Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Enrolling by invitation
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT05032378 |
| Other study ID # |
KAT |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Enrolling by invitation |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
December 17, 2021 |
| Est. completion date |
September 2024 |
Study information
| Verified date |
March 2023 |
| Source |
PantherTec |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
The purpose of these case studies is to determine the efficacy of the Kinesthetic Awareness
Training (KAT) device in facilitating the restoration of desired movement patterns when
people with acquired central nervous system damage perform functional activities such as
walking, transitioning from one position to another, or reaching with the arms.
Description:
People with acquired neurological disorders often exhibit impaired movement patterns when
performing functional activities such as walking, standing up from a seated position, and
reaching for objects. Re-establishing normal movement patterns is an essential part of
rehabilitation; however, achievement of this typically requires thousands of accurate
movement repetitions. Only through this repetition can a person benefit from the inherent
neuroplasticity of the nervous system to make restored patterns habitual.
Sensory and/or proprioceptive problems may limit a person's awareness of ways in which
abnormal movement patterns differ from desired ones. Because of these problems, provision of
external feedback in the form of verbal comments, physical repositioning of the limbs by
another person, or other auditory or haptic cues is critical. As a general rule, a person
benefits most when provided with precise feedback about the position of body parts when
he/she is actively engaged in performing a desired movement. As such, the linking of motion
sensors programmed to detect achievement of a target position with immediate auditory (i.e.,
beeps) and/or haptic (i.e., vibrations) feedback has the potential to be a powerful treatment
tool.
The Kinesthetic Awareness Training (KAT) device developed by PantherTec is a wearable, motion
capture system that can be programmed to detect and provide immediate auditory and/or haptic
feedback when a person moves a specified body part to a target position during performance of
a functional sequence of movements. Each time a person replicates the desired movement, the
device either begins emitting or ceases emitting beeps and/or vibrations-as specified during
programming-to indicate achievement of the correct position. Adjustment of the sensitivity
(i.e., margin of error per target value) allows for specification of how close a performed
movement must be to the target position to elicit feedback.
PantherTec has made a prototype of the KAT device available to Quality Living, Inc. (QLI) for
feasibility testing and exploration of possible applications with people with movement
impairments resulting from acquired neurological injury. The purpose of the proposed case
studies is to determine the efficacy of the KAT device in facilitating the restoration of
desired movement patterns when people with acquired central nervous system damage perform
functional activities such as walking, transitioning from one position to another, or
reaching with the arms.
