Rapid Rehabilitation to Treat Lower Extremity Trauma
ConditionLower Limb Trauma
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMayo Clinic
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to find out if an advance balance perturbation training program can enhance the rehabilitation process by increasing weight-bearing strategies on the prosthetic or injured limb, and, help reduce stumbles and falls.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Research participants will be eligible active duty service members and retired veterans.
Having lower limb trauma (transtibial and transfemoral amputations, bilateral amputations, and limb salvage).
Are enrolled in conventional rehabilitation at the participating military treatment centers.
Subjects with dysvascular disease will be excluded because compromised lower limb somatosensation and circulation are independently linked with poor postural stability and a history of frequent falls.
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Promis Physical Function Questionnaire
- L Test
- Narrowing Beam Walking Test
- PEQ-A
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov