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Reciprocating Gait Orthoses for Paraplegia Patients

NCT02227407 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2014-08-28

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Summary

Ambulation would bring many physiological and psychological benefits and getting up and walking has been a dream for paraplegia patients.The reciprocating gait orthoses (RGOs) for paraplegics particularly draws research attentions because it mimics human gait pattern.But, the high energy consumption and low walking speeds caused the frequent abandonment or the low utilization of the reciprocating gait orthoses.To improve the design reducing the energy expenditure, it requires biomechanical analysis of the pathological gait such that the gait deviations and energy consuming mechanisms can be identified and remedial means can be implemented.

The investigators hypotheses will include that there would exist an energy saving mechanism of human reciprocating locomotion based on the principle of conservation of mechanical energy.Secondly, kinematic and kinetic gait determinants could be derived from the energy saving mechanism. Finally, the control of knee joint coordinating with the hip joint movements would facilitate the gait progression and further reduce the energy consumption.

The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the gait of paraplegic patients with reciprocating gait orthoses and to support the investigators research in biomechanical analysis, design and control of reciprocating gait orthoses for paraplegia patients. An experiment to study the pathological gait of paraplegia patients with an existing reciprocating gait orthosis will be carried out.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

RGOs(reciprocating gait orthoses)

using additional apparatus combined with Hip-Knee-Ankle-Foot orthoses (HKAFO) to help paraplegia patients to present reciprocating gait pattern

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Liang-Wey Chang, Ph.D. · Rehabilitation Engineering Lab,NTU

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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