An interventional study of Haptic Device in Hypoesthesia, sponsored by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-07.
Sponsored by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
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.
OBJECTIVES:
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Exclusion Criteria:
Individuals will complete standardized balance and walking tasks with and without sensory substitution from the haptic device system.
Device: Haptic Device
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.
Pressure data from the insoles
The primary outcome is to use the pressure-sensitive insole to ensure that we can accurately record spatial and temporal pressure data from a wide variety of healthy and non-healthy individuals.
Time frame: During the intervention
Plan to share: Undecided
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