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Prosthetic Socket

Low cost lower limb prosthetic socket for Amputation

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day 2
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Study Summary

This trial will test the comfort and function of the expandable rigid foam fabrication system for transtibial prostheses.

Eligible Conditions
  • Amputation
  • Traumatic Amputation

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~day 2
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and day 2 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Socket Comfort Score with Clinically Prescribed Socket
Socket Comfort Score with Experimental Low Cost Socket
Secondary outcome measures
2 Minute Walk Test
Amputee Mobility Predictor
Four Square Step Test
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Low cost lower limb socket testingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Fabrication and testing of a low cost lower limb prosthetic socket and ensure this socket has appropriate suspension, comfort and f unction for a transtibial amputee.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Shirley Ryan AbilityLabLead Sponsor
192 Previous Clinical Trials
14,865 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the trial open to participants who are less than sixty years old?

"According to the study's terms of entry, participants must be between 18 and 95 years old. Furthermore, there are 1 studies for minors and 73 specifically catered towards seniors."

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Is there an opportunity for me to get involved in this experiment?

"To qualify for the trial, prospective participants must have endured amputation due to trauma and be between 18-95 years of age. Currently, 20 individuals are in line to join this clinical study."

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What objectives does this medical experiment hope to accomplish?

"This clinical trial's primary goal, evaluated over the course of two days, revolves around Socket Comfort Score with Clinically Prescribed Socket. Secondary aims comprise Amputee Mobility Predictor – a questionnaire that assesses lower limb amputees' capacity to execute tasks such as sitting balance, reaching transfers and sit-stands; Four Square Step Test – an assessment judging changes in direction while stepping; and 2 Minute Walk Test - where participants are requested to move without aid for 120 seconds, their distance being measured."

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Is there an ongoing effort to gather participants for this research?

"Affirmative, the particulars of this clinical trial is available on clinicaltrials.gov and demonstrates that recruitment for participants began on July 6th 2018. The study was most recently updated on January 22nd 2021 and hopes to enlist 20 individuals from one location."

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How many volunteers have been accepted for participation in this clinical investigation?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this scientific inquiry is actively seeking participants since its initial announcement on July 6th 2018 and most recent update January 22nd 2021. The research needs 20 people from a single medical facility."

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~3 spots leftby Apr 2025