Use of Subtle Vibration to Improve Walking Ability by Lower Limb Amputees

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

17

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 1, 2007

Primary Completion Date

June 25, 2018

Study Completion Date

June 25, 2018

Conditions
AmputationDiabetes Complications
Interventions
DEVICE

Custom prosthetic socket with mechanical vibrators (stochastic resonance)

Application of mechanically-induced sub-threshold vibration applied to the amputee's residual limb using a custom prosthetic limb system

DEVICE

Conventional prosthetic socket (current clinical practice)

No sub-threshold vibration applied to residual limb. Amputee wears conventional prosthetic socket.

Trial Locations (1)

98108

VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA, Seattle

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Texas

OTHER

lead

VA Office of Research and Development

FED

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