Mind-Controlled bionic leg helps amputees walk naturally
NCT ID NCT07204912
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a bionic leg that uses muscle signals from the user's residual limb to control the knee and ankle. Ten people with above-knee amputations will compare walking with this smart prosthesis versus their regular one. The goal is to see if the bionic leg feels more like a natural part of the body and improves stability and symmetry during everyday tasks like walking on level ground and climbing stairs.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 10 people
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- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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- 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 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or Female age 18-70. * The patient must have a unilateral transfemoral amputation . * The patient must have the ability to ambulate at variable cadence (an expected lower extremity prosthesis functional level of K3 or above). * The patient must have adequate socket to support the device. Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are pregnant. * Severe co morbidity, atypical skeletal anatomy, or poor general physical/mental health that, in the opinion of the Investigator, will not allow the subject to be a good study candidate (i.e. other disease processes, mental capacity, substance abuse, shortened life expectancy, vulnerable patient population, BMI \>40, etc.).
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Locations
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MIT Media Lab
RECRUITINGCambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States
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