative biomechanical benefits of different lower-limb prostheses and orthoses using data collected over extended periods of everyday life using wearable sensors. Investigator seek to improve physical health, functional activity level, independence, workforce participation, and mental health in participants with lower limb amputation and …
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- 13 May, 2022
- 1 location