Optimizing the intermanual transfer effects after training with a prosthetic simulator
Completed
- Conditions
- upper limb amputation1002839610005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON40603
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Inclusion Criteria
136 able-bodied right-handed adults (18-40 years old) with normal or corrected to normal sight.
4 adult patients with an unilateral forearm amputation and an indication for a first myo-electric prosthesis
Exclusion Criteria
Able-bodied:(1) Neurological problems concerning upper extremity or torso
(2) Motor problems concerning upper extremity or torso
(3) Earlier experience with a prosthetic simulator
(4) Limited sight despite correction
Patients: amputation at a different level than a forearm amputation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- Grip force control: mean deviation of the asked force in N is measured in the<br /><br>grip force control tasks.<br /><br>- Reaching: mean deviation of the straight path towards the target in mm is<br /><br>measured in the reaching task.<br /><br>- Grasp: length of plateau phase (maximal hand opening) in seconds is measured<br /><br>in the grasping task.<br /><br>- Movement time: time taken to execute the movement in seconds is measured in<br /><br>the functional task.<br /><br>- Initiation time: time between the starting signal and the actual start in<br /><br>seconds is measured in the functional task. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Not applicable.</p><br>