Multimodal Haptic Feedback for Plantar Sensory Substitution
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
100 participants
Apr 20, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The study will explore the use of a haptic device for sensory substitution in individuals with a movement disorder that has caused loss of plantar sensation. The haptic device consists of two components. The first element is a flexible insole with embedded pressure-sensing elements that transmit the spatial patterns of applied foot pressure over time. The second element is a haptic receiver with embedded actuators that vibrate or heat up in proportion to the transmitted pressure patterns, thus substituting the patient's lost plantar sensation.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Able to ambulate 10 meters with or without assistance
- Able and willing to give written consent and comply with study procedures
Exclusion Criteria5
- 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
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Interventions
Provides sensory substitution by mapping pressure from the insole sensor onto a corresponding vibrating and heating patch to be worn where more sensation is present.
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NCT06232512