Smart crutches could speed up bone healing after leg fractures

NCT ID NCT07092579

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Comeback Mobility Inc Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether special crutch tips that measure how much weight you put on your leg can help a broken shinbone heal better. Thirty people who had surgery for a tibial fracture will use the smart tips for up to 24 weeks, following a personalized walking plan based on CT scans. Researchers will track bone healing with X-rays and CT scans over 36 weeks to see if this approach leads to faster recovery.

What this could mean

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Active substance: Smart Crutch Tips™ (sensor-equipped crutch attachments providing real-time weight-bearing feedback)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could lead to faster and more reliable bone healing after tibial fractures, helping patients return to walking sooner with less fear of movement.
What could go wrong: This is a small early-stage trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device is new and its benefits over standard care are not yet proven.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

tibia fracture

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

FRACTURE HEALING TIBIAL FRACTURES

Contacts and locations

Locations

Communal Non-Profit Enterprise "Regional Family Health Medical Center" of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council
RECRUITING

Dnipro, Ukraine
Institute of Traumatology and orthopedics of the national academy of medical sciences of Ukraine
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 1
RECRUITING

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, 02091, Ukraine
Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 12
RECRUITING

Kyiv, 02000, Ukraine
Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 17
RECRUITING

Kyiv, 01133, Ukraine
Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 7
RECRUITING

Kyiv, 03179, Ukraine
Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 8
RECRUITING

Kyiv, 04201, Ukraine
Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 9
RECRUITING

Kyiv, 04112, Ukraine
Kyiv Regional Council "Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital"
RECRUITING

Kyiv, 04106, Ukraine
Municipal Clinical Hospital No. 4 of the Dnipro City Counci
RECRUITING

Dnipro, 49102, Ukraine
Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise "City Clinical Hospital No. 16" of the Dnipro City Council
RECRUITING

Dnipro, Ukraine
Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise "Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Clinical Hospital of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council"
RECRUITING

Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise "Lviv Territorial Medical Association" "Multidisciplinary Clinical Hospital for Intensive Treatment Methods and Emergency Medical Care"
RECRUITING

Lviv, Ukraine
Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise "Lviv Territorial Medical Association" "Multidisciplinary Clinical Hospital for Intensive Treatment Methods and Emergency Medical Care"
RECRUITING

Lviv, Ukraine
Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise of the Dnipro Regional Council "Dnipro Regional Clinical Hospital named after Mechnikov"
RECRUITING

Dnipro, Ukraine
Railway Clinical Hospital No. 1 of Kyiv Station
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Kyiv, 01030, Ukraine
State Institution "Feofaniya Clinical Hospital of the State Administration of Affairs"
RECRUITING

Kyiv, Ukraine
University Hospital of the Dnipro State Medical University
RECRUITING

Dnipro, Ukraine

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