Understanding how amputees navigate slopes and stairs with prostheses

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study focuses on patients with lower limb amputations who use various types of prostheses, including mechanical and electronic options. It aims to analyze how these patients anticipate and manage the challenges of climbing and descending stairs and slopes, which can be particularly complex due to the absence of certain muscle functions. The study will involve functional analyses and 3D assessments of walking and balance to better understand locomotor expectations in these scenarios. The ultimate goal is to inform the development of more advanced prosthetic technologies that can assist amputees in navigating their environments more effectively.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy volunteers:

* person who has given oral consent
* male or female adult
* person being able to understand simple orders, locomotion instructions

Lower limb amputee patients:

* person who has given oral consent
* male or female adult
* patient with unilateral major lower limb amputation of any origin (traumatic, vascular, infectious, congenital or neoplastic) with definitive equipment used routinely for at least 3 months.
* person able to understand simple orders, locomotion instructions

Exclusion Criteria:

* person not affiliated or not benefiting from a heath insurance system
* person subject to a legal protection measure (curatorship, guardianship)
* person with a legal guardian
* pregnant or breastfeeding woman
* adult unable to consent
* person with a dislocated hip
* subject with conditions or disabilities other than amputation that affect walking

Where it's running

• CHU Dijon Bourgogne
  Dijon, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Paul ORNETTI
• Email: paul.ornetti@chu-dijon.fr
• Phone: 0380293745

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.