RECRUITING

Optimizing Gait Rehabilitation for Veterans With Non-traumatic Lower Limb Amputation

Study Overview

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Description

The population of older Veterans with non-traumatic lower limb amputation is growing. Following lower limb amputation, asymmetrical movements persist during walking and likely contribute to disabling sequelae including secondary pain conditions, poor gait efficiency, impaired physical function, and compromised skin integrity of the residual limb. This study seeks to address chronic gait asymmetry by evaluating the efficacy of two error-manipulation gait training programs to improve gait symmetry for Veterans with non-traumatic lower limb amputation. Additional this study will evaluate the potential of error-manipulation training programs to improve secondary measures of disability and residual limb skin health. Ultimately, this study aims to improve conventional prosthetic rehabilitation for Veterans with non-traumatic amputation through gait training programs based in motor learning principles, resulting in improved gait symmetry and lower incidence of long-term disability after non-traumatic lower limb amputation.

Official Title

Optimizing Gait Rehabilitation for Veterans With Non-Traumatic Lower Limb Amputation

Quick Facts

Study Start:2019-10-09
Study Completion:2025-04-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT03995238

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:50 Years to 89 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Unilateral, non-traumatic, transtibial amputation
  2. * Diabetes mellitus and/or peripheral artery disease
  3. * Able to ambulate in the community without assistive device
  4. * Step length asymmetry during walking (\>1.0 asymmetry index.)
  5. * 6 months to 10 years since amputation
  1. * Unstable heart condition
  2. * Including unstable angina, uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmia, acute myocarditis, hypertension, and acute pericarditis
  3. * Acute systemic infection
  4. * Active cancer treatment
  5. * Traumatic or cancer related amputation etiology

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Cory L Christiansen, PhD
CONTACT
(303) 724-9101
Cory.Christiansen@va.gov
Ryan Stephenson, DO
CONTACT
(303) 399-8020
ryan.stephenson@va.gov

Principal Investigator

Cory L. Christiansen, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO

Study Locations (Sites)

Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Aurora, Colorado, 80045-7211
United States
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Richmond, Virginia, 23249
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

  • Cory L. Christiansen, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2019-10-09
Study Completion Date2025-04-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2019-10-09
Study Completion Date2025-04-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Amputation
  • Rehabilitation
  • Gait Training
  • Diabetes
  • Peripheral Artery Disease

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Transtibial Amputation
  • Peripheral Artery Disease
  • Diabetes Mellitus