Treadmill Training With Lower Extremity Amputees
Status and phase
Completed
Phase 1
Conditions
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
Treatments
Other: Treadmill Training
Details and patient eligibility
About
Many people with a leg amputation have difficulty walking even after they have finished their rehabilitation. The purpose of this study is to see if a large amount of walking practice on a treadmill can improve functional abilities.
Enrollment
8 patients
Sex
All
Ages
21 to 70 years old
Volunteers
No Healthy Volunteers
Inclusion criteria
- Leg amputation that is either below the knee, through the knee, or above the knee
- Ability to walk with prosthetic
- Comfortably fitted with a prosthesis for at least 6 months
- Not currently receiving physical therapy for gait training
- Able to tolerate a moderate intensity exercise program
Exclusion criteria
- People with severe cardiac or pulmonary disease that limits ability to exercise.
- People with too much discomfort and/or pain that restricts their ability to walk.
- People with active wounds on their residual limb or contralateral foot.
- People who weigh more than 360lbs or are taller than 6'11" as the unweighing system can not support any greater load or height.
Trial design
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Interventional model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open label)
8 participants in 2 patient groups
No Body weight support
Active Comparator group
Treatment:
Other: Treadmill Training
Body weight support
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Treadmill Training
Trial contacts and locations
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