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Improving Socket Fit in Female and Male Veterans With Transtibial and Transfemoral Amputation

VA Office of Research and Development · NCT05989243

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Key facts

Compensation
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Who can join
Ages 18–65 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
40
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
January 31, 2022
Record last updated
April 23, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The investigators do not yet know how a prosthetic socket with adjustable panels affects the performance of people with a lower limb amputation compared to a conventional prosthetic socket. The primary objective of this study is to compare an adjustable and conventional prosthetic socket and use this information to determine the optimal socket that would improve rehabilitation and function in people with lower limb amputation.

Being studied: Conventional prosthetic socket; Adjustable Quatro socket

Conditions: Transtibial Amputation; Transfemoral Amputation

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • The investigators will enroll up to 40 Veterans
  • 20 with unilateral transtibial amputation
  • 20 with unilateral transfemoral amputation who are at or above a K2 Medicare functional classification level (MFCL) and who are 18-65 years old
  • All participants will have no current problems with their prosthesis or residual limb, and be at least 6-months post-amputation
  • Participants will be at or above a K2 MFCL, defined as a person who has the ability or potential for ambulation with the ability to traverse low level environmental barriers such as curbs, stairs, or uneven surfaces, typical of the limited community ambulator

Exclusion Criteria

  • Cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological disease or disorder or requirement for an assistive device for their unaffected leg (i.e. orthosis, cane)

Recruiting US locations

  • Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO

    Aurora, CO 80045-7211

    Site contact: Alena Grabowski, PhD BA · 720-435-4270 · Alena.Grabowski@va.gov

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Alena Grabowski, PhD BA · (720) 435-4270 · Alena.Grabowski@va.gov
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