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Developing a Real-time Controller for a Robotic Ankle Exoskeleton

This study is testing a new way to control a robotic ankle exoskeleton called the Adaptive Torque Control System for Ankle Exoskeleton (DEVICE). This system is designed to adjust itself in real-time to help you walk better and more efficiently. Instead of using fixed settings, it learns how you move and changes the amount of support it gives you. The main goal is to see if this new controller can successfully operate in real-time. This study is looking for healthy young adults, aged 19 to 35, who can walk independently on a treadmill for 10 minutes and don't have any conditions that limit walking. The study plans to enroll 6 participants, but its current status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive the Adaptive Torque Control System for Ankle Exoskeleton (DEVICE). It plans to enroll 6 healthy young adult participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary goal of the study is measured through study completion, which is an average of 1 year.

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NCT07393971

Development of a Real-time Controller to Estimate Walking Performance Using a Bilateral Ankle Exoskeleton

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 19–35InterventionalDevice feasibility
University of Nebraska
~6 participants
Updated 2026-08-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Adaptive Torque Control System for Ankle Exoskeleton

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Successful Real-Time Operation of the Robotic Ankle Exoskeleton Controller
Measured over through study completion, an average of 1 year

Conditions

Healthy Young Adults

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Nebraska1

Study leadership

  • Farah Fallahtafti, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Who to contact

Farah Fallahtafi, PhD
[email protected]
4025543075
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

Exclusion

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

What this trial measures

  • Successful Real-Time Operation of the Robotic Ankle Exoskeleton Controllerthrough study completion, an average of 1 year

    Device feasibility will be evaluated by the successful real-time operation of the robotic ankle exoskeleton and adaptive controller during treadmill walking. Feasibility is defined as the controller's ability to continuously generate, update, and apply assistive torque in real time based on incoming biomechanical and physiological data without system failure, interruption, or safety-related termination. Successful operation will be confirmed by continuous controller function and synchronized data acquisition across walking trials.