Evaluating Methods to Replicate Stumbles and Slips During Walking

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Conditions studied: Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls, Amputation of Lower Limb

In brief

This protocol outlines a study designed to investigate three different methodologies for inducing gait perturbations. Subjects will be divided into two groups: prosthetic users and able-bodied individuals. Each group will undergo a series of tests where controlled perturbations are applied using up to three methodologies with the number depending on factors such as time and fatigue. These methodologies may include mechanical, visual, or auditory perturbations designed to mimic unexpected obstacles or changes in terrain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07175714

Run by

Össur Iceland ehf

People needed

20

Starts

2025-05-26

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 40 kg < body weight < 136kg
• Cognitive ability to understand all instructions and questionnaires in the study
• Willing and able to participate in the study and following the protocol
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Able to walk independently without the use of assistive device such as a cane or walker
• Able-bodied subjects OR Regular prosthesis users for at least 1 year with unilateral lower limb amputation at or below the transfemoral level (or equivalent level limb deficiency)

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects with pain which can affect their mobility
• Users with socket comfort score less than 7
• Subjects with cognitive impairment
• Pregnant subjects
• Musculoskeletal disorders or neurological conditions that affect motor function, gait or balance
• Use of medications that are known to impair balance and coordination
• Any other conditions deemed by the investigator to make participation unsafe

Where it is running

• Össur Iceland ehf. — Reykjavik, Iceland (enrolling)
• University of Iceland — Reykjavik, Iceland

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