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Temporary Prosthesis in Traumatic Below-knee Amputation

NCT00263497 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2020-03-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Most trauma survivors in low-income countries develop post-injury chronic pain syndromes. Normally traumatic amputees have to wait 4-6 months for definitive prosthesis fitting. The actual study aims at reducing post-injury chronic pain and improving function by immediate temporary prosthesis fitting after surgery.

Conditions

  • Transtibial Amputation

Interventions

DEVICE

Temporary tuber-ischii bearing prosthesis

Tuber ischii-bearing holster is connected by hinged metal bars to foot device to enable immediate postoperative mobilization of transtibial amputees. No other medical interventions or pharmaceutical treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Joenkoeping, Sweden

    collaborator OTHER

  • NCHADS - Ministry of Health of Cambodia

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital of North Norway

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bjoern Karlsson, Rehab Ing · TMC, University Hospital Northern Norway

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2020-03-31
Completion
2020-03-31

Countries

  • Cambodia

Study Locations

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