Using Sensorimotor Reorganization Following Upper Limb Amputation to Improve Prosthetic Control (REINVENT)
18 de junho de 2026 atualizado por: Union de Gestion des Etablissements des Caisses d'Assurance Maladie - Nord Est
Amputation of an upper limb results in a disruption of the sensorimotor loop and a reorganization of the nervous system, leading to the emergence of a phantom limb and the adaptation of compensatory motor strategies.
This project aims to leverage these phenomena (induced sensations, phantom mobility, and compensations) to improve control, sensory feedback, and the appropriation of prostheses, in order to reduce cognitive load and musculoskeletal disorders.
Visão geral do estudo
Status
Recrutamento
Tipo de estudo
Intervencional
Inscrição (Estimado)
50
Estágio
- Não aplicável
Contactos e Locais
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Contato de estudo
- Nome: Amélie Touillet
- Número de telefone: +333 83 52 97 00
- E-mail: amelie.touillet@ugecam.assurance-maladie.fr
Estude backup de contato
- Nome: Jonathan Pierret, PhD
- Número de telefone: +333 83 52 97 00
- E-mail: jonathan.pierret@ugecam.assurance-maladie.fr
Locais de estudo
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Nancy, França, 54000
- Recrutamento
- Institut Régional de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Filière Locomoteur
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Investigador principal:
- Amélie Touillet, Doctor PMR
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Subinvestigador:
- Jonathan Pierret, Head of the Unit
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Subinvestigador:
- Isabelle Loiret, Doctor PMR
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Subinvestigador:
- Pierrick Herbé, Doctor PMR
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Subinvestigador:
- Jean Paysant, MD, PhD PMR
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Rennes, França, 35000
- Recrutamento
- Fondation Saint-Hélier
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Investigador principal:
- Emilie Leblong, Doctor PMR
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Subinvestigador:
- Thomas Lambert, Doctor PMR
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Subinvestigador:
- Marie Chantrelle-Boucherit, Doctor PMR
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Critérios de participação
Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.
Critérios de elegibilidade
Idades elegíveis para estudo
- Adulto
- Adulto mais velho
Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis
Não
Descrição
Inclusion Criteria:
- people aged 18 or more
- amputation or agenesis of one uper limb, above the wrist or higher
- understanding of the French language and the ability to express onself in that language (for semi-structured interviews)
- affiliation to a social security programm
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of progressive psychiatric or neurological disorders or disorders with residual effects
- pregnant or breastfeeding woman
- minor
- an adult under legal guardianship
- pain influencing movement (trunk, residual limb, phantom limb, contralateral limb)
Plano de estudo
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Como o estudo é projetado?
Detalhes do projeto
- Finalidade Principal: Ciência básica
- Alocação: N / D
- Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição de grupo único
- Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)
Armas e Intervenções
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Experimental: Phantom-limb and motor compensation evaluation
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The objective of this phase is to identify, from a population of individuals with upper limb amputations, a sufficient number of participants who experience non-painful phenomena related to their phantom limb (sensations, mobility, etc.) prior to the subsequent phases.
This phase takes the form of a semi-structured individual interview conducted by one of the study investigators.
The objective of this phase is to study the phenomenon of induced phantom sensations in individuals who reported experiencing such sensations during the previous phase.
This phase involves a systematic exploration of the areas of the residual limb whose stimulation induces non-painful phantom sensations, as well as the type of sensations thus induced.
The goal of this phase is to determine whether stimulation of the residual limb that induces sensations in the phantom limb can help people with lower-limb amputations use their prostheses more effectively.
The objective of this phase is to characterize the influence of voluntary movements of the residual limb on the myoelectric activity associated with phantom limb mobility.
Myoelectric activity and cognitive load will be assessed
The objective of this phase is to evaluate the performance of a prosthetic control method based on phantom limb movement in individuals with upper limb amputations.
The principle behind this method is to control the movements of the prosthesis using the corresponding movements of the phantom limb, by utilizing the myoelectric activity that can be measured on the residual limb during voluntary phantom limb movements.
The objective of this phase is to characterize and quantify the compensatory movements associated with the use of a conventional myoelectric upper limb prosthesis.
The participant will perform the manipulation tasks defined in the SHAP method, as well as the clothespin displacement test.
The objective of this phase is to evaluate the performance of a prosthesis control method based on the compensatory movements associated with the use of an upper limb prosthesis.
