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Sensory Feedback for Touch and Proprioception With Prosthetic Limbs

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Louis Stokes VA Medical Center

Status

Invitation-only

Conditions

Prosthetic

Treatments

Device: Bypass Tactor
Device: Tactor array

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other
Other U.S. Federal agency
NIH

Identifiers

NCT02189031
11061-H39
R01NS081710-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Upper limb amputation is a devastating injury that leaves many thousands of typically young and active individuals in the US to rely on artificial arms and hands to help restore their lost function. The investigators research is focused on helping these individuals to feel where their prosthetic limbs are moving without having to look at them by developing devices and approaches to provide sensory feedback of limb movement through the nerves that once served the missing limb.

Full description

In the investigators research the investigators seek to understand the organization and (function/operation) of sensory neural systems in order to develop methods for restoring function to injured populations. One of the primary focus areas of the investigators research is working to integrate physiologically relevant sensory feedback with prosthetic limbs. To this end the investigators employ a variety of approaches that interweave disciplines such as electrophysiology, psychophysics, biomedical engineering and cognition. The investigators research team is composed of an interconnected and communicative network of clinicians, engineers, and scientists. This helps us to provide pathways from basic science discoveries that can be used to address clinical needs with transition directly to patient care.

Enrollment

49 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Amputee criteria:

  • Must be over 18 years of age
  • Must be upper extremity amputee who has undergone targeted sensory reinnervation.

Able Bodied participants:

  • Must be over 18 years of age

Trial design

49 participants in 2 patient groups

Upper Extremity Amputee
Description:
Robust custom tactor to facilitate embodiment and proprioception
Treatment:
Device: Tactor array
Able Bodied
Description:
Bypass tactor
Treatment:
Device: Bypass Tactor

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Trial contacts and locations

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