Evaluation of the Efficiency of the Echelon Foot in Traumatic Trans Tibial Amputees

Sheba Medical Center10 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this work was to test the Echelon foot efficiency to offer enhanced safety, comfort and function over a wide range of walking surfaces, inclines and stairs, thereby improving the quality of life for amputees. Ten individuals with a unilateral trans- tibial amputation will participate in two test sessions- one while using their own prosthetic foot, the other while using the Echelon foot.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Unilateral Trans Tibial Amputation

Interventions

Echelon footDEVICE

One Echelon foot for each subject, for a period of a month.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ten individuals with a unilateral trans tibial amputation due to trauma. * Walking at list one year from the end of their gait training. Mobility status is 3 or 4. Exclusion Criteria: * Bilateral amputation. * Injury of the sound limb that compromises the gait of the amputee.

Locations (1)

Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

While using the Echelon foot the amputees will present lower internal mechanical strain in the soft tissue of the stump while standing on a 10 degrees platform.

Time frame: Beginning of the trial and one month after

Secondary Outcomes

Using the Echelon foot the Kinematic of level ground walking and climbing up and down stairs will be closer to normal curves.

Time frame: At the beginning of the trial and one month later

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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