Wearable Robotics to Overcome Exercise Dose Limitations in Older Adults

Wearable Robotics to Overcome Exercise Dose Limitations in Older Adults - Study 1

Conditions: Mobility Disability

Sex: All

Ages: 65 Years – N/A

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 16

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Location: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem North Carolina

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to learn whether a lightweight wearable robotic device called We Innovate Mobility (WIM) can improve exercise capacity and physical function for older adults.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Community-dwelling adult aged ≥65 years * Able to safely wear and use the WIM device * Willing to complete conventional and WIM-assisted treadmill walking * Able to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures * Usual gait speed of 0.6-0.8 m/s Exclusion Criteria: * Recent hospitalization, surgery, fracture, or other medical condition that limits safe treadmill walking * Resting blood pressure, heart rate, or symptoms that meet protocol-defined safety exclusion criteria before exercise * Willing to complete conventional and WIM-assisted treadmill walking * Requires a cane, walker, or other assistive device for ambulation * Regular participation in structured aerobic exercise * Any condition judged by the study clinician to make participation unsafe or interfere with study procedures

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07857902). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.