Neurocognitive Investigation of Sense of Agency during Soft Hand Exoskeleton Usage for Grasping

Neurocognitive Investigation of Sense of Agency during Soft Hand Exoskeleton Usage for Grasping - fMRI-exo-agency

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032605

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-01

Start date

2023-09-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Heatlhy participants / The results will serve as a basis for later studies with stroke patients.

Interventions

Group 1: Healthy participants perform grasping tasks with a soft hand exoskeleton in the MRI scanner

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Right handed persons

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - risk factors (such as malaise, pain) addressed by the subject on the day of the test - motor impairment due to current or previous injuries or diseases that significantly affect the study, such as tendon or ligament injuries - MRI incompatibility (e.g. tattoos in the head and neck region, pacemaker) - psychological disorders that affect sense of agency such as schizophrenia - use of hand prostheses

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measurement of brain activity using fMRI to visualize differences in sense of agency during different grasping tasks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Survey of subjective estimation of sense of agency	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKathrin Koch

Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM-NIC

kathrin.koch@tum.de+49 (0)89 4140 7972

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026