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The Impact of Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation on Spinal Loads

NCT02897973 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 173

Last updated 2023-09-28

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Summary

The prevalence of low back pain among persons with unilateral lower limb amputation is significantly higher than the rate experienced by the general public. Chronic pain, including low back pain, limits functional independence and negatively impacts quality of life. As such, this project will investigate the role of a biomechanical casual pathway in the development of low back pain; to do this, the investigators will explore the relationship between the adopted neuromuscular patterns post-amputation to perform activities of daily living and the risk of developing spinal tissue damage.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Activity of daily living

walking, sitting-to-standing and standing-to-sitting, stairs ascending and descending

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Kentucky

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Babak Bazrgari, PhD · University of Kentucky

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-10-31

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