Clinical trials: Arm Amputation
Amputation of Upper Limb Below Elbow, Prosthesis User
Effect of Motor Imagery Ability on Functionality and Proprioception in Amputees Using Myoelectric Prostheses"
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the motor imagery ability in transradial amputees using myoelectric prosthesis, compare it with the control group and investigate its effect on functionality and proprioception.
- Trial name
- NCT06541379
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic
Effects of Myoelectric Channel Count and Targeting for Upper Limb Prosthetic Control
The goal of this clinical trial is to systematically evaluate whether or not two commonly held fundamental assumptions for pattern recognition control translates to functional performance when tested on individuals aged 18 years…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation, Traumatic, Amputation, Congenital, Prosthesis User
- Trial name
- NCT07011420
- Testing
- Experimental socket with 4 untargeted channels active, Experimental socket with 8 untargeted channels active, Experimental socket with up to 16 untargeted channels active
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.
Hemostasis, Surgical Blood Loss
Hemocoll, Avitene, or Bone Wax for Cancellous Bone Bleeding After Single-Ray Amputation
This is a multicentre, prospective, three-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled superiority trial evaluating fibrillar Type-I collagen haemostat (Hemocoll®) FTC, Avitene™ Microfibrillar Collagen Hemostat (MCH), and…
- Conditions
- Hemostasis, Surgical Blood Loss, Amputation Stump, Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- CANHAEM-Ray (NCT07788846)
- Testing
- Hemocoll® Fibrillar type-I collagen haemostat, Bone wax, Avitene™ Microfibrillar Collagen Hemostat
- Where
- 3 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara
Amputation, Prosthesis User
Sonomyographic Upper Limb Prosthetics: A New Paradigm
The vast majority of all trauma-related amputations in the United States involve the upper limbs. Approximately half of those individuals who receive a upper extremity myoelectric prosthesis eventually abandon use of the system…
- Trial name
- NCT05376332
- Testing
- Sonomyographic Prosthesis, Myoelectric direct control prosthesis, Myoelectric pattern recognition prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
Upper Extremity Injury, Upper Extremity Deformities, Congenital
SoftHand Comparison Study
A trial to compare the performance of the SoftHand Pro (SHP) and Ossur i-Limb in people with transradial limb loss over an 8-week period.
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Injury, Upper Extremity Deformities, Congenital, Amputation, Traumatic, Amputation, Congenital
- Trial name
- NCT05328934
- Testing
- SoftHand Pro, Ossur i-Limb
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Amputation
Investigation of Embodiment for Upper Limb Amputees
Today, prosthetic hands are numb. They provide no tactile or proprioceptive sensory information back to the user. The lack of sensory feedback has been shown to reduce the utility of a prosthesis by half.
- Trial name
- NISRL (NCT04578327)
- Testing
- Prosthetic hand, Peripheral Nerve Interface
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Upper Limb Amputation at the Wrist
A Bidirectional MyoKinetic Implanted Interface for Natural Control of Artificial Limbs
This is a European project that it will develop an innovative robotic hand prosthesis, whose movements can be controlled in a natural and intuitive way.
- Trial name
- MYKY (NCT06176482)
- Testing
- Magnetic markers implantation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Pisana
Transradial Amputation, Wrist Disarticulation
Comparison of Standard Myoelectric Hand and Bionic Hand Use in Individuals With Upper Limb Amputation
This single-center, prospective, comparative study aims to compare hand function, quality of life, patient satisfaction, task completion time, fatigue, and compensatory elbow, shoulder, and cervical movements in individuals with…
- Trial name
- NCT06684730
- Testing
- Hand Function Assessment Scales, Prosthesis Satisfaction Scale, Quality of Life Scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Upper Limb Amputation at the Hand
Identify the Prosthesis Users' Necessities Concerning Their Devices.
