Self-Fitting socket could end daily prosthesis hassles for amputees
NCT ID NCT05124652
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new prosthetic socket that automatically adjusts to daily changes in limb size for people with below-knee amputations. The goal is to improve comfort, prevent skin problems, and reduce the need for manual adjustments. About 100 adults who have used a prosthesis for at least a year will test the device in the lab and during daily activities.
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Study facts
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- 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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.
* 18 years or older * Unilateral or bilateral trans-tibial amputation at least 12 months prior * Have a limb of length 9 cm or greater * Are capable of at least 5 minutes of continuous walking * Are capable of at least 1 hour of intermittent walking * Regularly use a definitive prosthesis with a pin-lock suspension system and no or few pads * Have adequate sensation to verbalize a socket that is too large or too small to be tolerated * Do not regularly use assistive devices (e.g., cane, walker) for ambulation * Do not have open wounds on their residual limb at the time of enrollment
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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William H. Foege Hall
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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