Therapy to improve walking after leg amputation
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests two therapies—one that briefly squeezes the leg with a blood pressure cuff and another that uses mild electrical pulses—to see if they can help people walk better after a leg amputation.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You have had one leg amputated above or below the knee
- You can walk without a cane or walker and can keep walking for at least 6 minutes
- Your stump (the part of the leg that remains) and your other leg have no open wounds
- You do not have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted electrical device
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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