Stroke Patients' Preferences for an Exoskeleton for Lower Limb Rehabilitation Using the DCE Method (EXOPREF)

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic Stroke Patients

• Registration Number: NCT06921031
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest

Brief Summary

The main aim of this study is to investigate the preferences of individual stroke patients for key features of an exoskeleton, intended for lower limb rehabilitation, with a view to its potential integration into the design of future exoskeletons. This will be a multicenter study. Patients will be presented different scenarios of choices about the attributes about gait exoskeleton.

Conditional logistic regression models will be used to define the preferences of the subjects.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study Start: 2025-01-15
• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-04-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-08
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-10
• Primary Completion: 2025-12-31
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• informed consent to participate in the study
• motor impairment secondary to stroke
• ability to answer the questionnaire with or without assistance from a relative or interviewer

Exclusion Criteria

• history of lower-limb exoskeleton use

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Choices of the participants	One hour	The study will describe the distribution of participants' choices among the scenarios presented in the experiment.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Chu Brest; 🇫🇷 Brest, France

Centre de rééducation Kerpape; 🇫🇷 Ploemeur, France