Status:
UNKNOWN
Active Knee Prosthesis Study for Improvement of Locomotion for Above Knee Amputees
Lead Sponsor:
Providence VA Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Conditions:
Amputation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop a robust, low-power, stable, and light weight, active knee prosthetic device that can dramatically increase gait symmetry and walking economy of a transfemoral ...
Detailed Description
Healthy participants with above-knee amputations will be recruited. Participants will meet the following eligibility criteria. They will be experienced at prosthesis ambulation, with a capacity of amb...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- They will be experienced at prosthesis ambulation
- Capacity of ambulation at least at a K3 level (i.e. having the ability or potential for ambulation with variable cadence).
Exclusion
- Amputee participants will be generally healthy and will have no other musculoskeletal problems or any known cardiovascular, pulmonary or neurological disorders.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00771589
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
October 13 2008
Active Locations (2)
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1
Biomechatronics Research Group, MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02142
2
LIfestyle Prosthetics & Orthotics
North Andover, Massachusetts, United States, 01845