Actively Recruiting
DExterous Hand Control Through Fascicular Targeting (DEFT) - (Human Subjects)
Led by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Updated on 2026-03-05
25
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
665 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
D
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Our goal is to temporarily implant the following groups for 540 +/- 30 days: 1. Forearm FAST electrodes 1. Five human partial hand amputees (amputated at the level of the hand) with 2 FAST electrodes in the ulnar nerve and 2-5 FAST electrodes in the median nerve. 2. Five human hand and forearm amputees (amputated at the level of the forearm) with 2 FAST electrodes in the ulnar nerve and 2-5 FAST electrodes in the median nerve . 2. Arm FAST electrodes 1. Five human partial hand amputees (amputated at the level of the hand) with 2 FAST electrodes in the ulnar nerve and 2-5 FAST electrodes in the median nerve. 2. Five human hand and forearm amputees (amputated at the level of the forearm) with 2 FAST electrodes in the ulnar nerve and 2-5 FAST electrodes in the median nerve. 3. Five human hand, forearm and arm amputees (amputated at the level of the arm) with 2 FAST electrodes in the ulnar nerve and 2-5 FAST electrodes in the median nerve.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
DExterous Hand Control Through Fascicular Targeting (DEFT) - (Human Subjects)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male or female, age 18 and older, of any race or ethnicity
- Able and willing to sign Consent
- Able and willing to participate in all study activities including implantation, testing and explantation of the study device
- Able to communicate effectively in English without an interpreter
- Overall and phantom pain are well-controlled and not incapacitating
You will not qualify if you...
- Nerve or muscle dysfunction/injury above the amputation stump level as shown by MR neurogram and EMG/NCS studies
- Unsuitable bony anatomy of the amputation stump based on radiographs
- History of cardiac arrhythmia
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Debby Noble
CONTACT
J
Jennifer Barillas
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
1
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