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Phase 3 N=10 Randomized Treatment

Southern Bone & Joint Study - Brimless Sockets

Socket Designs of Transfemoral Amputees.

Enrolled (actual)
10
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2014
Primary outcome: Primary: Gait

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Standard of care socket (Device); Prosthetic brimless socket (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of South Florida
Primary completion
Jul 2011

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Gait
PRIMARY
Balance and Stability
PRIMARY
Quality of Life
PRIMARY
Socket Pressure
841; 819

Summary

The investigators are comparing a new type of prosthetic socket for above knee amputees to the standard of care. The hypothesis is that the new type of socket will show equivalence to the standard of care using our designated outcome measures.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Unilateral transfemoral or knee-disarticulation amputee
  • 18 to 85 years of age
  • K3 (variable cadence and community) ambulators;
  • Be able to independently provide informed consent
  • Be willing to comply with study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of chronic skin breakdown on the residual limb
  • Conditions that would prevent participation and pose increased risk (e.g. unstable cardiovascular conditions that preclude physical activity such as walking)
  • Use of any assistive devices/walking aids, beyond a prosthesis, to ambulate
  • Unwillingness/inability to follow instructions
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01416129). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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