HRQoL Among Patients Amputated Due to Peripheral Arterial Disease

Jonas Malmstedt98 enrolled

Overview

A prospective cohort study over the prosthetic use among patients amputated after vascular disease and the impact of their HRQoL.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Quality of Life Amputation Peripheral Arterial Disease Prosthesis User

Interventions

AmputationPROCEDURE

Major amputation defined as at or above ankle

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients amputated at femoral, knee or tibial level due to peripheral arterial disease Exclusion Criteria: * Patients not able to provide informed consent * Patients not able to verbally express their experience of the amputation. * Patients that not speak Swedish

Locations (1)

Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Health related quality of life according to EQ-5D

The change in HRQoL between baseline and after 1 year. Measured with EQ-5D-3L

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Proportion of patients using prosthesis

Prosthesis use after a major amputation is measured with Stanmore mobility grade

Time frame: 1 year after the amputation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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