A Novel Approach to Upper Extremity Amputation to Augment Volitional Control and Restore Proprioception
NCT03882073
This study is recruiting at 4 US sites in 2 states, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The hypothesis of this research protocol is that the investigators will be able to redesign the manner in which upper limb amputations are performed so as to enable volitional control of next generation prosthetic devices and restore sensation and proprioception to the amputated limb. The investigators will test this hypothesis by performing modified above elbow or below elbow amputations in ten intervention patients, and compare their outcomes to ten control patients who have undergone tradition amputations at similar levels.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Amputation
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- July 9, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Maryland · 1
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center · Bethesda, MD
Massachusetts · 3
- Brigham & Women's Hospital · Boston, MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab · Cambridge, MA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.