Despite many advances in prosthesis development, there are still some areas that need to be improved. One of them is the weight of the devices which could cause muscular fatigue in long-term use of the prosthesis and even…
- Trial name
- NCT06128135
- Testing
- Technology acceptance questionnaire for prostheses users., Technology acceptance questionnaire for relatives of prostheses users., Technology acceptance questionnaire for therapists
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Upper Extremity Injuries
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation of the Hand
This is a clinical trial of unilateral and bilateral hand transplantation. This will be done by the surgical transfer of a hand from a non-living donor to restore function of non-functioning or amputated hand.
- Trial name
- HandCTA (NCT00711373)
- Testing
- Allogeneic hand transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Christina L. Kaufman PhD
Upper Limb Amputation
Clinical Evaluation of Intuitive, Bidirectional Strategies for the Control of Multi-articulated Prostheses for Upper Limb Amputation
The investigators propose to validate a non-invasive upper limb prosthesis capable of combining: 1) intuitive movement control through machine learning applied to myoelectric signals, and 2) vibrotactile sensory feedback in…
- Trial name
- NCT06886295
- Testing
- Prosthetic controller
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna
Amputation, Upper Limb Amputation
A Comparison of Myoelectric and Bionic Hands
This observational study aims to compare myoelectric and bionic hands in terms of upper extremity function, body image and satisfaction.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Upper Limb Amputation, Prosthesis
- Trial name
- NCT07347561
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Gulhane School of Medicine
Phantom Limb Pain
Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (PMS) Effects on Somatosensory Perception in Patients with Upper Limb Amputation
The study investigates the capabilities of peripheral magnetic stimulation (PMS) as a tool for creating somatosensory sensations of various submodalities and analyzing the dynamics of bioelectric signals of the brain (using…
- Trial name
- NCT06813937
- Testing
- Procedure: Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (PMS), Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Amputation, Traumatic
Feasibility of Implantable Myoelectric Sensors to Control Upper Limb Prostheses
This study will evaluate the feasibility of using implanted myoelectric sensors (IMES) to control an electromechanical prosthetic wrist and hand.
- Trial name
- IMES (NCT01901081)
- Testing
- IMES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
Amputees
Evaluation of a Multimodal Tactile Feedback System for Upper Limb-loss Users: Embodiment and Performance
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of integrating tactile feedback systems into a robotic upper-limb prosthesis. These systems deliver pressure stimuli (through small silicone chambers that inflate), vibration…
- Trial name
- THE_FBHAND (NCT07418645)
- Testing
- Pressure and vibrotactile feedbak, Pressure feedback, Vibrotactile feedback
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pisa
Traumatic Amputation of Upper Limb, Level Unspecified
Development of a Simulation Tool for Upper Extremity Prostheses
Amputees often choose not to wear prostheses due to marginal performance or may settle for a prosthesis that offers only cosmetic improvement, but lacks function.
- Trial name
- NCT01622530
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Prosthesis User, Amputation
Evaluating the Experience of Upper Limb Prosthesis Use
The goal is to understand the critical factors associated with outcome acceptance following upper limb loss. The investigators aim to develop a unified theoretical model that describes the psychosocial experience of upper limb…
- Conditions
- Prosthesis User, Amputation, Upper Limb Amputation at the Wrist, Upper Limb Amputation Above Elbow (Injury)
- Trial name
- NCT04855214
- Testing
- Qualitative Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
The TRIABETES - ARMMS-T2D Study: A Randomized Trial to Compare Surgical and Medical Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
This research study is being performed to begin to determine the effectiveness of two dominant bariatric surgery procedures versus an intensive lifestyle intervention to induce weight loss in patients and promote improvements in…
- Trial name
- TRIABETES (NCT01047735)
- Testing
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery, Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, Lifestyle Weight Loss Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Amputation
Upper Limb Loss Perturbation Response
Recent investigations have suggested that persons with upper limb loss experience a high prevalence of falls with a quarter of reported falls resulting from a trip.
- Trial name
- NCT04274218
- Testing
- Perturbation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Amputation, Surgical
Improving Prosthetic Arms for Amputee: A Better Fit and More Functionality
This research and development will improve upon and investigate the potential validity of an innovative new transradial socket and harness design (the KSH system) that offers an alternative to standard hard sockets and rubber…
- Trial name
- KSH (NCT05990062)
- Testing
- K-Socket-Harness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development