Evaluation of an Acceleration-Based Prosthetic Knee Locking Mechanism for Reducing the Risk of Falling in Transfemoral Amputees

NCT01982721 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2016-03-31

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Summary

The investigators hypothesize that a new automatic prosthetic knee locking mechanism will improve gait characteristics during an induced controlled trip and reduce fear of falling.

Conditions

  • Transfemoral Amputees

Interventions

DEVICE

Locking mechanism for prosthetic knee

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dr. Sigal Portnoy

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Hadassah Medical Organization

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-10-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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