Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Technology for Non-Ambulatory Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
A Comparative Analysis of Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Technology for Non-Ambulatory Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Georgia Institute of Technology
6 participants
Dec 10, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare two types of wearable lower-extremity exoskeletons -a self-balancing device lower-extremity exoskeleton and a user-balancing device lower-extremity exoskeleton-to better understand their effects on the physiological responses to walking and the user experience in people with spinal cord injury.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria12
- Subacute to chronic SCI (≥ 3mths post injury)
- Motor-complete (ASIA Impairment Scale classification A/B)
- Injury level T3-T11
- Age 18-70 yrs
- Height between 5'1" and 6'1"
- Weight <200 lbs (90kg)
- Seated hip width < 42cm
- Standing tolerance > 15mins
- Have sufficient upper limb strength to use a platform rolling walker, rolling walker, or forearm crutches
- Currently medically cleared and enrolled in the Shepherd Center Beyond Therapy program
- Medically cleared for weight-bearing activities
- Able to follow directions to safely participate in assessments
Exclusion Criteria11
- Existing skin lesions or wounds
- Hip or knee contracture > 10 degrees or ankle contracture > 5 degrees
- Severe or uncontrolled spasticity
- Non-healing fractures
- Uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia
- Heart or peripheral vascular condition
- Pregnancy
- Active heterotopic ossification
- Active deep vein thrombosis
- Cognitive deficits that make it difficult for participants to follow verbal instructions or making it unsafe to participate in assessments.
- Any reason the principal investigator feels the potential participant may not be safe to participate in the study
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Interventions
User-balancing lower Limb exoskeleton
Self-balancing lower limb exoskeleton
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NCT07128901