Assessing Force Feedback With the SoftHand Pro

NCT ID: NCT03412656

Last Updated: 2020-11-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

27 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-17

Study Completion Date

2019-06-14

Brief Summary

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The trial is designed to test the effectiveness of a force-feedback cuff in combination with a myoelectric prosthesis in conveying information on grasp strength to the user, as well as the user's preference regarding the feature.

Detailed Description

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The human sensorimotor control system uses both feedforward planning and sensory feedback information, in order to actuate the musculoskeletal system and interact with the external environment, e.g. when modulating grip force for various object properties. As a result, lack of sensory input, as in the case of motor impairments or amputations, can dramatically affect activities of daily living (ADLs). The contribution of the proposed research will be to test the effectiveness of a novel, non-invasive prosthetic technology in delivering sensory information. The investigators' approach is "modality matching," in that it produces a sensation in the user similar to the type of information to be transmitted. Specifically, the approach will combine the Soft Hand Pro (SHP), an anthropomorphic, myoelectrically controlled prosthetic hand, with an upper limb force feedback device (CUFF) to provide patients with transradial amputations with grasp force (pressure) information.

Conditions

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Amputation, Traumatic Limb Defect

Keywords

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CUFF Soft Hand Pro SHP SH Pro SoftHand

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Patient

Testing will include assessments of activities of daily living (ADLs) by a physical therapist, biomechanical measures of forces applied to objects and motion of the upper limb collected during commonly-performed tasks, and surveys assessing user preference regarding the force feedback feature, all while using the SoftHand Pro myoelectric lower arm prosthetic and the CUFF force feedback devices in tandem, utilizing the subjects' own prosthetic sockets. Grip force will be recorded using sensors attached to the CUFF device. During each session, videos will be obtained of the subjects performing tasks for kinematics analysis. The experimental sessions are organized into one to two sessions, comprising up to 16 hours, as determined by subject availability.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SoftHand Pro with CUFF force feedback device

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will complete various movement and activity of daily living (ADL) assessments to test the effectiveness of the CUFF device in combination with the Soft Hand Pro (SHP) in conveying haptic force feedback to patients with transradial limb loss, and to assess the extent to which the grip force feedback improves the embodiment of the prosthetic device.

Control

Testing will include assessments of activities of daily living (ADLs) by a physical therapist, biomechanical measures of forces applied to objects and motion of the upper limb collected during commonly-performed tasks, and surveys assessing user preference regarding the force feedback feature, all while using the SoftHand Pro myoelectric lower arm prosthetic and the CUFF force feedback devices in tandem, utilizing an adapter simulating a prosthetic socket. Grip force will be recorded using sensors attached to the CUFF device. During each session, videos will be obtained of the subjects performing tasks for kinematics analysis. The experimental sessions are organized into one to two sessions, comprising up to 16 hours, as determined by subject availability.

Group Type OTHER

SoftHand Pro with CUFF force feedback device

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will complete various movement and activity of daily living (ADL) assessments to test the effectiveness of the CUFF device in combination with the Soft Hand Pro (SHP) in conveying haptic force feedback to patients with transradial limb loss, and to assess the extent to which the grip force feedback improves the embodiment of the prosthetic device.

Interventions

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SoftHand Pro with CUFF force feedback device

Participants will complete various movement and activity of daily living (ADL) assessments to test the effectiveness of the CUFF device in combination with the Soft Hand Pro (SHP) in conveying haptic force feedback to patients with transradial limb loss, and to assess the extent to which the grip force feedback improves the embodiment of the prosthetic device.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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SoftHand SoftHand Pro CUFF SHpro

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. age \> 18 years.
2. no prior experience with the CUFF device.
3. history of elbow disarticulation, transradial, or transhumeral limb loss (non-control subjects only).

Exclusion Criteria

1. amputation for less than 6 months
2. clinical history of brachial plexopathy, cervical radiculopathy or polyneuropathy
3. orthopedic, joint degeneration (i.e., arthritis, verified by x-ray) affecting the hand or cervical spine that severely limit upper limb function
4. visual problems that would interfere with the grasp task
5. co-existing central nervous system disease with symptoms that limit upper extremity function (e.g., multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, dystonia) revealed in medical history
6. significant rigidity as assessed through range of motion testing
7. active psychiatric illness
8. significant cognitive impairments (a score \< 24 on the Mini-Mental State Examination)
9. use of medications that might affect sensory and/or motor functions
10. inability to effectively control myoelectrics for study purposes (control subjects only)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Arizona State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pisa

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kristin Zhao, PhD

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kristin Zhao, PhD

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kristin D. Zhao, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Karen L. Andrews, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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17-005611

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id