Measuring Skin Electrical Potential With the Kelvin Probe: Minimizing Noise

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy State

Treatments: Other: Faraday cage, movement stabilization

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01399879

5R21AT005249

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Scanning Kelvin Probe measures surface electrical potential without actually touching the skin. This is a pilot study to evaluate methods of minimizing noise during Scanning Kelvin Probe measurements. This project will focus specifically on noise arising from physical movement and environmental electrical field.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age greater than 18 years

Exclusion criteria

• chronic medical condition requiring daily medications (hypertension, diabetes, hypothyroidism, etc)
• movement disorders/tremors
• extensive scars on the hand
• latex-allergies
• cardiac implantation, metallic joint/bone replacements (defibrillator or pacemaker)

Trial design

24 participants in 1 patient group

Healthy Volunteers

Treatment:

Other: Faraday cage, movement stabilization