Traumatic Unilateral Below the knee Amputees. Complete traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The GMI group will undergo GMI intervention at least once a day for 6 weeks. The GMI technique has three stages, each stage lasting 2 weeks. Stage 1 (Determination
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Unilateral below knee amputations -At least one-month after receiving prosthesis -At least 3 months after amputation -Obtaining a score of 4 or 5 on each of the questions in items 4 and 5 of the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ) Questionnaire - Eigtheen to fifteen years old -Ability to read in Persian -Absence of cortical disorders -Absence of visual impairments -Absence of comorbidities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Failure to continue the GMI or mirror therapy intervention process until the end of the study -Failure to complete questionnaires -Presence of neuroma in the amputated limb -Participants with simultaneous upper limb amputations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Phantom pain. Timepoint: Before and After the intervention. Method of measurement: TAPES questionnaire and VAS.;Prosthesis Embodiment. Timepoint: Before and After the intervention. Method of measurement: PES questionnaire.;Activity of cortical areas of the brain. Timepoint: Before and After the intervention. Method of measurement: fMRI. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of using the present prosthesis. Timepoint: Before the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Time to amputaion. Timepoint: Before the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAmir Ali Gordahani
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed