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Lower Limb Prostheses for Individuals Who Carry Infants, Toddlers, and Other Loads

NCT07159490 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2026-02-12

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Summary

The aim of this research is to identify the prosthetic foot that results in improved walking performance when individuals with lower limb amputation carry infants, toddlers, or other loads.

Conditions

  • Amputation
  • Prosthesis User

Interventions

DEVICE

Dual keel prosthetic foot

A prosthetic foot with two forefoot keels intended for load carriage applications.

DEVICE

Powered ankle-foot

A powered prosthetic ankle-foot.

DEVICE

Standard-of-care prosthetic foot

Widely prescribed prosthetic foot of stiffness category appropriate to the participant's body weight and activity level.

DEVICE

Standard-of-care prosthetic foot with heel-stiffening wedge

Widely prescribed prosthetic foot with a wedge inserted between the heel and foot keels intended to stiffen the behavior of the heel.

DEVICE

Standard-of-care prosthetic foot of one category greater stiffness

Widely prescribed prosthetic foot of one stiffness category greater than usually prescribed based on the participant's body weight and activity level.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Puget Sound Health Care System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Glenn Klute, PhD · VA Puget Sound Care System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-03
Primary Completion
2025-10-01
Completion
2025-10-01
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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