Do Adaptable Sockets Improve Military Performance

Abstract

The focus in Year 1 was on preparation for the randomized control trial to be conducted at CFI during Years 2 to 4 of the research. BAMC IRB and HRPO approval for the study were achieved by the 4th quarter. Because travel between UW and CFI was not allowed (COVID-19 restrictions), UW prepared instructional videos to train CFI personnel on socket scanning using the CFI purchased industrial coordinate measurement machine and electrode preparation and placement for limb fluid volume monitoring (bioimpedance analysis). These materials were supplemented with training via video teleconferencing and with biweekly meetings of all project personnel. CFI staff have completed about 80 percent of the training and have begun subject recruitment. CFI provided UW with video files of the FCE-M and data files of tests run in the CAREN system so that UW could make minor adjustments to the microprocessor-adjusting sockets and control system algorithms to meet the study needs. The first participant is expected to complete the protocol during the 1st quarter of Year 2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1117041

Entities

People

  • Joan E Sanders
  • W. L. Childers

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Control Systems
  • Covid-19
  • Data Processing
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electrodes
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microprocessors
  • Mobile Phones
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Residual Limbs
  • Scanning
  • Surgical Amputations
  • Training

Readers

  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.