To Assess the Utility of the Point Mini in a Clinical Take-home Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age3-17
SponsorPoint Designs

About this trial

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Point Mini system as compared to the subject's existing prosthetic treatment, which may include a prosthesis, other assistive device, or no device. This study will be a single subject crossover design where one group of 14 children with partial hand deficiencies will be evaluated on several metrics using their existing prosthetic treatment for one month and the Point Mini system for two months. Metrics include: in-clinic functional measures, subjective assessments, bilateral hand use, and prosthesis wear time.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Unilateral or bilateral partial hand limb differences

Fluent in English or Spanish

Ability to follow simple directions

Age between 3 and 17 years

Disqualifiers

Patients with any unhealed wounds on their residual limb(s)

Significant cognitive deficits as determined upon clinical evaluation

Inability to follow simple directions

Significant physical deficits including pain and scarring impacting the design and fitting of the Point Mini prosthesis

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Point Mini

Treatment groups

14 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Point Designs

Lead sponsor

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Collaborator