What this means
Researchers are testing leg braces with motors that help weak leg joints move. The study is still recruiting, so no results are available yet.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 18–85
- Where
- 1 site, including Michigan
The science
- Registered title
- Enhancing Voluntary Motion in Broad Patient Populations With Modular Powered Orthoses
- Trial ID
- NCT05240014 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Lower-limb Orthoses, Frailty/Sarcopenia, Chronic Overuse Musculoskeletal Injuries
- What is tested
- Modular powered orthosis
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Ages
- 18 Years to 85 Years
- Dates
- First posted Feb 15, 2022 · updated Jul 18, 2025
Registry summary
The overall goal of this project is to develop modular, lower-limb, powered orthoses that fit to user-specific weakened joints and control force/torque in a manner that enhances voluntary motion in broad patient populations. This project aims to establish feasibility of assisting different populations with these modular powered orthoses. The investigators hypothesize that assisting lower-limb musculature with modular powered orthoses will improve 1) lifting/lowering posture in able-bodied subjects and 2) functional outcomes in elderly subjects.
Sites (1)
- Rehab Lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States