NCT06238206

What User-requirements Need to be Considered When Developing a Lower-limb Exoskeleton? A Qualitative Study.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to identify the needs and requirements of end-users regarding the implementation of a lower-limb exoskeleton in a remote home setting. The end-users include older adults with sarcopenia, post-stroke individuals and physiotherapists. The main question it aims to answer is: • What are the needs and requirements of the end-user population when developing a lower-limb exoskeleton that can be implemented in a remote home setting? Participants will engage in three separate focus group sessions, in which they will discuss the predetermined topics. Interactions between the participants will be guided by open questions.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Sarcopenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Focus group discussion	The participant will be asked to take part in three separate focus group discussions implementing the co-design principle. Following the co-design principle the participants will actively contribute towards the primary outcomes. Open questions will be asked to guide the discussion. Interaction between participants will be encouraged.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-17
• Primary completion: 2024-04-05
• Completion: 2024-04-05
• First posted: 2024-02-02
• Last updated: 2024-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium