Gait and user experiences of the NEURO TRONIC stance-control knee-ankle-foot orthosis (SC-KAFO): a comparative evaluation to the E-MAG Active SC-KAFO.

Completed

• Conditions: flaccid paresis; muscle disease; 10029317

• Registration Number: NL-OMON50174
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

- using an E-MAG Active SC-KAFO at least when walking outside and that is not
defective;
- age between 18 and 80 years;
- < 10 degrees knee valgus deformity;
- < 10 degrees knee flexion contracture;
- able to walk for 6 minutes continuously, with or without assistive devices.

Exclusion Criteria

- no indication for a SC-KAFO upon examination (e.g. due to sufficient
quadriceps strength).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>For objective 1, the main study endpoint will be securing of the knee-joint<br /><br>while walking under challenging conditions, as measured during a perturbation<br /><br>walk test on the instrumented C-Mill treadmill. For objective 2, the main<br /><br>endpoint will be walking energy cost (measured with a 6-minute walk test at<br /><br>comfortable speed with simultaneous gas-analysis).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary endpoints include spatiotemporal parameters and joint angles and net<br /><br>joint moments during gait (measured by a 3D gait analysis), and user<br /><br>experiences with the SC-KAFO (measured with a questionnaire).</p><br>