Could extra support before and after amputation improve recovery?
NCT ID NCT04750876
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether adding a psychologist and a physical therapist to the usual care of people having a leg amputation can improve their physical and emotional recovery. About 40 adults who need a lower-leg amputation due to poor blood flow will be randomly assigned to either standard care or extra support from these specialists. The main goal is to see if the extra care leads to better mobility and fewer emotional problems 10 days after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- psychological counseling and physical therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that adding mental health and physical therapy support helps amputees recover better and feel less distressed.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It also does not test a drug or device, so any benefit is about improving care routines, not a medical breakthrough.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient over the age of majority, no age limit * Amputation related to obliterative arteriopathy of the lower limbs * Trans-tibial or trans-femoral amputation * Patient with an indication of discharge to a rehabilitation and re-education service * Patient with the ability to understand the protocol * Patient who has agreed to participate in the study and has given express oral consent * Patient receiving social security cover or entitled to it Exclusion Criteria: * Trauma related amputation * Amputation of upper limb, trans-metatarsal or one or more toes * Amputation of comfort in a palliative care setting * Patient leaving home after surgery * Patient undergoing psychological or psychiatric treatment * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman, or a woman who is able to procreate without effective contraception * Patient unable to follow the protocol as judged by the investigator * Patient participating in another interventional research protocol involving a drug or medical device * Patient under guardianship, curators or legal protection measure
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Departmental Hospital Centre - Vendee
RECRUITINGLa Roche-sur-Yon, France
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