This experiment will be executed with healthy subjects.
Conditions
Interventions
During this study all subject will undergo two tests. One of these tests will be executed with the use of a myoelectric prosthesis simulator. The other test will be executed in a virtual environment,
Sponsors
University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG)
A. Deusinglaan 1
9713 AV Groningen
The Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The subjects included in this study are able bodied and right handed, with normal or corrected to normal vision. Both male and female subject will be included. All subjects included will be between 18 and 50 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects with (history of) pain or musculoskeletal impairments of the arms or upper body will not be included. The same accounts for subjects with prior experience in the use of myoelectric devices and subjects younger than 18 or older than 50.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome measure per test; 1.Serious game: Adaptive catching; the plateau phase of the aperture of the gripper in the game (grasping profile) and he difference between the aperture of the virtual gripper and the diameter of three differently sized virtual balls a.Prosthesis task: Compressible objects; Duration of maximum hand aperture (i.e., plateau phase, goniometer) and the number of millimeters the compressible objects are compressed. The above described measures will be ranked per test. These ranks will be analyzed. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures; 1. Adaptive catching a. Number of bounced objects b. Accuracy. This is defined as the total number of items caught divided by the number of object that reached the bottom of the screen (dropped and missed objects). 2. Compressible objects a. Aperture of the hand b. Opening velocity c. Closing velocity | — |
Contacts
Public ContactA. Heerschop
Center for Human Movement Sciences-UMCG, University of Groningen. Building-Room 3216-213
Outcome results
None listed