Everyday Experiences of People Using Arm Assistance Devices After Stroke or Other Conditions
Gathers views of adults who already use arm assistance devices at home.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Association APPROCHE
- Where
- Perpignan and Ploemeur, FranceSee the 2 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Impact Study on Users of Upper Limb Assistive Devices
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 150 people, planned
- Started
- 12 Feb 2026
- Expected to end
- May 2027
- Type of study
- Observational, 5 groups
- Treatments tested
- interviews and questionnaires
- Record updated
- 24 February 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults who already use an upper-limb assistance device in daily life, and for relatives or professional carers who live or work with them. It uses interviews and questionnaires.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Earlier treatment
- Patients must have used a CE-marked upper-limb assistance device for at least 60 days.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Being in another study that tests a technical aid (patients)
- Not speaking French well enough
- Thinking difficulties that prevent understanding the questions (carers)
- A current medical event that could affect the study (patients)
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 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
Who cannot take part
- 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
Where in France
- Centre Bouffard VercelliPerpignan, FranceContact: Charlotte LE GOFF, PhD StudentTaking people
- Centre de KerpapePloemeur, FranceContact: Charlotte LE GOFF, PhD StudentTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This impact study of upper limb (UL) assistance devices is part of the Exploratory PEPR O2R "Robotic assistance for human movements." The integrated project PI3 "ASSISTMOV," composed of a multidisciplinary team in engineering and Human and Social Sciences (HSS), targets the use case of employing robotic assistance for the movement of persons with disabilities (PWD). Through the development of a range of exoskeletons (lower and upper limbs), this project aims for a breakthrough technology enabling fluid and robust interaction with a variety of environments and uses (from rehabilitation to daily life).
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The proposed study contributes to this objective by exploring the clinical and psychosocial dimensions of the daily use of UL assistance devices. Through interviews and questionnaires, it aims to collect data on their impact in terms of independence in activities of daily living (ADL), satisfaction, quality of life, social participation, as well as social perceptions related to the use of these technical aids. It will make it possible to document the benefits and limitations of existing devices from the users' point of view (patients and informal and/or professional caregivers), by identifying the factors that facilitate or hinder their adoption and by exploring the care pathway, from prescription to daily use. The questionnaires will also allow examination of economic dimensions.
The participants included in this study will be recruited among users already using, in their daily life, an UL movement assistance device. All will be regular users of their device, functionally integrated into their usual environment for at least two months. Only devices benefiting from CE marking, guaranteeing their compliance with European regulations, will be eligible. No equipment will be specifically provided within the framework of this research: each participant will share their experience with their own device, as it is integrated into their ADL. A preliminary literature review helped identify the main categories of UL movement assistance devices, grouped according to the following typologies: grasping gloves, mealtime aids, robotic manipulation arms, and arm supports (electric or mechanical).
The purpose of the approach is both diagnostic and forward-looking. It is diagnostic in that it makes it possible to analyze current practices, real activity, and users' viewpoints, in order to identify elements likely to be improved in the recommendation and use of the devices. It is also forward-looking, since it aims to identify new opportunities, needs, or potential developments, in order to support the thinking of roboticists based on field observations.
The 5 groups in the trial
- electric arm supports
Treatment: interviews and questionnaires
- robotic arms
Treatment: interviews and questionnaires
- grasping gloves
Treatment: interviews and questionnaires
- mealtime aids
Treatment: interviews and questionnaires
- mechanical arm supports
Treatment: interviews and questionnaires
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Impact Study on Users of Upper Limb Assistive Devices (AMUSE)
- Plain-language title
- Everyday Experiences of People Using Arm Assistance Devices After Stroke or Other ConditionsGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 24 February 2026