Assistance Delivery and Muscle Coordination

Part of paid clinical trials in Washington D.C., District of Columbia.

Sponsor
The Catholic University of America
Study ID
NCT07011173
Phase
EARLY_PHASE1
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
20 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Exotendon assistance — DEVICE
    Assistive devices with distinct assistance dynamics
  • End-effector assistance — DEVICE
    Finger will be moved by the actuators connected to the fingertip

Study Details

The experiment will be conducted with 15 chronic stroke survivors and 15 control subjects. Subjects will perform extension movements of the index finger of their more-impaired (stroke) or nondominant (control) hand under two different assistance types: end-effector assistance and exotendon assistance. For each assistance type, unassisted movements will be performed before and after the assistance. Subjects will be randomly assigned into two groups (A and B), who will receive the assistance in a different order. The finger movements and muscle activation patterns will be recorded during movements.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 21, 2024
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025
Completion
Dec 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: End-effector assistance followed by exotendon assistance
  • Experimental: Exotendon assistance followed by end-effector assistance

Primary Outcome Measure

Muscle activation pattern [ Time Frame: Periprocedural ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Catholic University of AmericaWashington D.C.District of Columbia20064
Sang Wook Lee, PhD
[email protected]
312-608-8001

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