RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05931198

Several Studys Showed That Upper Limb Amputated Patients Are Able to Experience the Illusion of the Rubber Hand Whith Prosthesis: We Want to go Futher by Comparing the Strength of the Incorporation According to the Type of Prosthesis Using the Illusion of the Rubber Hand With Prothesis

Incorporation de prothèses Chez Les Patients amputés de Membre supérieur à l'IRMA


Sponsor

Institut Robert Merle d'aubigné

Enrollment

36 participants

Start Date

Sep 12, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to compare the strength of the incorporation according to the type of prosthesis (aesthetic, mechanical, myoelectric) with the experience the illusion of the rubber hand. The investigators will replace is the rubber by the patient's prothesis. The population will be people with upper arm amputation above the hand and they will be their own comparation. Participants will do the the experience the illusion of the rubber hand in asynchronic and synchronic way and to answer questionnaries.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

  • At least one upper limb amputation
  • Informed and consented to participate to the study

Exclusion Criteria4

  • having a history of severe neurological, visual or musculoskeletal impairments (other than the loss of a limb)
  • with severe serious psychiatric disorders (e.g. schizophrenia)
  • having problems understanding French in order to guarantee a good understanding of the questionnaires
  • under guardianship or curatorship

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Interventions

OTHERModified illusion of the rubber (syncrhone)

The residual limb of the patient will be hide for the patient. The prothesis and the other hand of the patient will be visible. The investigators are going to touch the residual limb and the prothesis at the same time (synchrone) during at least 2 min. The investigators will ask to the patient to point where they felt the touching spot on a tray with measurement grid and to asnwer to the pre-prepared questionnaire.

OTHERModified illusion of the rubber (asynchrone)

The residual limb of the patient will be hide for the patient. The prothesis and the other hand of the patient will be visible. The investigators are going to touch the residual limb and the prothesis not at the same time (asynchrone) during at least 2 min. The investigators will ask to the patient to point where they felt the touching spot on a tray with measurement grid and to asnwer to the pre-prepared questionnaire.


Locations(1)

Institut Robert Merle d'Aubigné

Valenton, France

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