Heath-related Quality of Life of Diabetic Transmetatarsal Amputees and Below-knee Prosthetic Users

Helsinki University Central Hospital

Overview

The present study assesses the health-related quality of life of diabetic transmetatarstal and below-knee prosthetic user. The study design is cross-sectional with a retrospective review of patient hospital records and an assessment with patient-reported outcome measure.

The present study aims to recruit 100 diabetic transmetatarsal and below-knee prosthetic user to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between these two patient groups. The 15D HRQoL instrument is applied. An additional comparison with the age-standardized Finnish general population will be performed.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Amputees Diabetes Complications

Interventions

AmputationPROCEDURE

Transmetatarsal or below-knee amputation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with diabetes * Transmetatarsal amputation * Below-knee prosthetic user * 2-5 years from surgery Exclusion Criteria: * No diabetes * Other than transmetatarsal or below-knee amputation * Below-knee amputation but not a below-knee prosthetic user * Less than 2 years from the amputation * Over 5 years from amputation

Locations (1)

Helsinki University Central Hospital

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Health-related quality of life measured by the HRQoL score

Time frame: 2-5 years

Secondary Outcomes

The 15D health-related quality of life instrument

Time frame: 2-5 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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