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The Novel Unloading Device "HEPHAISTOS" and Its Effects Upon Bone, Muscle and Vasculature

NCT01576081 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2012-08-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The present study aimed to investigate the importance of gravitational induced forces that appear during normal ambulation for the health of muscles, bones and blood vessels. The main hypothesis of the present study is that gravitational loading alone, without muscle contractions, is insufficient to maintain bone strength.

Conditions

  • Bone Resorption

Interventions

DEVICE

HEPHAISTOS

HEPHAISTOS unloading orthotic

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • DLR German Aerospace Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joern Rittweger, Prof. Dr. · DLR German Aerospace Center

  • Tobias Weber · DLR German Aerospace Center

  • Michel Ducos · DLR German Aerospace Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2012-07-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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