Actively Recruiting
Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Technology for Non-Ambulatory Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Led by Georgia Institute of Technology · Updated on 2026-02-12
6
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
50 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
G
Georgia Institute of Technology
Lead Sponsor
S
Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to compare two types of wearable lower-extremity exoskeletons -a self-balancing device lower-extremity exoskeleton and a user-balancing device lower-extremity exoskeleton-to better understand their effects on the physiological responses to walking and the user experience in people with spinal cord injury.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Technology for Non-Ambulatory Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Subacute to chronic spinal cord injury at least 3 months post injury
- Motor-complete spinal cord injury classified as ASIA Impairment Scale A or B
- Injury level between T3 and T11
- Age between 18 and 70 years
- Height between 5 feet 1 inch and 6 feet 1 inch
- Weight less than 200 pounds (90 kg)
- Seated hip width less than 42 cm
- Able to stand for more than 15 minutes
- Sufficient upper limb strength to use a platform rolling walker, rolling walker, or forearm crutches
- Medically cleared and enrolled in the Shepherd Center Beyond Therapy program
- Medically cleared for weight-bearing activities
- Able to follow directions to safely participate in assessments
You will not qualify if you...
- Existing skin lesions or wounds
- Hip or knee contracture greater than 10 degrees or ankle contracture greater than 5 degrees
- Severe or uncontrolled spasticity
- Non-healing fractures
- Uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia
- Heart or peripheral vascular condition
- Pregnancy
- Active heterotopic ossification
- Active deep vein thrombosis
- Cognitive deficits that make it difficult to follow verbal instructions or make participation unsafe
- Any safety concerns identified by the principal investigator
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The Shepherd Center
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30332
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Maegan Tucker, PhD
CONTACT
N
Nick Evans, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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