Clinical Investigation to Validate the Safety and Performance of Integrating Functional Electrical Stimulation Into the ABLE Exoskeleton

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorABLE Human Motion S.L.

About this trial

The primary objective of this study is to validate the safety and clinical performance of the ABLE Exoskeleton with integrated Functional Electrical Stimulation (ABLE FES) in individuals with neurological conditions that impair gait, including spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury, and multiple sclerosis.

The secondary objective is to collect preliminary data on the potential clinical and psychosocial benefits of combining robotic gait assistance with electrical stimulation.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

18 to 80 years old

Diagnosis of acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury (neurological level between C5 and L2, AIS B to AIS D), or multiple sclerosis

Currently undergoing physiotherapy treatment, either as an inpatient or outpatient at the investigating center

Ability to provide informed consent

Disqualifiers

Significant osteoporosis that may increase the risk of fracture

Unresolved fractures in the pelvis or limbs, or a history of fragility fractures in the lower limbs within the past 2 years

Spinal instability (or use of spinal orthoses, unless medically approved)

Deterioration >3 points of the total in the motor score of the International Standards for the Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) in the last 4 weeks. Loss of sensation and/or motor activity above the level of injury detected that has not been evaluated by a doctor.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ABLE Exoskeleton with Functional Electrical Stimulation (ABLE FES)

Treatment groups

15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

ABLE Human Motion S.L.

Lead sponsor

therapy2people GmbH

Collaborator