Trial reportArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2018
Behavior-Change Intervention Targeting Physical Function, Walking, and Disability After Dysvascular Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Outcomes following major dysvascular lower limb amputation: an updated systematic review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on physical performance and quality of life in individuals with limb amputation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in people with intermittent claudication: the OPTIMA systematic review.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Non-surgical interventions for preventing contralateral tissue loss and amputation in dysvascular patients with a primary major lower limb amputation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions for motor rehabilitation in people with transtibial amputation due to peripheral arterial disease or diabetes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Technology for monitoring everyday prosthesis use: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Pooled it
- Prosthetic rehabilitation for older dysvascular people following a unilateral transfemoral amputation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Biobehavioral Intervention Targeting Physical Activity Behavior Change for Older Veterans after Nontraumatic Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2020Trial
- Recovery After Nontraumatic Lower Limb Amputation: A Scoping Review of Longitudinal Research Studies.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Review
- A behaviour change intervention promoting physical activity following dysvascular amputation: Protocol for a pilot study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Demystifying the Digital Divide: Disparities in Telerehabilitation Readiness Among Older Adults in the United States.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Commentary on Marzolini et al.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2024Article
- Older Veterans' Experiences of a Multicomponent Telehealth Program: Qualitative Program Evaluation Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of the perioperative encounter in promoting regular exercise and physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of (Active) Lifestyle Interventions in People With a Lower Limb Amputation: A Systematic Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2022Review
- Reported Outcome Measures in Studies of Real-World Ambulation in People with a Lower Limb Amputation: A Scoping Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Psychosocial Factors Influence Physical Activity after Dysvascular Amputation: A Convergent Mixed-Methods Study.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- COVID-19: A catalyst for change in virtual health care utilization for persons with limb loss.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2021Review
- Psychometric Assessment of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale for People With Lower-Limb Amputation.Physical therapy · 2021Article
- Patterns of Sitting, Standing, and Stepping After Lower Limb Amputation.Physical therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine preliminary efficacy of a home-based behavior-change intervention designed to promote exercise, walking activity, and disease self-management.
designA single-blind, randomized controlled pilot trial.
settingOne Veterans Administration and 2 regional medical centers.
participantsA total of 38 participants randomized to behavior-change intervention (n=19) or attention control (CTL; n=19) group.
interventionsWeekly 30-minute telephone sessions for 12 weeks with intervention group sessions focused on health behavior change and CTL group sessions focused on health status monitoring.
main outcome measuresPhysical function, walking activity (steps/d averaged over 10d), and disability were measured at baseline, 12 weeks (intervention end), and 24 weeks after baseline with the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test as the primary outcome measure.
resultsThe TUG test was not changed from baseline in either group and was not different between groups after 12 or 24 weeks. Several exploratory outcomes were assessed, including daily step count, which increased 1135 steps per day in the intervention group compared to 144 steps per day in the CTL group after 12 weeks (P=.03). Only the intervention group had within-group increase in steps per day from baseline to 12 (P<.001) and 24 (P=.03) weeks and spent significantly less time in sedentary activity (4.8% decrease) than the CTL group (0.2% decrease) at 24 weeks (P=.04). There were no other between-group differences in physical function or disability change over time.
conclusionThe behavior-change intervention demonstrates promise for increasing walking activity for people with dysvascular transtibial amputation (TTA). The efficacy of implementing such intervention in the scope of conventional TTA rehabilitation should be further studied.
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