Smart crutches could speed up bone healing after leg fractures

NCT ID NCT07092579

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.

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

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    Dnipro, Ukraine

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  • Institute of Traumatology and orthopedics of the national academy of medical sciences of Ukraine

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    Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine

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  • Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 1

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    Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, 02091, Ukraine

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  • Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 12

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    Kyiv, 02000, Ukraine

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  • Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 17

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    Kyiv, 01133, Ukraine

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  • Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 7

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    Kyiv, 03179, Ukraine

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  • Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 8

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    Kyiv, 04201, Ukraine

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  • Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 9

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    Kyiv, 04112, Ukraine

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  • Kyiv Regional Council "Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital"

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    Kyiv, 04106, Ukraine

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  • Municipal Clinical Hospital No. 4 of the Dnipro City Counci

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    Dnipro, 49102, Ukraine

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  • Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise "City Clinical Hospital No. 16" of the Dnipro City Council

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    Dnipro, Ukraine

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  • Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise "Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Clinical Hospital of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council"

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    Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

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

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    Lviv, Ukraine

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

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    Lviv, Ukraine

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  • Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise of the Dnipro Regional Council "Dnipro Regional Clinical Hospital named after Mechnikov"

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    Dnipro, Ukraine

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  • Railway Clinical Hospital No. 1 of Kyiv Station

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    Kyiv, 01030, Ukraine

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  • State Institution "Feofaniya Clinical Hospital of the State Administration of Affairs"

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    Kyiv, Ukraine

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  • University Hospital of the Dnipro State Medical University

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    Dnipro, Ukraine

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