Development of a Real-time Controller to Estimate Walking Performance Using a Bilateral Ankle Exoskeleton
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Conditions studied: Healthy Young Adults
In brief
This study is developing and testing a new controller for a robotic ankle exoskeleton (Biomotum) that can adjust itself in real time to better support people while they walk. The system learns how each person moves and automatically changes the amount and timing of assistance to make walking feel easier and more efficient. By using information from the person wearing the device, the exoskeleton can quickly find the level of support that works best for them. The long-term goal is to create personalized walking assistance that can help people with mobility limitations move more comfortably and with less effort.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07393971
- Run by
- University of Nebraska
- People needed
- 6
- Starts
- 2026-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-02
Who can join
Age: 19 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- able to walk independently on a treadmill for 10 minutes,
- free of neurological, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or musculoskeletal conditions that limit walking and exercising,
- no current lower extremity pain or injury,
- able to wear an exoskeleton and safety harness, can provide informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- history of neurological disease that affected gait or balance,
- current or recent lower extremity musculoskeletal injury or surgery,
- chronic lower extremity pain during walking,
- inability to participate in moderate-intensity exercise,
- require an assistive device for walking,
- any metabolic or systemic diseases that may be exacerbated by exercise
Where it is running
- Biomechanics Research Building, University of Nebraska at Omaha — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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