Scientists harness phantom limb sensations to improve prosthetic walking
NCT ID NCT07191795
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether the phantom sensations (like tingling or movement) that some people feel in a missing leg can be used to improve walking with a prosthetic. Researchers will test if changing the fit of the prosthetic socket can create or enhance these sensations, and if that leads to smoother, more natural walking. The study involves 228 people with lower-limb amputations and aims to understand how these sensations affect gait.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 228 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants with amputations: * Major lower limb amputation * Understand and be able to express oneself in the French language (for semi-structured interviews) * Affiliated with a social security scheme * Asymptomatic volunteer participants: * No major surgery on the lower limbs for at least 3 years * No minor injury to the trunk, lower or upper limbs that could influence walking for at least 1 year * Understand and be able to express oneself in the French language * Affiliated with a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * History of psychiatric disorders * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Minor * Adult subject to a legal protection measure * Person under guardianship or conservatorship * Person under a judicial protection order * Pain affecting walking (trunk, residual limb, phantom limb, contralateral limb) * Medical treatment incompatible with walking
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Régional de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation
RECRUITINGNancy, 54000, France
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