Clinical trials: Contractures
Achilles Tendon Contracture
Modified Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Lengthening by Triple Hemisection for Achilles Tendon Contracture
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of this new therapeutic method, which is based on the percutaneous sliding technique with three hemi-cuts in the tendon.
- Trial name
- NCT03887585
- Testing
- Achilles tendon lengthening
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Southwest Hospital, China
Contracture, Hand
Effects of Paraffin Wax Therapy vs METs in Post Burn Hand Contractures
The degree of the burn and the rate of scar development during healing are the main determinants of loss of hand function following thermal injury.
- Trial name
- NCT06198062
- Testing
- Paraffin wax bath therapy, Paraffin Wax Bath Therapy and Muscle Energy Techniques
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Burn Hand
Effects of Visual Feedback Therapy on Post Burn Children
Visual feedback therapy is a cheap, easy, and, most importantly, patient-directed treatment that may improve the recovery of hand motor functional skills.
- Trial name
- NCT06231173
- Testing
- Visual Feedback Therapy and Conventional Therapy, Conventional Therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Shoulder Injuries, Patient Satisfaction
Conjoint Tendon Resection During Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) can reliably restore active forward elevation, abduction, and external rotation, which are often lost in patients with massive rotator cuff tears.
- Conditions
- Shoulder Injuries, Patient Satisfaction, Internal Rotation Contracture-shoulder
- Trial name
- NCT05753904
- Testing
- Conjoint Tendon Resection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Hand Burns, Flexion Contracture
Comparison of Outcome of Post Burn Flexion Contracture Release Under Tourniquet Verses Tumescent Technique in Children
Post burn flexion contractures are common in pediatric age group. Release of contracture and coverage with full thickness skin graft (FTSG) is a widely used procedure for this problem.
- Trial name
- NCT02501720
- Testing
- post burn flexion contractures release under tourniquet control, post burn flexion contractures release using tumescent solution, Contracture release and application of FTSG
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- King Edward Medical University
Burn Contracture of Skin
Serial Casting for Upper Extremity Burn Contractures
The use of a splint, serial casting and passive stretching have been described in the literature as conservative interventions to manage joint contractures after burn injury.
- Trial name
- NCT05425433
- Testing
- Tailored serial casting intercention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Internal Rotation Contracture-shoulder, Articulation Disorders
Internal Rotation Deficit of the Glenohumeral Joint in Advanced-level Handball Players
The main objective of this study is to estimate the incidence and prevalence of Internal Rotation Deficit (IRD) defined by a measure of IRD 2 (Internal Rotation Deficit in position 2) strictly greater than 20 ° in a population of…
- Conditions
- Internal Rotation Contracture-shoulder, Articulation Disorders, Athletic Injuries
- Trial name
- GIRDH (NCT02011243)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Contractures, Scars
Preexpanded Perforator Flaps in Children
Contractures and broad scars of the axilla, anterior chest wall and neck have detrimental effects on functional, physical and psychological development of children.
- Trial name
- NCT01700595
- Testing
- new technical intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
CLIFAHDD, Congenital Contractures of the Limbs and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay
Aprepitant for the Treatment of CLIFAHDD
There are no drug treatments for individuals with Congenital Contractures of the Limb and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay (CLIFAHDD), an ultra-rare and severe neurodevelopmental disease.
- Conditions
- CLIFAHDD, Congenital Contractures of the Limbs and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay, NALCN Channelopathy, Ataxia - Other
- Trial name
- NCT07845825
- Testing
- Aprepitant Powder for Oral Suspension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Capsular Contracture Associated With Implant
Prevention of Capsular Contracture in Postmastectomy Patients Undergoing Implant-based Reconstructions
The study plans to evaluate capsular contracture at 1-year follow-up in postmastectomy patients receiving immediate implant-based reconstruction and Capsulase® supplementation in the postoperative period.
- Trial name
- NCT06785610
- Testing
- Capsulase®
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- European Institute of Oncology
Osteotomy of Lower Extremity
PediLoc® Blade Plate in Distal Femoral Osteotomies
Background: The PediLoc® Locking Cannulated Blade Plate System, originally designed for proximal femoral osteotomies, has also been used for multidimensional deformity correction of the distal femur.
- Trial name
- NCT06950047
- Testing
- distal femoral osteotomies using the PediLoc® Locking Cannulated Blade Plate System, distal femoral osteotomies using the 90°LCP-PCP
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Brain Injuries, Disorder of Consciousness
Long Term Effects of Soft Splints on Stroke Patients and Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects on upper limb spasticity of soft splints worn during three weeks three hours a day by patients with stroke or disorders of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Disorder of Consciousness, Stroke, Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT03008486
- Testing
- Real soft splint (6 cm)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Géraldine Martens
Hamstring Contractures
Neurodynamics vs. Stretching in Soccer Players With Short Hamstring Syndrome
Comparison of the effects of passive stretching vs. sciatic nerve gliding in soccer players presenting with short hamstring syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT05866913
- Testing
- Sciatic nerve slippage., Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles., passive shoulder mobilization.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic Release Of Shoulder Internal Rotation Contracture In Brachial Plexus Palsy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy periarticular capsuloligamentous arthroscopic release of shoulder internal rotation contracture in brachial plexus palsy without any further intervention as tendon transfer.
- Trial name
- NCT05995795
- Testing
- ARTHROSCOY
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle Strength
Effect of Muscle Strength on Hamstring Flexibility in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Investigator researched that the effect of trunk and lower extremity muscle strength on hamstring flexibility in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
- Conditions
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle Strength, Lower Extremity, Hamstring Contractures
- Trial name
- NCT03589573
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Flexion Contracture of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint, Joint Deformities, Acquired
Rationale and Analysis of the Use of ETDNO in the Treatment of PIPJ Flexion Contracture:
Introduction: Flexion contracture is one of the most frequent complications in finger trauma. The use of orthoses to obtain the best total end range time (TERT) is the most popular method to treat this pathology .
- Trial name
- NCT05465603
- Testing
- ETDNO (Elastic Tension digital neoprene orthosis)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Vicenç Punsola Izard
Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Capsular Contracture, Implant
Breast-implant ASsocIated anaplastIc Large Cell Lymphoma and CApsular Contracture
BASILICA is a UK NIHR Biomedical Research Centre funded study recruiting patients at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. The study aims to obtain blood and tissue samples from patients with breast implant-associated…
- Conditions
- Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Capsular Contracture, Implant, Breast Implant; Complications
- Trial name
- BASILICA (NCT05017337)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Dupuytren Disease
Ultrasound Features of Dupuytren's Disease
Dupuytren's disease (DD) is a benign and progressive condition that affects the palmar aponeurosis with a very high global incidence.
- Trial name
- Micro in DD (NCT06956027)
- Testing
- Ultrasound assesment, ROM measurement
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Shoulder Posterior Capsular Contracture
Youth Throwers Respond to Stretching
The purpose of this study is to document the rates of youth baseball player demographics, incidence of arm pain, usage of different pitch types, and degree of internal rotation contracture in the throwing versus the non-throwing…
- Trial name
- Safethrow (NCT01065181)
- Volunteers
- 1,261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Metzger, Charles, M.D.
Scar, Contracture
Perforator Artery Changes During Suprafascial Pre-expansion of the Perforator Flaps
Tissue expansion methods have been recommended as a means of improving the clinical results with perforator flaps but in plastic surgery literature there are few clinical trials supporting this opinion.
- Conditions
- Scar, Contracture, Flap Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01777386
- Testing
- preexpanded perforator flap surgery
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University