None listed
Conditions
Interventions
We will utilise a pre-post design where each participant will be evaluated firstly with their existing prosthesis and then again with the microprocessor controlled componentry. Each participant will be assessed at an interdisciplinary clinic and goals established with them. During this assessment they will see a rehabilitation specialist, a physiotherapist, and a prosthetist. Where appropriate a psychologist, orthopaedic specialist and pain specialist will be available.
Sponsors
Professor Maria Crotty
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Have had a trans-femoral amputation > 4 months previously,have a comfortable, well fitting prosthesis,can ambulate well on their current componentry but have been identified as possibly benefiting from a microprocessor knee unit.
Exclusion criteria
Individuals with an ill-fitting prosthetic socket that is likely to require adjustment over the next 8 weeks,individuals who will not be able to complete all eight clinical assessment tests within a maximum of two testing sessions,individuals who have a recent injury that is affecting their usual gait pattern, individuals who can not commit to a consecutive 8 week time frame.
Outcome results
None listed