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Effect of Sports-oriented Rehabilitation on Mobility and Daily Activity in People With a Lower-limb Amputation

NCT04756752 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2022-12-22

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Summary

Mobility is one of the most important factors in the quality of life of people with a lower-limb amputation. However, mobility and physical activity are often limited. 61% of amputees is not sufficiently active in daily life and only about 15% of the Dutch amputees regularly participates in sports. Physical inactivity is known to increase the risk of comorbidities, especially among amputation patients who already have a higher prevalence of vascular diseases, diabetes and osteoarthritis. It is clear that sufficient daily physical activity is important to optimize the health and quality of life of amputees.

Research has shown that higher aerobic capacity, higher muscle force and the absence of comorbidities are related to better walking ability, as walking is more energy consuming for people with an amputation. It is therefore expected that increasing strength and cardiovascular fitness results in better mobility, higher daily activity, better physical health and a better quality of life among amputees. To improve physical capacity and sports participation in people with a lower-limb amputation, the Sint Maartenskliniek (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) and Dutch football club N.E.C. Nijmegen developed a new exercise program: Fit en Vitaal. Participants perform a six-week training program with three training sessions each week (fitness, aqua-fitness and a sports and play session) under the guidance of movement agogue. Thereafter, they continue with a low-frequency movement intervention during which they attend various sports clinics once a week for eight months. As social support and contact with peers are important factors in sports participation for amputees, the Fit en Vitaal program was designed as a yearly returning program with a fixed group of participants at the start of each year.

This exploratory study aimed to evaluate both the direct and indirect effects of the Fit en Vitaal program on people with a lower-limb amputation in terms of walking ability, functional mobility, oxygen consumption during walking, daily physical activity at home and experienced quality of life. It is expected that all will improve after the first six weeks of training, and the effects will remain after the eight-month low-frequency training.

Conditions

  • Amputation
  • Lower Limb Amputation

Interventions

OTHER

Fit and Vitaal program

Intervention type: training

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sint Maartenskliniek

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Noël LW Keijsers, PhD · Sint Maartenskliniek

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-06
Primary Completion
2022-11-01
Completion
2022-11-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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