The Effect of Gait Training Using Virtual Reality and Real-Time Feedback on Physiological and Functional Gait Performance in Persons With a Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation (VRVO2)

October 20, 2010 updated by: Brooke Army Medical Center
To assess the carryover effect of an innovative new gait training program on physiological and functional gait performance in persons with a traumatic lower extremity amputation. A second objective is to clarify the relationship between gait biomechanics (joint and sgment kinematics and energy cost.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

66

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
        • Center for the Intrepid

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  • Unilateral traumatic trans-tibial or transfemoral amputation
  • Independent ambulation without an assistive device for a minimum of three months
  • Ability to ambulate continuously for a minimum of 15 minutes
  • Trans-femoral participants must use an ischial containment socket
  • VAS Pain scores on the involved side of less than 4/10
  • Sagittal plane ankle, knee and hip strength of 4 or greater on the uninvolved side as determined by manual muscle test.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Blindness
  • TBI-Glascow Coma Scale score of 12 or lower at the time of injury
  • Cardiac or pulmonary problems limiting physical activity PTSD or other psychological condition with symptoms that would be exacerbated by participation in the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Gait Training
Other: Gait Training
12 sessions, 30 minutes of walking on a treadmill with real time therapist directed feedback on gait kinematics.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Gait Oxygen Consumption
Time Frame: 3 weeks
3 weeks
Gait Oxygen Consumption
Time Frame: Immediately prior to start of 3 week training.
Immediately prior to start of 3 week training.
Gait Oxygen Consumption
Time Frame: Immediately post training
Immediately post training
Gait Oxygen Consumption
Time Frame: 3 weeks later from first post training testing
3 weeks later from first post training testing

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Brooke Army Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jason M Wilken, PT, PhD, Director, Military Performance Lab-Center for the Intrepid

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 19, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 20, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

October 21, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 21, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 20, 2010

Last Verified

October 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • C.2008.050dt

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