Pilates promises better balance for amputees
NCT ID NCT05831748
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether clinical Pilates exercises can improve balance and walking in people who use a leg prosthesis. Thirty adults who had a leg amputation at least six months ago took part. The goal was to see if Pilates could help with common issues like poor coordination, unsteady walking, and back pain.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Be a Volunteer, * Being at least 6 months after amputation, * Having no problems related to prostheses, * Using a hydraulic, pneumatic, or microprocessor knee joint type, * According to the functional classification of amputees, individuals at the K3-K4 level, * Individuals with unilateral transtibial, unilateral transfemoral amputation Exclusion Criteria: * Users using assistive devices, * Those with bilateral amputation, * Those having contractures, * Those with acute low back pain, * Spine and lower extremity involvement due to systemic inflammation (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, etc.), * Systemic neurological disease (Multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, etc.), * Patients with other diseases that prevent mobilization (vertigo, cerebellar ataxia, etc.).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Medipol University
Istanbul, 34810, Turkey (Türkiye)
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