Motorized Prostheses for Lower-limb Amputees
ConditionLower-Limb Amputation
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseEarly Phase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorUniversity of Utah
About this trial
The investigators will assess biomechanical and functional mobility outcomes in individuals with unilateral, above-knee amputations using different knee/ankle configurations of a lightweight powered prosthesis and different volitional controllers in individuals with unilateral, above-knee amputations.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Above-knee amputation
K2/K3/K4 ambulators
At least 18 years old
At least one year since amputation
Disqualifiers
Over 350 lbs. body weight, the weight limit for our safety suspension systems
Cognitive deficits or visual impairment that could impair their ability to give informed consent or to follow simple instructions during the experiments
Pregnant women due to elevated safety concerns for this population
Co-morbidity that limits their ability to participate in the study protocol (e.g., stroke, pacemaker placement that would interfere with the powered prosthesis, severe ischemia, cardiac disease, etc.)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Powered and passive lower limb prosthesis and control
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
University of Utah
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov