Lower Limb Amputation
Conditions
Keywords
amputees, quality of life, funcionality, muscle strength, movility, endurance training
Brief summary
This study is a clinical trial that evaluates the best treatment option using a strength training protocol and an endurance training protocol in patients with lower limb amputations who use prostheses. The protocol consists of 6 weeks of strength training and 6 weeks of endurance training, with a 1-month washout period between the two.
Detailed description
The assessments in this study focus primarily on strength, using a dynamometer and the 5 RM, functionality, using the AMP scale, mobility, using the TugTest, quality of life, using the WHOQOL-BREF, and perception of change, using the GROC.
Interventions
OTHERMuscle strengh training
Strength training lasts six weeks, during which submaximal strength percentages ranging from 75% to 90% are worked on. It is performed three times a week and follows a protocol consisting of progressive exercises for the large functional muscle groups relevant to the population being trained.
OTHERResistence training
Resistance training will be carried out for 6 weeks, 3 times a week, with exercises prescribed by a protocol with training characteristics defined by bibliography found in the ACSM.
Sponsors
University of Gran Rosario
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with unilateral lower limb amputation * Transtibial and/or transfemoral amputation * Prosthetized * Aged 18 to 75 years * Who sign the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
* That they are unable to complete the initial assessment * That they undergo further secondary training
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Funcionality | day 1, day 18 (last day of week 6), day 1 (after the wash out) and day 24. | It is assessed using the TUG test, which requires patients to get up from a chair, walk 3 meters, turn around, walk back to the chair, and sit down again. Patients will receive the following instructions: Get up on the word 'go,' walk to the tape, turn around, walk back to the chair, and sit down. |
| Changes in quality of life | day 1, day 18 (last day of week 6), day 1 (after the wash out) and day 24. | It is assessed using a self-administered questionnaire called WHOQOL-BREF, which provides a profile of the person's perceived quality of life. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Maximum isometric muscle strength | day 1, day 18 (last day of week 6), day 1 (after the wash out) and day 24. | It is evaluated using a dynamometer, in which three measurements are taken for each designated movement and the average of the maximum force and peak force is calculated. |
| Changes on Movility | day 1, day 18 (last day of week 6), day 1 (after the wash out) and day 24. | It is assessed using the AMP functional rating scale (amputee mobility predictor). |
| Change in Global percepcion of change | assessments were performed at the end each protocol. day 18 and day 24 | It is an assessment carried out using the Groc scale, which evaluates changes in perception. |
Contacts
Primary ContactGabriela B Dell´Elce
Outcome results
None listed