Trial compares recovery after lower-leg amputation in Veterans
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial looks at outcomes after a below-knee (lower-leg) amputation in Veterans. It focuses on people who have blood flow likely to heal and who plan to join rehabilitation to walk again with a prosthesis.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re a Veteran needing a below-knee amputation (for an uninfected problem), or a localized foot infection below the ankle that has been fully treated and cleaned out
- Your leg blood flow looks strong enough for healing (a pulse you can feel or a signal in the popliteal artery)
- You can and expect to join rehabilitation after surgery and work toward walking with a prosthesis
- The surgery is not being done because of a major infection reaching around the ankle area
- You do not have end-stage kidney disease (ESRD)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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