Access-H20 Faucet for Spinal Cord Injury

NCT06159946 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: 1R43HD108061-01A113459356
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Phase I SBIR objective is to design, develop \& demonstrate feasibility of Access-H2OTM, a sensor driven smart faucet to enable and empower independent drinking and grooming for individuals impacted by spinal cord injury (SCI). SCI severely impacts functional independence \& ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs). Greater function is typically lost with higher, more complete injuries. More specifically, those impacted above C5-C7 have impaired upper extremities, which limits the use of arms and hands for activities such as eating, drinking, and grooming. Functional access to water for these individuals becomes a key to increased independence and successful completion of ADLs. Therefore, commercialization of smart fountain faucets, which can automatically deliver water in target temperature, force, \& nozzle setting for a specific ADL, has the potential to empower individuals with SCI for greater independence \& and improved quality of life. Subjects with SCI and controls were recruited to test the functionality of the faucet which includes eye gaze, voice, and motion sensors to control the water stream for drinking, rinsing, and grooming.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury Cervical

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Water Access for Activities of Daily Living

  Each subject could complete the tasks: 1. Can the test participants use their voice to activate the faucet to drink water, rinse their mouths, and rinse a quarter-size area of soap, or rinse fully from their left and/or right cheeks? 2. Can the test participants use the eye gaze mode to activate the faucet to drink water, rinse their mouths, and rinse a quarter-size area of soap, or rinse fully from their left and/or right cheeks? 3. Can the test participants use the hand motion to activate the faucet to drink water, rinse their mouths, and rinse a quarter-size area of soap, or rinse fully from their left and/or right cheeks? Coding 1 was labeled as "complete," coding 2 as "partially complete," and coding 3 as "not completed." The "complete" means all the tasks to activate the faucet were completed; The "partially complete" means the faucet was activated, but some tasks were not completed; The "not completed" means the tasks were not completed to activate the faucet.

  The duration of time of assessment of the participant lasted for 2 to 3 hours.

Study Arms (1)

Spinal cord injury

EXPERIMENTAL

Each subject was asked to place their hand by the motion sensor (motion control), use a speech speaker (voice control), and then move their eyes up, down, left, and right to activate the eye gaze sensor (eye gaze control) to control water outputs for drinking, rinsing, and grooming. Each subject performed the same task/function three times.

Device: Access-H2O faucet

Interventions

Access-H2O faucet DEVICE

The assigned invention was developed to test the feasibility of the prototype of the Access-H2O faucet by assessing whether subjects can activate the faucet to control water outputs via the motion sensor, eye gaze, and a speech speaker. To activate the faucet via the motion sensor, each subject was asked to place his or her hand near the motion sensor. To activate the faucet via the eye gaze, each subject was asked to look directly at the eye gaze sensor. To activate the faucet via the speech speaker, each subject was asked to speak to the speaker. Each subject performed the same function three times. The water from the faucet was used for drinking, rinsing, and grooming.

Spinal cord injury

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Quadriplegics with injuries above C7

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects with cognitive deficits, serious mental health or medical conditions that would compromise subject safety or accurate user feedback will be excluded

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Old Dominion University: lead

Study Sites (1)

ODU Monarch Physical Therapy Clinic

Norfolk, Virginia, 23509, United States

Location

Limitations and Caveats

The only limitation is that individuals with severe spinal cord injuries may not be able to bend over to reach the water. The arch of the water stream has been optimized to address this issue; however, it still has limitations regarding the distance and height of the stream, which must be balanced to prevent water from splashing out of the sink.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Steve Waddell
• Organization: Nasoni Inc

steve@nasoni.com

757-358-7475

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DEVICE FEASIBILITY
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2023
• First Posted: December 7, 2023
• Study Start: August 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 15, 2023
• Study Completion: April 15, 2023
• Last Updated: June 1, 2026
• Results First Posted: June 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

US (1)