Feedback about hand position and gripping force through stimulation of the skin to be used in forearm prostheses.

Feedback through vibrotactile and electrotactile stimulation for myoelectric forearm prostheses.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28194

Enrollment

Registered

2011-03-25

Start date

2011-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

feedback forearm amputation amputatie van de onderarm electrotactile stimulation vibrotactile stimulation

Interventions

All subjects will be asked to perform, as accurate and fast as possible, several grasping tasks. A (virtual) hand will be shown on a computerscreen and the level of hand opening and/or the grasping fo

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 65 (healthy subjects and patients); 2. Able to control the experimental setup (healthy subjects and patients); 3. Forearm stump of at least 10 cm (patients).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Diminished sense of touch (healthy subjects); 2. Experience with vibrotactile or electrotactile stimulation (healthy subjects and patients); 3. Skin problems (healthy subjects and patients); 4. Mental problems (healthy subjects and patients).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time needed to perform grasping tasks; 2. Errors made during the grasping tasks.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Effect of training over the different tasks.	—

Contacts

Public ContactH.J.B. Witteveen

Biomedical Signals and Systems Twente University Drienerlolaan 5

h.j.b.witteveen@utwente.nl+31 (0)53 4892766

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)