A comparison between gravity-operated and spring-assisted knee lock for KAFO
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G14- Postpolio syndrome
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/053486
- Lead Sponsor
- TTK CenteR for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development, IIT Madras
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1) Quadriceps muscle weakness with (MRC <3)
2) People who independently walk with unilateral/bilateral KAFO for at least 100 m
3) People who transfer independently with unilateral/bilateral KAFO
4) Upper limb strength sufficient to operate the new knee joint
5) Over 1 m tall
Exclusion Criteria
1) Impaired cognition
2) Impaired perception
3) Fair to poor standing balance when using unilateral/bilateral KAFO
4) Acute pain in hip, knee and ankle joint
5) Knee flexion contracture greater than 10°
6) Pregnant women
7) Children
8) Abnormal BP
9) Orthostatic hypotension
10) Cardio vascular condition
11) Severe osteoarthritis
12) Standing endurance less than 15 minutes
13) Sensory impairment
14) Poor coordination
15) Poor dexterity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ease of Use and Reliability of lockingTimepoint: Pre-Intervention - Evaluation to be done on day 0 <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Post-Intervention - To be done 21 days after evaluation <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Follow up - To be done 30 days after evaluation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Actuation SpeedTimepoint: Pre-Intervention - Evaluation to be done on day 0 <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Post-Intervention - To be done 21 days after evaluation <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Follow up - To be done 30 days after evaluation;Gait StabilityTimepoint: Pre-Intervention - Evaluation to be done on day 0 <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Post-Intervention - To be done 21 days after evaluation <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Follow up - To be done 30 days after evaluation