During this phase, participants will not use their personal prostheses but rather an experimental prosthesis developed by the investigators specifically for this study.
The experimental prosthesis will be programmed to implement the control method based on compensatory movements, which is the focus of this evaluation.
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O que o estudo está medindo?
Medidas de resultados primários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
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Characterization of phantom limb
Prazo: Baseline (Phase 1 session) ; optional repeat assessment at 6 months
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Semi-structured interview to elicit patients' descriptions of phantom sensations
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Baseline (Phase 1 session) ; optional repeat assessment at 6 months
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Medidas de resultados secundários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
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NASA TLX Score
Prazo: Administered at the end of each experimental sequence, up to 6 months
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The cognitive load associated with the various tasks will be assessed.
The higher the score, the greater the cognitive load.
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Administered at the end of each experimental sequence, up to 6 months
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Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP)
Prazo: At each evaluation session, up to 6 month
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A standardized, timed questionnaire-led assessment of pathological hand function.
It evaluates overall hand function and dexterity through 26 tasks, including 12 abstract object manipulations and 14 activities of daily living (ADL).
Tasks are timed to calculate an overall Index of Function (IoF) scored out of 100, where higher scores reflect better hand function.
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At each evaluation session, up to 6 month
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Clothespin Relocation Test (CRT)
Prazo: At each evaluation session, up to 6 months
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A functional upper limb assessment measuring manual dexterity and proximal control.
Participants are timed while transferring a set number of clothespins from a horizontal bar to a vertical bar (and/or vice versa) against varying spring resistances.
Performance is measured by the total time taken (in seconds) to complete the task, where a shorter duration indicates better motor efficiency and coordination
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At each evaluation session, up to 6 months
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Outras medidas de resultado
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
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Mapping of induced sensations
Prazo: Baseline (Phase 2 session) and after the home-training period (up to 6 months)
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Mapping the relationships between real members and ghost members
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Baseline (Phase 2 session) and after the home-training period (up to 6 months)
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Assessment of the effects of phantom sensation induction
Prazo: Day 1 (single Phase 3 session)
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Whenever the participant controls the virtual hand, its movements (i.e., degree of opening and closing) will be recorded.
The participant's performance will be measured by the rate of correctly identifying the stiffer object for each pair of objects presented.
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Day 1 (single Phase 3 session)
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Classification of myoelectric activity associated with phantom limb movements
Prazo: Day 1 (single Phase 4 session)
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Classification of recorded myoelectric activity for residual and intact limbs
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Day 1 (single Phase 4 session)
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Publicações e links úteis
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Publicações Gerais
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- Metzger AJ, Dromerick AW, Holley RJ, Lum PS. Characterization of compensatory trunk movements during prosthetic upper limb reaching tasks. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2012 Nov;93(11):2029-34. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.03.011. Epub 2012 Mar 23.
- Flor H. Phantom-limb pain: characteristics, causes, and treatment. Lancet Neurol. 2002 Jul;1(3):182-9. doi: 10.1016/s1474-4422(02)00074-1.
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- Hussaini A, Hill W, Kyberd P. Clinical evaluation of the refined clothespin relocation test: A pilot study. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2019 Oct;43(5):485-491. doi: 10.1177/0309364619843779. Epub 2019 Jul 2.
- Chateaux M, Rossel O, Verite F, Nicol C, Touillet A, Paysant J, Jarrasse N, De Graaf JB. New insights into muscle activity associated with phantom hand movements in transhumeral amputees. Front Hum Neurosci. 2024 Aug 30;18:1443833. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1443833. eCollection 2024.
- Rossel O, Chateaux M, Jarrassé N, Vérité F, Touillet A, Nicol C, Paysant J, and De Graaf JB (2023). Phantom movement training without classifier performance feedback improves mobilization ability while maintaining EMG pattern classification. IEEE Transitions on Medical Robotics and Bionics 5(1): 133-142.
- Wu CW, Kaas JH. Spinal cord atrophy and reorganization of motoneuron connections following long-standing limb loss in primates. Neuron. 2000 Dec;28(3):967-78. doi: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)00167-7.
- Wu CW, Kaas JH. The effects of long-standing limb loss on anatomical reorganization of the somatosensory afferents in the brainstem and spinal cord. Somatosens Mot Res. 2002;19(2):153-63. doi: 10.1080/08990220220133261.
