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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Biomechatronics Research Group, MIT

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02142

2

LIfestyle Prosthetics & Orthotics

North Andover, Massachusetts, United States, 01845