AI learns to tune robotic legs in half the time
NCT ID NCT07204925
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new AI system that helps doctors and prosthetists quickly tune robotic prosthetic legs for people with above-knee amputations. 24 participants will compare AI-guided tuning against manual tuning to see which is faster and leads to better walking. The goal is to make personalized robotic legs easier and quicker to adjust.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
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 to 75 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: * Unilateral transfemoral amputees between 18-75 with K level three or higher * More than one year after amputation * Using current prosthetic socket and leg for more than three months * No major skin issues on the residual limb for more than six months * Can walk for more than 4 minutes continuously without any other assistive devices Exclusion Criteria: * Have very short residual thighs (the length of the residual limb is \<15% of the length of the unimpaired limb) * Are \<1.50m in height or \>116Kg in weight (who would not fit our prosthesis or the PowerKnee) * Have cognitive, visual, audio impairments that would affect their ability to give informed consent or to follow simple Instructions during the experiments * Have any significant co-morbidity that interferes with the study (e.g. stroke, pacemaker placement, pain, etc.).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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North Carolina State University
RECRUITINGRaleigh, North Carolina, 27695, United States
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