What this means
This is a plan to test whether a robot for the ankle can help people with foot drop. No results have been shared yet, so we do not know if it works.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 18–88
- Where
- 1 site, including Maryland
The science
- Registered title
- Seated Ankle Robot for Foot Drop in Aging and Disabled Populations: A Demonstration Project
- Trial ID
- NCT03530592 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Foot Drop, Mobility Limitation
- What is tested
- Seated Ankle Robot Training
- Sponsor
- Baltimore VA Medical Center
- Ages
- 18 Years to 88 Years
- Dates
- First posted May 21, 2018 · updated May 21, 2018
Registry summary
The purpose of this research study is to test the utility of an ankle robot in people with ankle weakness and foot drop from a peripheral nervous system injury due to neuromuscular or orthopedic injury.
Sites (1)
- Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States