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This feasibility study looks to evaluate ankle exoskeleton assistance in community settings for individuals with cerebral palsy.
Participants will undergo consent (if not done over the phone), history/physical/activity questionnaire, and orthotic device fitting. Following device fitting, the participants will practice walking with powered assistance.
Next, participants will complete "pre" walking tests with and without the device (order randomized) on a 15-minute pre planned community walk in close proximity with their own home. Distance, time, heart-rate, and perceived exertion will be recorded. The expected duration is 1-2 hours.
Next, participants will be asked to complete (under parental supervision for minors) the pre-determined walking route every day for 1 week with or without ankle exoskeleton assistance (block randomized). Following the first week of independent walking practice, participants will complete "post" walking tests with and without the device on the same walking route. Distance, time, heart-rate, and perceived exertion will be recorded. The expected duration is 1-2 hours.
Participants will then have a 2-6 week washout period.
Following this washout, the pre- and post-assessments will be completed before and after, respectively, another week of identical community walking practice completed under the remaining condition (either exoskeleton or no exoskeleton).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Exoskeleton Walking | Experimental | Walking with ankle exoskeleton assistance |
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| Normal walking | Placebo Comparator | Walking under normal conditions (no exoskeleton) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Ankle Exoskeleton | Device | Walking for twenty minutes with a wearable powered robotic ankle exoskeleton on real-world terrain every day for a week. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Walking speed | Change in walking speed (measured in meters per second) | through study completion, an average of one week |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Step length | Change in step length (measured in meters) | Through study completion, an average of one week |
| Heart-rate | Change in heart rate (measured in beats per minute) |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Zach Lerner, PhD | Contact | 928-523-1787 | Zachary.Lerner@nau.edu |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Northern Arizona University | Recruiting | Flagstaff | Arizona | 86011 | United States |
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| Type | Date | Date Unknown |
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| Release | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| Reset | Mar 4, 2025 |
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| Release Date | Unrelease Date | Unrelease Date Unknown | Reset Date | MCP Release Number |
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| Feb 11, 2025 | Mar 4, 2025 |
| ID | Term |
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| D002547 | Cerebral Palsy |
| ID | Term |
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| D001925 | Brain Damage, Chronic |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| Normal walking | Other | Normal walking for twenty minutes on real-world terrain every day for a week. |
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| Through study completion, an average of one week |
| Perceived exertion | Change in perceived exertion (measured on a 1-10 scale) | Through study completion, an average of one week |