NIH Release/Relock Socket

Description

The goal of the research is to create and evaluate a new technology for management of daily residual limb fluid volume fluctuation.

Conditions

Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)

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Study Details

Study overview

The goal of the research is to create and evaluate a new technology for management of daily residual limb fluid volume fluctuation.

NIH Release/Relock Socket

NIH Release/Relock Socket

Condition
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Seattle

University of Washington Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Had trans-tibial amputation at least 18 months prior to enrollment
  • * Regularly wear a definitive prosthesis for at least 7 hours per week
  • * Have a residual limb length of at least 9 cm
  • * K2 or higher MFCL
  • * Able to walk continuously with a prosthesis for at least 2 minutes at a time
  • * Sit, stand, and negotiate a step of 5.0 cm
  • * Current presence of skin breakdown
  • * Unable to satisfy inclusion criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Washington,

Joan E Sanders, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Washington

Study Record Dates

2025-09-30