RoboHear™ Device: Advanced Haptic Technology That Allows the Deaf to Understand Speech
Not Applicable
Withdrawn
- Conditions
- DeafnessHearing Impairment
- Interventions
- Device: RoboHear Device
- Registration Number
- NCT03966144
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
- Brief Summary
Pilot study to test the feasibility of translating the English language into haptics (touch sensations)
- Detailed Description
An adaptive pilot trial of RoboHear™ hardware and software to test the feasibility of learning to understand language using a haptic (touch) device installed in the stem of a pair of glasses. These tests are not meant to be exhaustive but will validate the hardware and software and provide an informal test platform for learning to 'hear' or interpret sounds and words using haptic technology.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- Participants need to understand English.
- Participants must be able to sit at a computer for the training and evaluation session. The session may range from one hour to up to 4 hours in length (with breaks provided as needed).
Exclusion Criteria
- Inability to understand English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description RoboHear Device RoboHear Device Subjects will wear the Robo-Hear device and receive haptic stimuli. They will be tested on their ability to interpret these haptic sensations as sounds and words.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Haptic Interpretation Test at end of training session (1-3 hours), Day 1 A computerized test to determine accuracy of interpretation of haptic stimuli in to sounds or words.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States