Veterans with leg amputation test remote walking program to boost daily steps
NCT ID NCT05412550
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 18-month remote walking program for veterans with lower-limb amputation. The goal is to help them stay active and increase daily steps through coaching, peer support, and self-management. About 95 veterans will participate, and their step counts will be tracked continuously.
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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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95 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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40 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Unilateral or bilateral lower-limb amputation (transmetatarsal to him disarticulation, traumatic or non-traumatic etiology) * Ability to walk two minutes without seated rest using prosthesis and assistive device if needed * Living without assistance for basic activities of daily living Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital or cancer-related amputation * Unstable heart condition including: * unstable angina * uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmia * acute myocarditis * acute pericarditis * Acute systemic infection * Prisoner * Mild cognitive impairment * Active cancer treatment * Discretion of PI to exclude patients who are determined to be unsafe and/or inappropriate to participate
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Aurora, Colorado, 80045-7211, United States
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