Evaluation of Usability and Human Factors in the Novus System

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The study will be carried out in two phases. Phase one (4 weeks) will focus on evaluating the usability of the Novus system. Phase two (8 weeks) will enable continued clinical follow up. The study will include sixteen (16) subjects suffering from foot drop and thigh muscles weakness due to upper motor neuron injury or disease; eight (8) subjects will be new users with no Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) experience and the other eight (8) will be experienced Ness L300/Ness L300 Plus users. Phase two of the study will include only the new users. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the usability of the Novus system among these patients and gain subjects' feedback regarding the device when used on a daily basis. The secondary objective is to obtain information about the performance of the system as a gait assistive device and to evaluate the subject's Quality of Life while using the system. System usability will be evaluated by adapted 5 point Likert scale usability questionnaire and patient's feedback questionnaire. Quality of life (QoL) will be measured through Participation scale questionnaire and functional ambulation assessments; modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile (mEFAP) that will be performed with and without the system and 2 minute walk test (2MWT) with and without the system.