Clinical trials: Upper Limb Amputees
Upper Limb Amputees
Strategies to Control Robotic Hand Prosthesis Via HD-sEMG and to Restore Sensory Feedback Via TENS
Upper limb amputation still causes severe disability today; prostheses currently on the market are able to restore partially to the amputee the lost functionality.
- Trial name
- NCT06486571
- Testing
- Electromyography recording with HD-sEMG, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro
Sensorized Hand Prosthesis
NEurocontrolled BIdirectional Artificial Upper Limb and Hand prosthesiS
The NEBIAS ("NEurocontrolled BIdirectional Artificial upper limb and hand prosthesiS") proposal aims at developing and clinically evaluating (in selected amputees) a neuro-controlled upper limb prosthesis intuitively controlled…
- Trial name
- NEBIAS (NCT02848846)
- Testing
- Robotic Hand
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Paolo Maria Rossini
Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow (Injury)
Assessment of Gesture Accuracy of a Prosthesis Control System
The study is evaluating the performance of prosthesis control system, referred to as Phantom X, in able bodied individuals and individuals with upper limb amputation at the forearm level.
- Trial name
- ASCENT (NCT06446037)
- Testing
- Non-invasive EMG band instrumentation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phantom Neuro Inc.
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
The CYBERnetic Lower Limb Cocognitive Ortho-prosthesis Plus Plus, 1st Clinical Study (CLs++)
The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy and the usability of the cyberlegs ++ ortho prosthesis to improve the mobility and the quality of life in transfemoral amputees .
- Trial name
- NCT03376919
- Testing
- CLs++ gait training
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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
Amputation, Amputation of Lower Limb
Cryo NerVe Block Extremity AmputatioN RegIStry for Post Operative and pHantom Limb Pain
The goal of this Registry is to see how the device is used when freezing nerves during an amputation procedure.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation of Lower Limb, Amputation of Upper Limb, Amputation, Limb Loss
- Trial name
- VANISH (NCT06908538)
- Testing
- cryoablation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.
Amputation of Lower Limb Above Knee, Amputee
Bio Leg: Advancing Mobility (BAM)
Following transfemoral amputation, regaining functional mobility, particularly the ability to navigate curbs, ramps, long distances, and the ability to stand is challenging and often unattainable.
- Conditions
- Amputation of Lower Limb Above Knee, Amputee, Amputation
- Trial name
- BAM (NCT07613502)
- Testing
- Bio Leg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Neuroma Amputation
Evaluation of Ultrasonic Neuroma Size With Residual Limb Pain in Above-Knee Amputees
Background: The formation of neuromas, a fusiform swelling of a nerve or nerve ending, is a well documented response to limb amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT00686764
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
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
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
Phantom Limb Pain
Study of Phantom Limb Pain Suppression Using Neuromodulation Methods
This study assesses the effectiveness of neuromodulation in alleviating pain through the stimulation of peripheral nerves. The research involves implanting electrodes for test stimulation of peripheral nerves (PNS - Peripheral…
- Trial name
- NCT06644807
- Testing
- Motor Cortex Stimulation, Spinal cord stimulation, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Amputation, Upper Limb
Study of Efficacy of the MyoTrain System in a Population of Individuals With Trans-radial Limb Loss
The investigators propose to evaluate the efficacy of MyoTrain in a prospective clinical study involving 16 individuals with trans-radial upper-limb loss over a period of 206 days.
- Trial name
- NCT05888428
- Testing
- MyoTrain, Motor Imagery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Infinite Biomedical Technologies
Prosthesis Use, Limb Loss
Pilot Project to Evaluate the Revolutionizing Prosthetics Modular Prosthetic Limb System for Upper Extremity Amputees
The purpose of this study is to optimize the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) advanced upper limb prosthesis, the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL), by evaluating the performance, usability, and patient acceptance…
- Trial name
- MPL (NCT02887690)
- Testing
- Modular Prosthetic Limb
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Upper Extremity Amputee
Peripheral Interfaces in Amputees for Sensorimotor Integration
The purpose of this research is to gather information on the safety and effectiveness of an implanted wireless sensory enabled highly intuitive controlled prosthetic device.
- Trial name
- iSens (NCT04430218)
- Testing
- iSens
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Amputation, Prosthesis User
Effects of Microprocessor-controlled Prosthetic Knees on Fall-related Health Outcomes in Limited Community Ambulators
The goal of this study is to find out if using microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees (MPKs), prosthetic knees with a built-in computer, improves health outcomes related to falls in adults who use above-knee prostheses.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Prosthesis User, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg: Thigh, Between Hip and Knee, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Lower
- Trial name
- NCT06937242
- Testing
- Ottobock C-Leg 4 Microprocessor Knee, Ottobock Kenevo
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education, LLC
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
Amputation Arm and Hand, Unilateral Right, Amputation Arm and Hand, Unilateral Left
Neural Enabled Prosthesis for Upper Limb Amputees
This study is designed to evaluate the feasibility of The Adaptive Neural Systems Neural-Enabled Prosthetic Hand (ANS-NEPH) system.
- Conditions
- Amputation Arm and Hand, Unilateral Right, Amputation Arm and Hand, Unilateral Left, Prosthesis User
- Trial name
- NCT03432325
- Testing
- Neural Enabled Prosthesis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Transfemoral Amputation, Limb Loss
Effect of a Microprocessor-controlled Prosthetic Knee Joint on K2 Level Ambulators
Microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) automatically adjust resistance or damping in the joint to improve swing- and/or stance-phase control as appropriate for the prosthesis user during gait.
- Conditions
- Transfemoral Amputation, Limb Loss, Limb Absence
- Trial name
- MPK-K2 (NCT07103798)
- Testing
- College Park ICON, Conventional NMPK
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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 Below Elbow
Evaluation of a Multi-electrode Prosthesis Control System for Real-world Tasks Performance in Individuals With Upper Limb Transradial Amputation
This study tests how well the Phantom X prosthesis control system works. The system helps control a prosthetic hand using muscle signals from the arm. You'll wear a non-invasive version for one day in the clinic.
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT07071584)
- Testing
- Cutaneous Prosthesis Control System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Phantom Neuro Inc.