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System: novel loadpad; two force transducer pads attached to the chest-press machine handles

Application: Resistance training; upper-limb force asymmetry; bilateral chest press

Sample: 30 healthy college-aged adults (20 males and 10 females)

Data use: Primary application measurements

Evidence of use: The Setting and Equipment section (p. 2) explicitly names “Novel Load Pad, Novel GmbH, Munich, Germany” on both handles. Figures 1–2 (pp. 2–3) show the sensors and instrumented chest-press setup. The pads recorded right- and left-limb forces independently during isometric and three-repetition dynamic trials.

Verification basis: Full-text Methods, p. 2; Figures 1–2, pp. 2–3; reference 30 in the supplied article PDF

First online: 2026-07-14

Notes: Published 14 July 2026. This is a direct application study, not an independent validation of loadpad. A numerical sampling frequency and specific loadpad generation are not reported.

System: novel loadpad; flexible wireless pad at the dorsal foot–shoe interface

Application: Running footwear; lacing; instep interface loading

Sample: 20 trained marathon runners; two 50-minute treadmill trials

Data use: Primary application measurements

Evidence of use: Methods identify novel loadpad between the instep and shoe lining, taped in place to measure dorsal-foot interface loading while comparing closure systems during prolonged running.

Verification basis: Publisher full-text methods, section 2.2

First online: 2026-03-16

Notes: Loadpad is used above the foot, not as a plantar loadsol insole. The paper uses pressure terminology for its reported interface measures.

System: Loadpad, Novel Electronics Inc.; pads wrapped around walking-aid handles

Application: Assistive walking devices; diabetes; hand-supported offloading

Sample: 24 recruited; 22 included in the reported analysis

Data use: Primary application measurements

Evidence of use: Instrumentation methods identify loadpad on crutch and walker handles to measure hand-supported offloading at 100 Hz. Other instruments measure plantar kinetics; loadpad is also used in synchronization with the wheeled knee walker.

Verification basis: Indexed primary full-text methods (PMC author/publisher article)

First online: 2024-03-19

Notes: Related to the Anguiano-Hernandez assisted-walking research series. Participant overlap is possible; the three publications must not be assumed to represent independent cohorts.

System: Loadpad, Novel Electronics Inc.; flexible pads around assistive-device handles

Application: Walking aids; hand loading; diabetes

Sample: 20 patients with type 2 diabetes; 12 women and 8 men

Data use: Primary application measurements

Evidence of use: The primary article and Figure 1 identify loadpad pads wrapped around walking-aid handles. These recordings quantify hand loading; the wheeled knee walker additionally uses custom instrumentation.

Verification basis: Primary indexed abstract and device-identifying figure caption

First online: 2023-10-13

Notes: December 2023 journal issue; first online 13 October 2023. Part of the same assisted-walking research series as LP002 and LP007; cohort independence is not established.

System: novel loadpad; bilateral force sensors beneath the feet

Application: Total knee arthroplasty; rehabilitation; loading-symmetry feedback

Sample: 26 total-knee-arthroplasty patients

Data use: Primary application measurements

Evidence of use: Loadpad sensors beneath each foot provide force measurements and concurrent visual feedback during squats and leg-press exercise. The sensors are placed on the floor or attached to the leg-press footplate.

Verification basis: Publisher full text and indexed primary methods

First online: 2023-08-01

Notes: An earlier repository record with the variant title “Concurrent Feedback of Force on Loading Symmetry in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients” is not counted as a separate paper. Retention was assessed 7–10 days later.

System: novel Loadpad; circular sensor used alongside a custom SingleTact-based system

Application: Prosthetic sockets; interface measurement; comparator use

Sample: Benchtop tests and 3 transtibial prosthesis users

Data use: Reference/comparator measurements

Evidence of use: Loadpad is tested alongside the custom sensor on the bench and installed simultaneously at the distal socket–residual-limb interface during walking, stairs and sit-to-stand tasks.

Verification basis: Indexed publisher full text, sections 2.3–2.4 and 3.2–3.3

First online: 2023-04-06

Notes: Included because loadpad hardware was actually used. The main system being validated is the authors’ custom sensor system; this must not be presented as an independent validation of loadpad itself.

System: Prototype of loadpad®, novel GmbH; bite-force configuration

Application: Bite force; mandibular reconstruction; device validation

Sample: Laboratory testing and 10 mandibular-reconstruction patients

Data use: Direct loadpad-prototype validation and clinical measurements

Evidence of use: The article explicitly identifies a loadpad prototype. Controlled mechanical loading tests examine accuracy and reproducibility with different silicone coverings, followed by preoperative and postoperative bite-force measurements.

Verification basis: Primary indexed abstract and publisher methods

First online: 2023-02-05

Notes: Direct testing of the loadpad prototype in this configuration, not a blanket validation of every loadpad variant or application.

System: Loadpad, Novel Electronics Inc.; force pads at walking-aid handles

Application: Assistive walking; diabetes; hand-supported offloading

Data use: Primary application measurements

Evidence of use: The instrumentation section names loadpad pads on crutch and walker handles to record the bodyweight offloaded through the hands. Separate loadsol insoles and motion capture measure plantar loading and ankle motion.

Verification basis: Indexed primary full-text instrumentation methods and primary bibliographic record

First online: 2022-08-24

Notes: October 2022 issue; online 24 August 2022. Related to LP002 and LP003; participant overlap has not been resolved.

System: Loadpad, Novel Electronics; 10.5 × 5 cm pad at the hand–lumbar-spine interface

Application: Manual therapy; practitioner reference measurements

Sample: Secondary analysis of expert-therapist measurements with 24 mock patients over four time points

Data use: Secondary analysis of loadpad measurements

Evidence of use: The article describes loadpad between the therapist’s hand and the lumbar treatment site. It reanalyses recordings from the earlier mobilization trial to assess consistency of the expert reference therapist.

Verification basis: Indexed primary full text, methods and source-trial description

First online: 2020-11-24

Notes: June 2021 issue; online 24 November 2020. Explicit secondary analysis related to LP009, not an independent recruitment cohort. The reliability question concerns practitioner performance, not independent validation of the loadpad sensor.

System: Loadpad, Novel Electronics; 10.5 × 5 cm wireless force pad

Application: Manual-therapy education; lumbar mobilization; visual feedback

Sample: 24 entry-level physical-therapy students in a randomized crossover trial

Data use: Primary application measurements

Evidence of use: The equipment description identifies loadpad for force recordings during lumbar joint mobilization. The pad sits between the clinician’s hand and the treatment site and supplies real-time visual feedback.

Verification basis: Indexed primary full-text equipment methods and primary bibliographic record

First online: 2019-10-08

Notes: September 2020 issue; first online 8 October 2019. LP008 is a secondary analysis of expert-reference data from this trial.