Elevated Metabolic Cost
Conditions
Brief summary
To assess the carryover effect of an innovative new gait training program on physiological and functional gait performance in persons with a traumatic lower extremity amputation. A second objective is to clarify the relationship between gait biomechanics (joint and sgment kinematics and energy cost.
Interventions
OTHERGait Training
12 sessions, 30 minutes of walking on a treadmill with real time therapist directed feedback on gait kinematics.
Sponsors
Brooke Army Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Unilateral traumatic trans-tibial or transfemoral amputation * Independent ambulation without an assistive device for a minimum of three months * Ability to ambulate continuously for a minimum of 15 minutes * Trans-femoral participants must use an ischial containment socket * VAS Pain scores on the involved side of less than 4/10 * Sagittal plane ankle, knee and hip strength of 4 or greater on the uninvolved side as determined by manual muscle test.
Exclusion criteria
* Blindness * TBI-Glascow Coma Scale score of 12 or lower at the time of injury * Cardiac or pulmonary problems limiting physical activity PTSD or other psychological condition with symptoms that would be exacerbated by participation in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gait Oxygen Consumption | 3 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed