Wearable lower-limb exoskeleton to stretch legs and improve walking

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The project develops a protocol using a fully wearable, portable lower‑limb exoskeleton and body sensors to support leg motion and stretching. Participants will perform guided leg‑stretching, treadmill walking, and overground walking while researchers record muscle activity, joint motion, and gait performance. The study enrolls people with neurological movement deficits, primarily veterans with spinal cord injury who are neurologically stable at least six months after injury. The overall aim is to refine an effective assistance strategy that can restore range of motion and gait ability and reduce caregiver burden.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Veteran individuals with spasticity due to spinal cord injury (SCI) at least 6 months post SCI
* Capable of providing informed consent and reporting age, gender, and neurological condition
* Neurologically stable (\>6 months post-SCI) and can wear the device and the sensors, provide written informed consent, and follow instruction

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants should not experience another neurological disorder except their primary diagnosed neurological condition (spinal cord injury)
* Participants should not be pregnant
* Participants should weigh less than 300 lbs
* Participants should not have experienced signs of hip/knee pain during the past 2-3 weeks that limits mobility (i.e., reaching, walking, lifting, etc.)
* Participants should be recovered from any previous surgical interventions, joint injuries, muscle strain, or extreme muscle soreness following surgery
* Participants should not take medications known to affect bone metabolism, muscle strength or cardiovascular performance or have any ailments causing high fever, high blood pressure, or high heart rate

Where it's running

• Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
  Syracuse, New York, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Steven W Brose — Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
• Study coordinator: Steven W Brose
• Email: steven.brose@va.gov
• Phone: (315) 425-4400

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.