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Motor Learning in Individuals With Lower Limb Loss and Chronic Diabetes

NCT03989063 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2022-07-28

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Summary

Inadequate rehabilitation training after amputation can result in poor patient outcomes, injuries, and wasted healthcare resources. This is a serious public health problem due to an aging population and rising prevalence of diabetes (main cause of amputation in the U.S.). In this study, the investigators will examine the effects of external vs. internal attentional focus instruction on learning of a balance task in individuals with existing amputation and those at risk of amputation (older adults with diabetes). With the proposed research, the investigators aim to expand the understanding of motor learning in individuals with and at risk of lower limb loss to provide knowledge that will lead to more effective and efficient rehabilitation.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Instructions to perform a motor task (external vs. internal focus instructions)

During the balance task, the participants will receive instructions to focus on external targets (external focus group) vs. movement of the body (internal focus group).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Szu-Ping Lee, PhD · University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2024-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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