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Walking Ankle Robot for Foot Drop in Aging and Disabled Populations: A Demonstration Project

NCT03556709 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2018-06-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to test the utility of an ankle robot, when used during treadmill walking, in people with ankle weakness and foot drop from a peripheral nervous system injury due to neuromuscular or orthopedic injury.

Conditions

  • Foot Drop
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
  • Gait Disorders, Neurologic
  • Mobility Limitation

Interventions

DEVICE

Treadmill Ankle Robot Training

This intervention employs the use of an adaptive ankle robot control system, during treadmill walking, over a 6-week intervention period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baltimore VA Medical Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Charlene E. Hafer-Macko, M.D. · Baltimore VA Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
88 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-01
Primary Completion
2028-12-31
Completion
2028-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

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