New prosthetic foot lets amputees change heel height like shoes
NCT ID NCT07214493
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a special prosthetic foot that can adjust heel height from 0 to 7 cm, allowing users to wear different shoes or go barefoot. Thirty adults with leg amputations will try both their usual foot and the adjustable foot to see if it improves how they feel about their appearance and their ability to take part in daily activities. The goal is to give amputees more freedom in choosing their clothing and footwear.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Taleo Adjust prosthetic foot with adjustable heel height
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this foot could help amputees wear different shoe heights comfortably, improving their confidence and social participation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 30 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefit may be small or not noticeable for some users.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria : * Adult patient with a major lower limb amputation whose life project includes: * movement in buildings other than the home (ICF d4601), * movement outside the home and other buildings (ICF d4602), * and other specified activities related to movement in other various places (ICF d4608). * Patient who has been using an Enregy storage and Return (ESR) foot for at least 3 months * Patient who wishes to walk with shoes with different heel heights, and/or barefoot Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with a high impact level (e.g.: sport) * Patient with hip disarticulation or equivalent * Patient with an unstabilised residual limb and/or an unsuitable socket * Patient who cannot be fitted with a Taleo Adjust foot due to the technical characteristics of the product (user weight greater than 115kg; required foot size \<22 or \>28; mounting height less than 118 mm) * Patient whose usual foot has a heel height adjustment system * Patient unavailable for the duration of the study and/or unable to understand the instructions and/or answer questionnaires in French * Patient already participating in another study * Patient in an emergency situation or pregnant woman
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Cornouaille
RECRUITINGConcarneau, France
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CHU Grenoble
RECRUITINGÉchirolles, France
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CRRF La Tourmaline
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, France
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IRR Louis Pierquin
RECRUITINGNancy, France
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Institut Merle d'Aubigné
RECRUITINGValenton, France
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