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Evaluating Human-Machine Interfaces in a Robotic Thumb Orthosis

NCT01973426 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2020-06-09

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Summary

We plan to investigate whether the Isolated Orthosis for Thumb Actuation (IOTA) can effectively facilitate the ability of participants to perform a specific set of clinically relevant tasks conducted in a clinic setting.

Conditions

  • Hemiplegic Stroke
  • Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

DEVICE

Isolated Orthosis for Thumb Actuation (IOTA)

In this pilot study, we plan to investigate whether the IOTA can effectively facilitate the ability of participants to perform a specific set of clinically relevant tasks conducted in a clinic setting. The IOTA is a device developed at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, in collaboration with Children's Hospital Boston, for assisting opposable thumb grasping tasks. The IOTA contains an adjustable brace fitted to the thumb and dorsum of the hand that is easy to put on and facilitates grasping motions through flexible cable-driven actuators that assist with joint abduction and extension.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Research Fund

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wyss Institute at Harvard University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Leia Stirling, Ph.D. · Wyss Institute at Harvard University

  • Annette Correia, OT · Boston Children's Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2017-11-30

Countries

  • United States

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