Experiences of Prosthetic Breakdown and Repair: NHS Perspectives
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Experiences of Prosthetic Breakdown and Repair: NHS Perspectives
IRAS ID
346630
Contact name
Lesley Davidson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Salford
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
4847, University of Salford Ethical Approval
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 1 days
Research summary
The maintenance and repair of upper and lower limb prosthetics (artificial limbs) are under-researched areas with little qualitative data to support the design of repair and maintenance services in the UK. The very small number of previous studies have examined quantitative patterns of repair retrospectively (Nagaraja et al., 2021). Other studies relating to device preferences have touched upon repair and maintenance tangentially, mentioning frustration, anger, avoidance of particular activities and changes in behaviour linked to repairs (Franzke et al., 2019). Yet no studies have examined repairs and maintenance from the users’ or NHS staff perspectives in the UK. This study will use exploratory qualitative methods informed by a pragmatic, ethnographic approach including (a) observations during site visits to NHS trusts (2) semi-structured interviews and/or focus groups. The study will be open to prosthesis users and those involved in their care such as family members, carers and NHS staff members.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/NW/0175
Date of REC Opinion
22 Jul 2025
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion