Traumatic Below-knee Amputees With Prosthetics: Health-related Quality of Life and Locomotor Capabilities

Helsinki University Central Hospital26 enrolled

Overview

The present study assesses the health-related quality of life and the locomotor capabilities major traumatic lower limb amputees who use prosthesis.

A cross sectional study based on a retrospective review of prosthetic using major traumatic lower limb amputees' demographic and clinical details together with HRQoL and locomotor capabilities patient-reported outcome measures.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Amputees

Interventions

Below-knee amputationPROCEDURE

Patients with traumatic below-knee amputation.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Below-knee prosthesis users with amputation due to trauma 2. age \>18 Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Patients with no prosthesis

Locations (1)

Helsinki University Central Hospital

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The health-related quality of life measured by HRQoL score

Time frame: 2-5 years

Locomotor capabilities of traumatic below-knee amputees with prothesis

Time frame: 2-5 years

Secondary Outcomes

15D health-related quality of life instrument

Time frame: 2-5 years

Prothesis Evaluation Questionnaire

Time frame: 2-5 yeats

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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