New articulated foot could make walking easier for amputees
NCT ID NCT07530601
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new articulated prosthetic foot designed to improve comfort, safety, and mobility during daily activities like walking on slopes and stairs. About 120 adults with lower-limb amputations will compare the new foot to their current one. The goal is to see if the new design offers better performance and user satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- new articulated prosthetic foot
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more comfortable and safer prosthetic foot for everyday activities like walking on slopes and stairs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage device trial with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to all amputees. The new foot may not be better than current options.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Age: 18 - 80 years * Gender: Men and Women * Level of amputation: * Unilateral / bilateral * Transtibial / transfemoral / knee disarticulation / hip disarticulation * Cause of amputation: * Vascular, traumatic, cancer and congenital * Medicare Functional Classification Level: K2-K3-K4 * Completion of post-amputation rehabilitation Exclusion Criteria: * Any neurological disease * Excessive residual limb pain and wounds
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Axiles Bionics
Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1130, Belgium
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1050, Belgium
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