Women's-Specific Footwear With Prosthetic Feet
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 80 |
| Updated: | 3/13/2019 |
| Start Date: | March 4, 2019 |
| End Date: | September 2020 |
| Contact: | Andrew H. Hansen, PhD |
| Email: | andrew.hansen2@va.gov |
| Phone: | 612-467-2910 |
The purpose of this study is to address footwear challenges unique to women prosthesis users.
Comparing the effectiveness of different footwear and prosthesis combinations will help guide
clinical decision making regarding the prescription of prosthetic devices, while keeping what
the patient wants in mind.
It is expected that these results will be used to generate new knowledge for the development
of versatile prosthetic devices that accommodate a user's unique lifestyle while helping the
patient to make good progress in rehabilitation.
Investigators will characterize perceived limitations in footwear among women prosthesis
users. Investigators think that women prosthesis users will be restricted in footwear choices
and clothing choices due to the use of a prosthetic device.
Specifically, investigators expect perceived limitations in footwear will be greater for
shoes with higher heels than shoes without heels.
Comparing the effectiveness of different footwear and prosthesis combinations will help guide
clinical decision making regarding the prescription of prosthetic devices, while keeping what
the patient wants in mind.
It is expected that these results will be used to generate new knowledge for the development
of versatile prosthetic devices that accommodate a user's unique lifestyle while helping the
patient to make good progress in rehabilitation.
Investigators will characterize perceived limitations in footwear among women prosthesis
users. Investigators think that women prosthesis users will be restricted in footwear choices
and clothing choices due to the use of a prosthetic device.
Specifically, investigators expect perceived limitations in footwear will be greater for
shoes with higher heels than shoes without heels.
The project involves development, distribution, and analysis of a questionnaire designed to
address footwear use among women lower limb prosthesis users. Responses from sixty women with
a lower extremity amputation will be targeted. VA participants will be identified by the
MVAHCS. These potential participants will receive the IRB-approved survey via mail. Eligible
participants include women with unilateral or bilateral lower extremity amputations.
The questionnaire will target the types of footwear worn by prosthesis users and the types of
footwear desired to be worn. It will also capture the various types of prosthetic feet worn
in each footwear category, amputation type, time spent walking in a prosthetic device, and
general satisfaction with the prosthesis function during daily living when worn with shoes.
address footwear use among women lower limb prosthesis users. Responses from sixty women with
a lower extremity amputation will be targeted. VA participants will be identified by the
MVAHCS. These potential participants will receive the IRB-approved survey via mail. Eligible
participants include women with unilateral or bilateral lower extremity amputations.
The questionnaire will target the types of footwear worn by prosthesis users and the types of
footwear desired to be worn. It will also capture the various types of prosthetic feet worn
in each footwear category, amputation type, time spent walking in a prosthetic device, and
general satisfaction with the prosthesis function during daily living when worn with shoes.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Woman Veteran
- Age 18-80
- Lower Limb Amputation (transtibial, through the knee, transfemoral)
- Eligible to receive care through the VA Health Care System
- Ambulatory and currently using a prosthesis
Exclusion Criteria:
- Syme's Amputation
- Hip Disarticulation
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