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Peripheral Interfaces in Amputees for Sensorimotor Integration

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Who can join

Ages 21 and older · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Acquired upper limb amputation
* Unilateral or bilateral amputation, above or below elbow
* At least 6 months since time of amputation
* Current user of a myoelectric prosthesis or prescribed to use one
* Viable target nerves in the upper extremity
* Recommendation from a psychologist following a psychological assessment that the subject is mentally competent and capable of completing the study related activities

Exclusion Criteria:

* A contraindication preventing surgery
* Uncontrolled diabetes
* Chronic skin ulcerations
* History of poor wound healing without specific cause
* History of uncontrolled infection without specific cause
* Active infection
* Pregnancy or women of childbearing potential unwilling to prevent pregnancy during participation in the study
* Inability to speak English
* Expectation that MRI will be required at any point for duration of study or while device is implanted.
* Arthritis in the area of implant
* Individuals with active implantable medical devices or individuals that use external active medical devices that are medically necessary and/or life-supporting or life-sustaining (e.g. insulin pumps, ventilators)
* Presence of auto immune diseases, or conditions requiring immunosuppression.

About the study

The purpose of this research is to gather information on the safety and effectiveness of an implanted wireless sensory enabled highly intuitive controlled prosthetic device.

What is being tested

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Participants: 15 · Started: Aug 18, 2020

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04430218

Locations in the U.S.

OhioCase Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.