Search / Trial NCT06232512

Multimodal Haptic Feedback for Plantar Sensory Substitution

Launched by SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITYLAB · Jan 22, 2024

Trial Information

Current as of October 04, 2024

Recruiting

Keywords

Plantar Sensation

Description

OBJECTIVES: 1. Identify a systematic, methodical approach to determine whether different users of our haptic device can perceive and use vibrational and thermal feedback in order to correct their posture in real-time. 2. Evaluate whether a haptic device can be used to guide users to maintain a prescribed pattern of pressure on their feet during standing and walking. 3. Investigate whether a haptic device can improve outcomes on motor evaluation tasks.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • * Able to ambulate 10 meters with or without assistance
  • * Able and willing to give written consent and comply with study procedures
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • * Unable to give written consent or comply with study procedures
  • * Unable to perceive unsafe levels of heat in relevant areas
  • * Has a motor complete spinal cord injury
  • * Have transfemoral (above knee) amputation
  • * Any condition that would prevent the safe completion of study activities, as determined by the Principal Investigator

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Chicago, Illinois, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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