Smart crutches could boost fracture recovery
NCT ID NCT05825079
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether crutches that give feedback to patients help them follow doctor's orders about how much weight to put on their healing leg. Twenty people with certain types of leg fractures used either regular crutches or smart crutches that tracked their weight-bearing. The goal was to see if the feedback improved how well patients followed instructions and how quickly they healed.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Willing and able to participate in study and complete consent * Will undergo treatment of an isolated tibial plateau, pilon, or ankle fracture and placed in a non-weightbearing status with the use of crutches at NYU. * Have access and use of a mobile phone (exclusively iOS and/or Android devices) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with concomitant TBI * Polytrauma patients * Pathologic fractures * Prisoners
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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