Self-management to Improve Function Following Amputation
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Brief summary
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Lower extremity amputations are a significant cause of morbidity, mortality, loss of function and reduced quality of life. Self-management (defined as the process by which an individual adopts an active role in managing the symptoms, treatment, consequences, and lifestyle changes inherent in living with a chronic condition) is an important mechanism for improving health and reducing disability. This study will evaluate a 5-week group-based self-management intervention for Veterans with lower extremity limb loss (VETPALS) and determine its impact upon physical and psychosocial functioning, patient activation, self-efficacy, problem solving, quality of life and positive affect. This study represents one of the only prospective randomized controlled trials of a behavioral intervention for individuals with limb loss. It is expected that results will be used to inform the integration of self-management interventions into the VA Amputation System of Care. The specific primary hypotheses are: 1. Individuals randomized to VETPALS will display greater improvements from baseline in physical functioning as measured by the MFA-SF than Veterans in the individual education support condition post-intervention and at a 6 month follow-up. 2. Individuals randomized to VETPALS will display greater improvements from baseline in psychosocial functioning as measured by the PHQ-9 than Veterans in the individual education support condition post-intervention and at a 6 month follow-up.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02163811
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 182 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 30, 2014
- Primary completion
- Mar 20, 2019
- Completion
- Mar 20, 2019
- Last update posted
- Aug 4, 2020
2014 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 5
- U.S. states
- 5
- U.S. cities
- 5
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL | Tampa | Florida | 33612 | — |
| Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55417 | — |
| Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH | Cleveland | Ohio | 44106 | — |
| Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
| VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA | Seattle | Washington | 98108 | — |
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