Comparison of Different Amputation Levels

Marmara University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Balance; Amputee; Plantar Pressure Distrubution

Treatments: Other: Bipedal with open eyes; Other: Bipedal with open eyes and with platform; Other: Bipedal with closed eyes; Other: Bipedal with closed eyes and with platform

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04330274

09.2019.357

Details and patient eligibility

About

Lower limb amputation is a factor that changes the individual's weight transfer, gait pattern, and trunk balance. This change plantar pressure distribution of both side and cause a series of problems to be exposed over time according to level of amputation. The aim of this study is to reveal the relationship between amputation level-postural balance and amputation level-plantar pressure distribution.

Enrollment: 85 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being unilateral transfemoral or transtibial amputee
• Have the level of perception to understand and apply the commands given
• Having sedantary life styles

Exclusion criteria

• Having a neurological or orthopedic disorder that may affect standing posture and balance
• The presence of pain that can affect standing posture and balance
• Visual impairment that impairs the gait pattern and balance

Trial design

85 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

Description:

Unilateral transtibial amputee

Treatment:

Other: Bipedal with closed eyes

Other: Bipedal with open eyes and with platform

Other: Bipedal with open eyes

Other: Bipedal with closed eyes and with platform

Group 2

Description:

Unilateral transfemoral amputee

Treatment:

Other: Bipedal with closed eyes

Other: Bipedal with open eyes and with platform

Other: Bipedal with open eyes

Other: Bipedal with closed eyes and with platform