NCT06105944

Economic Evaluation of Lower Limb Prostheses for Persons With a Knee-disarticulation or Transfemoral Amputation

Economic Evaluation of Lower Limb Prostheses in the Netherlands Including the Cost-effectiveness of Non-microprocessor Controlled Knees Versus Microprocessor Controlled Knees

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 117 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Medical Center Groningen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this retrospective questionnaire study is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of non-microprocessor controlled prosthetic knees (NMPK) versus microprocessor controlled prosthetic knees (MPK) in persons with a knee-disarticulation or transfemoral amputation. The main aims are: * to provide an overview of the costs, health-related quality of life, and user experiences associated with the use of different types of prosthetic knees. * to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the NMPK compared to the MPK for adult prosthesis users. Participants will fill out three questionnaires about (1) their medical consumption and productivity costs; (2) health-related quality of life; (3) utility, ambulation and well-being. Researchers will compare the persons with a NMPK to the persons with an MPK to investigate the cost-efficiency of both types of knees.

Detailed description

A transfemoral amputation or knee disarticulation can have a negative influence on a person's daily activities, participation, and other aspects of daily life. In previous studies it has been suggested that the use of a microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) can help increase functional mobility, decrease falls and stumbles and improve quality of life. Although there is a hefty cost associated with this type of knee, it is not certain this outweighs the potential gains.

Conditions

• Amputation
• Prosthesis User
• Prosthesis

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-17
• Primary completion: 2023-05-25
• Completion: 2023-05-31
• First posted: 2023-10-30
• Last updated: 2023-10-30

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Netherlands