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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering

The C-Brace® microprocessor controlled stance and swing orthosis improves safety, mobility, and quality of life at one year: Interim results from a prospective registry.

Russell L Lundstrom, Tyler D Klenow, Arri Morris, Barbara Pobatschnig, Karl D Hibler, Andreas Hj Kannenberg

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Article in Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04640584 (A Prospective Registry of Patients Fitted With a Microprocessor-controlled Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A Prospective Registry of Patients Fitted With a Microprocessor-controlled Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorOtto Bock Healthcare Products GmbHRan2015 to 2026Enrolled250ConditionsPareses, Lower ExtremityArmsC-Brace
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6 authors.

Russell L LundstromDepartment of Clinical Research & Services, Otto Bock Healthcare LP, Austin, TX, USA.
Tyler D KlenowDepartment of Clinical Research & Services, Otto Bock Healthcare LP, Austin, TX, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6372-2241
Arri MorrisDepartment of Clinical Research & Services, Otto Bock Healthcare LP, Austin, TX, USA.
Barbara PobatschnigDepartment of Clinical Research & Services, Ottobock Healthcare Products GmbH, Vienna, AT, USA.
Karl D HiblerDepartment of Statistical Innovation, Independent Statistician, Bradenton, FL, USA.
Andreas Hj KannenbergDepartment of Clinical Research & Services, Otto Bock Healthcare LP, Austin, TX, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7983-1744

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The C-Brace microprocessor-controlled stance and swing control orthosis has been shown to improve function, mobility, and quality of life. A systematic registry to gather long-term, real-world safety and effectiveness data in patients fit with a C-Brace has not been performed. Methods: International multicenter registry. Patients undergoing routine C-Brace fittings were assessed at baseline and 1 year after fitting. Primary outcomes were fast walking speed (FWS) measured by 25-foot or 10-meter walk test, Timed Up and Go (TUG) and the Activity-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale. Secondary and exploratory outcomes included the Patient-specific Functional Scale (PSFS), falls, pain, PROMIS Pain Interference (PI), and quality of life. Results: 48 subjects with 1-year baseline and follow up data were analyzed. With the C-Brace, FWS improved by + 0.26 ± 0.33 m/s ( Conclusion: The C-Brace is an effective option to improve safety, mobility, and quality of life for patients needing a KAFO for ambulation.

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Activity-specific Balance ConfidenceEQ-5Dknee ankle foot orthosisknee-ankle-foot orthosislower limb paresisRehabilitationtimed up and gowalking speed

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PMCPMC11316271

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