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- Bekrater-Bodmann R, Foell J, Diers M, Kamping S, Rance M, Kirsch P, Trojan J, Fuchs X, Bach F, Cakmak HK, Maass H, Flor H. The importance of synchrony and temporal order of visual and tactile input for illusory limb ownership experiences - an FMRI study applying virtual reality. PLoS One. 2014 Jan 31;9(1):e87013. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087013. eCollection 2014.
- Reilly KT, Mercier C, Schieber MH, Sirigu A. Persistent hand motor commands in the amputees' brain. Brain. 2006 Aug;129(Pt 8):2211-23. doi: 10.1093/brain/awl154. Epub 2006 Jun 24.
- Touillet A, Peultier-Celli L, Nicol C, Jarrasse N, Loiret I, Martinet N, Paysant J, De Graaf JB. Characteristics of phantom upper limb mobility encourage phantom-mobility-based prosthesis control. Sci Rep. 2018 Oct 18;8(1):15459. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-33643-0.
- Jarrasse N, de Montalivet E, Richer F, Nicol C, Touillet A, Martinet N, Paysant J, de Graaf JB. Phantom-Mobility-Based Prosthesis Control in Transhumeral Amputees Without Surgical Reinnervation: A Preliminary Study. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2018 Nov 29;6:164. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00164. eCollection 2018.
- Bachini L, Mahe C, Touillet A, Loiret I, Mesure S, Bonillo I, Paysant J, De Graaf JB. The missing link: How is the phantom limb influenced by prosthesis wearing in people with lower-limb amputation? Prosthet Orthot Int. 2025 Dec 1;49(6):624-629. doi: 10.1097/PXR.0000000000000377. Epub 2024 Oct 9.
- Bachini L, Liszez S, Mesure S, Mahe C, Touillet A, Loiret I, Paysant J, De Graaf JB. Phantom Sensations Influenced by Global and Local Modifications of the Prosthetic Socket as a Potential Solution for Natural Somatosensory Feedback During Walking: A Preliminary Study of a Single Case. Front Rehabil Sci. 2022 Feb 23;3:803912. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.803912. eCollection 2022.
- De Graaf JB, Jarrasse N, Nicol C, Touillet A, Coyle T, Maynard L, Martinet N, Paysant J. Phantom hand and wrist movements in upper limb amputees are slow but naturally controlled movements. Neuroscience. 2016 Jan 15;312:48-57. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.11.007. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
- Legrand M, Marchand C, Richer F, Touillet A, Martinet N, Paysant J, Morel G, Jarrasse N. Simultaneous Control of 2DOF Upper-Limb Prosthesis With Body Compensations-Based Control: A Multiple Cases Study. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2022;30:1745-1754. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3186266. Epub 2022 Jul 4.
- Touillet A, Gouzien A, Badin M, Herbe P, Martinet N, Jarrasse N, Roby-Brami A. Kinematic analysis of impairments and compensatory motor behavior during prosthetic grasping in below-elbow amputees. PLoS One. 2022 Nov 18;17(11):e0277917. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277917. eCollection 2022.
- Postema SG, Bongers RM, Brouwers MA, Burger H, Norling-Hermansson LM, Reneman MF, Dijkstra PU, van der Sluis CK. Musculoskeletal Complaints in Transverse Upper Limb Reduction Deficiency and Amputation in The Netherlands: Prevalence, Predictors, and Effect on Health. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Jul;97(7):1137-45. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.01.031. Epub 2016 Feb 22.
- Schone HR, Maimon Mor RO, Kollamkulam M, Szymanska MA, Gerrand C, Woollard A, Kang NV, Baker CI, Makin TR. Stable Cortical Body Maps Before and After Arm Amputation. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Feb 4:2023.12.13.571314. doi: 10.1101/2023.12.13.571314.
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Datas Principais do Estudo
Início do estudo (Real)
15 de abril de 2026
Conclusão Primária (Estimado)
30 de abril de 2030
Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)
30 de abril de 2030
Datas de inscrição no estudo
Enviado pela primeira vez
21 de maio de 2026
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
18 de junho de 2026
Primeira postagem (Real)
24 de junho de 2026
Atualizações de registro de estudo
Última Atualização Postada (Real)
24 de junho de 2026
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
18 de junho de 2026
Última verificação
1 de junho de 2026
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- 2026-A00233-48
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