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Many people with a leg amputation have difficulty walking even after they have finished their rehabilitation. The purpose of this study is to see if a large amount of walking practice on a treadmill can improve functional abilities.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| No Body weight support | Active Comparator |
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| Body weight support | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Treadmill Training | Other | The program requires volunteer participants to attend 15 sessions over 10 to 12 weeks with a total time commitment of 13.5 hours. There is an initial testing session that includes an assessment of the participant's legs, balance, and walking abilities. The entire program includes 12 treadmill training visits that take place three times per week for four weeks, a post-training testing session one week after completion of the training, and a follow-up testing session four weeks after completion of the training. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change from Baseline in 6-minute walk test | Participants will be assessed 3 times: Baseline, 1 week after completing the training protocol, and then 1 month after completing the training protocol | Baseline, after training, 1 month follow-up |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Eric Lamberg, EdD, PT | Stony Brook University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Stony Brook University Medical Center | Stony Brook | New York | 11794 | United States |
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