Dear all,
My name is Pratima Saravanan, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department
of Industrial Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. My advisor
(Dr. Jessica Menold) and I are interested in studying the influence of
amputees’ gait analysis on the decision-making processes of prosthetists
during lower-limb prosthetic prescription. *Information and results
obtained from this study will help gain insight into effective
prescription processes and develop a portable gait analysis system.*
To achieve this goal, we have built an interactive survey for prosthetists
to understand how decision-making strategies may vary across quantitative
and observational gait analyses. *You are receiving this email as you are a
practicing clinician or health care provider in prosthetics and orthotics,
and your participation in this study would greatly advance the research*.
If you are willing to participate, you will be asked to review two case
studies and answer a series of follow-up questions. We anticipate
participation will take between 20-30 minutes. Participation in this survey
is voluntary, and you may stop participation at any time. All information
will remain anonymous and confidential.
*Please click on the following link to begin the survey: *
*https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.decision-2Dstrategies-2Dprosthetics.com_-2A&d=DwIFaQ&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=KmuawjwNpT9A2bnhzaNVjw8wO7L_TDosEXIk33h_tlw&m=6IlQDIaR1jphwD7kxNBV7jD4Y1MqVeBrSZ7ratJG1b4&s=XvttvndPkaZD3ODu3jBlJv2cGDUd_f8Y4VgTJxrF1Gw&e=
This study is being conducted under the approval of the Institutional
Review Board, and appropriate documents can be provided upon request. If
you have any questions, please contact pvs5384@psu.edu.
Thank you for your time,
Sincerely,
Pratima Saravanan
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Pratima Saravanan
Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Researcher at THRED Group
Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering
240 Leonhard Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
