New mechanical finger could help kids with missing digits
NCT ID NCT06501092
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests the Point Mini, a mechanical finger prosthetic, in 14 children aged 3-17 with partial hand differences from amputation or birth. Each child uses their current device for one month, then the Point Mini for two months, to compare hand function, ease of use, and how often they wear it. The goal is to see if this new device improves daily activities and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Point Mini finger prosthetic system (mechanical digits and mounting brackets)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could improve hand function and daily life for children with partial hand differences.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early study with only 14 children, so results may not apply to everyone. The device may not work better than existing options.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 14 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Unilateral or bilateral partial hand limb differences * Fluent in English or Spanish * Ability to follow simple directions * Age between 3 and 17 years Exclusion Criteria: * 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 * Other psychosocial, personal, and medical co-morbidities expressed by the subject, family or study personnel
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30143, United States
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Point Designs
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLafayette, Colorado, 80026, United States
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