What do users really think about their robotic arms and grasping gloves?

NCT ID NCT07429188

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Association APPROCHE Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study aims to understand how upper-limb assistive devices—like grasping gloves, mealtime aids, and robotic arms—impact the daily lives of people with motor impairments. Researchers will interview and survey 150 regular users (including those with stroke, spinal cord injury, or neuromuscular disorders) to measure independence, satisfaction, quality of life, and social participation. The goal is to identify what works well and what could be improved, helping guide future device development.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this study could help improve the design and prescription of upper-limb assistive devices, making them more useful and user-friendly for people with motor impairments.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study with no treatment being tested. It relies on self-reported data, which may be subjective, and results may not apply to all users or devices.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 150 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2026

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Patient-users: persons with motor disabilities (post-stroke, spinal cord injury, neuromuscular disorders, arthrogryposis, etc.), users of upper-limb movement assistance devices. Caregiver-users: persons living with or regularly interacting with the patient-user (relatives and/or professionals).

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: FOR PATIENT-USER : * Age ≥ 18 years * Effective use of a CE-marked upper-limb assistance device for at least 60 days * Access to a computer with an internet connection and ability to participate in a videoconference * Having provided free and informed non-opposition, or, where applicable, their legal representative * Cognitive abilities compatible with completing the questionnaires and interviews * Medically stable (no ongoing medical event likely to affect the proper conduct of the study) FOR CAREGIVER-USERS (RELATIVES AND/OR PROFESSIONALS) : * Age ≥ 18 years * Relatives or professionals living with or regularly interacting with the patient-user of an upper-limb assistance device * Access to a computer with an internet connection and ability to participate in a videoconference * Having provided free and informed non-opposition Exclusion Criteria: FOR PATIENT-USER : * Participant enrolled in another protocol evaluating a technical aid * Insufficient mastery of the French language FOR CAREGIVER-USERS (RELATIVES AND/OR PROFESSIONALS) * Insufficient mastery of the French language * Cognitive impairments preventing understanding of the questions

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

arthrogryposis neuromuscular disease spinal cord injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Arthrogryposis Motor impairment Neuromuscular disorders Post stroke Spinal cord injury User experience User of an upper limb assistance device

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What do users really think about their robotic arms and grasping gloves?

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