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Optimizing Prosthetic Prescription to Mitigate the Effects of Perspiration
Sponsor: VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Summary
The specific aim of this research is to compare three clinically available liners, each intended to address problems of residual limb perspiration, with the as-prescribed liner of lower limb prosthesis user and determine their effect on stability, suspension, and comfort.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
180
Start Date
2022-10-04
Completion Date
2026-09
Last Updated
2026-01-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Liner perforated with very small diameter holes
A commercially available, elastomeric liner perforated with very small holes (approximately 0.3 mm diameter) to allow perspiration to drain. This liner is worn between the skin and the participant's prosthetic socket.
Liner perforated with somewhat larger diameter holes
A commercially available, elastomeric liner perforated with somewhat larger holes (approximately 1.5 mm diameter) to allow perspiration to drain. This liner is worn between the skin and the participant's prosthetic socket.
Liner-liner
A thin, special purpose half-ply sock which may reduce the effects of perspiration. The liner-liner is worn between the skin and the participant's as-prescribed liner.
As-prescribed liner
A commercially available, elastomeric liner with no perforations. This liner is worn between the skin and the participant's prosthetic socket.
Locations (1)
VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division
Seattle, Washington, United States