Sensibility of the stump in adults with an acquired upper extremity amputation.

Sensibility of the stump in adults with an acquired upper extremity amputation. - Stump sensibility

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON33467

Enrollment

Registered

2009-07-21

Start date

2009-07-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

Amputation

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: * Unilateral acquired upper extremity amputation (an exarticulation of the wrist and more proximal amputation levels) * At least 1 year after amputation * Aged: 18 +;Control subjects: * Healthy subjects * Matched for age-, sex- and hand dominancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients and control subjects: Medical history of diminished sensibility: Vascular disease, DM, Neurological disease with loss of sensibility (polyneuropathy, peripheral nerve damage) CRPS Bilateral amputation Patients with insufficient understanding of the Dutch language

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Touch pressure, measured by Semmes Weinstein monofilamenten.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Stereognosis (Shape/texture identification test, STI-test) and kinaesthesia. Functioning with or without a prosthesis is analysed with the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users* Survey (OPUS).	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results