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Filter by:The goal of this observational study is to compare thermographic values in the knee region of the healthy extremity and the amputated extremity and learn about the relationship between thermographic value and pain in the knee region of the amputated extremity. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Do thermal values in the knee region of the amputated extremity and the intact extremity differ in individuals with transtibial amputation? 2. Is there a relationship between the pain felt in the knee region of the amputated limb and the difference in thermal values between the extremities in individuals with transtibial amputation?
The objective of this study is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, fidelity, and outcome of a nurse-led nutritional intervention for patients with leg ulcers in a outpatient clinics. The intervention consists of a structured dialogue and patient information on key lifestyle behaviours to improve wound healing. Furthermore, the intervention includes protein supplement.
This is a repeated measures prospective study and is no greater than a minimal risk study. All study procedures will be conducted at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI) through collaborative efforts of the Military Performance Lab at the CFI and the Sanders lab at the University of Washington. Data collected at the CFI will be coded, compiled, and shared with the University of Washington investigators.The objective of the research is to test if microprocessor-adjusting sockets improve Service member performance in Military specific activities compared to (a) user- operated, motor-driven adjustable sockets (i.e. sockets users adjust themselves), and (b) static (traditional) sockets. Investigators also test if microprocessor-adjusting sockets better maintain socket fit and limb fluid volume, and if self-reported outcomes are more favorable than for user-operated or static sockets. The hypotheses to be tested include: During intense Military specific tasks, compared to the user-adjusted socket and the static socket, the microprocessor-adjusting socket will: 1. minimize translational movement between the residual limb and the prosthetic socket; 2. maintain residual limb fluid volume; and 3. maximize prosthetic socket comfort. When using the microprocessor-adjusting socket compared to the user-adjusted socket and the static socket, participants will: 1. cover the greatest distance during a simulated combat patrol; 2. perform all high intensity Military specific tasks with less pain; 3. perform a simulated combat patrol nearer to uninjured levels of performance; and 4. rank usability at a level similar to the static socket. The specific aims are to: 1. Fabricate microprocessor-adjusting sockets specific for Service members and Veterans with goals of returning to high-level physical activities 2. Evaluate Military task performance in Service members with transtibial amputation using "Readiness Assessments," while wearing three socket configurations: microprocessor-adjusting, user-adjusting, and static - Simulated combat patrol in a Virtual Realty Environment - Military version of a Functional Capacity Evaluation 3. Characterize user preference and usability of different socket configurations
More than 100 hospital based outpatient wound centers in the USA and Puerto Rico agree to transmit structured data on all patients followed with chronic wounds and ulcers (e.g. diabetic foot ulcers, venous ulcers, pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, surgical wounds, and traumatic wounds). Data are collected at point of care including adherence to wound care quality measures developed by the USWR as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR).