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

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01982721

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2013-11-13

Start date

2014-11-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-03-31

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Conditions

Transfemoral Amputees

Brief 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.

Interventions

DEVICELocking mechanism for prosthetic knee

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* transfemoral amputees * Independent ambulation with a prosthesis * Full cognitive and cooperative ability to follow simple instructions * No orthopaedic or neurologic impairments present, that are unrelated to the amputation at the time of the trial

Exclusion criteria

* Cognitive disorders preventing the subject from understanding the trial protocol, signing a consent form or following the researcher's instructions * Orthopaedic or neurologic impairment, un-related to the amputation * Pregnant woman * Weight exceeding 100 kg

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
3D angles of the ankle, knee, hip and pelvis	One day

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactIsabela Schwartz, MD

IsabellaS@hadassah.org.il

Backup ContactSigal Portnoy, PhD

sigalp@hadassah.org.il97225844492

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026