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Treadmill Training With Lower Extremity Amputees

NCT01419288 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2013-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity

Interventions

OTHER

Treadmill Training

The program requires volunteer participants to attend 15 sessions over 10 to 12 weeks with a total time commitment of 13.5 hours. There is an initial testing session that includes an assessment of the participant's legs, balance, and walking abilities. The entire program includes 12 treadmill training visits that take place three times per week for four weeks, a post-training testing session one week after completion of the training, and a follow-up testing session four weeks after completion of the training.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Eric Lamberg, EdD, PT · Stony Brook University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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