Prosthetic Limb Movement Feedback for Upper and Lower Extremity Amputees

Physiologically Relevant Prosthetic Limb Movement Feedback for Upper and Lower Extremity Amputees

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03135847

Enrollment

180

Registered

2017-05-01

Start date

2016-06-01

Completion date

2028-06-01

Last updated

2026-08-26

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Conditions

Amputation, Prosthesis User

Brief summary

To assess the functional characteristics and utility of upper and lower limb prosthetic devices (advanced bionic and current clinical standard-of-care) that incorporate physiologically relevant touch and/or movement feedback.

Interventions

DEVICETactor

The tactor is a small robot providing touch and vibration.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria are adults (18 years or over) with major limb amputation (at or above wrist or ankle). \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Skin or tendon location	36 months	Locations in the skin or muscle of the residual where percepts of touch or movement occur.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Sorting Task	36 months	Performance on a sorting task with and without tactor feedback.
Sense of Agency Questionnaire	36 months	Agreement with statements of agency and ownership related to perceptions of limb movement including unstructured self-reports.

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORPaul Marasco, PhD

The Cleveland Clinic

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 27, 2026