Lower limb amputations Lower limb amputations
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: * Lower limb amputation, more proximal than the foot * Subjects are at the beginning of their rehabilitation program * The amputees follow an outpatient rehabilitation program. * Subjects are 18 years old or older * Subjects signed the participation agreement form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The subjects will be excluded from this study if there is evidence or serious suspicion of coronary disease, stress or test related pain in the chest, untreated symptomatic arrhythmia*s (ventricular tachycardia or any rhythm significantly compromising cardiac function), acute pulmonary embolus, bilateral lower limb amputations or upper limb amputation, mental impairment leading to inability to cooperate or inability to obtain consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parameters measured during training: maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max in l/min), maximal carbon dioxide output (VCO2max in l/min), maximal heart rate during (HRmax in beats per minute), heart rate reserve (HRR), peak power output (PPO in W), maximal workload (W). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gross Efficiency (% of external work performed to the total production of energy), metabolic equivalent of exercising (MET in 3.5 ml O2 /kg/min), average heart rate (HR in beats per minute), oxygen input (VO2 in litre per minute), carbon dioxide output (VCO2 in litre per minute), anaerobic threshold (AT), blood pressure (BP in mmHg), breathing frequency (BF in breaths per minute) maximal ventilation (VE litre per minute), respiratory exchange rate (RER in %), rate of perceived exertion (RPE in 10 point Borg-scale) and daily activity log. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed