Clinical trials: Decompression Sickness
Cerebral Decompression Illness, All Phases
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and SPECT Brain Imaging in Cerebral Decompression Illness
Chart review of patients who received hyperbaric oxygen therapy for cerebral decompression illness who also underwent SPECT brain blood flow imaging to see if SPECT brain imaging tracks and is consistent with the clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT02105194
- Testing
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Paul G. Harch, M.D.
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Evaluation of Adam's Forward Bend Test and Smartphone Application in Screening of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine when the Cobb´s angle more than 10˚ on the frontal plane. Curve detection before skeletal maturation gives a good opportunity for early treatment or prevention of curve progression.
- Trial name
- NCT04092335
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 840 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Cataract
Comparison of the Effect of Capsular Bend on the Rotational Stability Between Two Toric Intraocular Lenses
(1) To compare the difference of rotational stability and CBI between AcrySof IQ(SN6AT) and TECNIS(ZCU) after cataract surgery. (2) To evaluate the influence of capsular bending on the rotational stability of these two kinds of…
- Trial name
- NCT06707740
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Wenzhou Medical University
Juvenile and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
3-D Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) With Differential Metals
This study is designed to evaluate the coronal, sagittal, and axial correction of deformity secondary to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis utilizing a technique employing a posterior spinal fusion construct utilizing rods of…
- Trial name
- AIS (NCT05631821)
- Testing
- differential rod bending with rod contours (MESA Spinal System)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Choking
Evaluation of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Interventions Among Young Children: A Prospective Cohort Study
Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO, choking) is a life-threatening emergency requiring time-sensitive treatment to prevent severe injury or deaths.
- Trial name
- NCT07817693
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 381 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Apparent Life Threatening Event, Gastroesophageal Reflux
A Trial of Thickened Feeds to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children Admitted After Choking Spell
Infants often present to the hospital with episodes of coughing, choking, gagging, change in muscle tone, and/or change in skin color, known as brief resolved unexplained event.
- Conditions
- Apparent Life Threatening Event, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Aspiration
- Trial name
- NCT03130543
- Testing
- Rice cereal, Enfamil AR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Choking
Evaluation of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Interventions: A Prospective Cohort Study of Adults and Children
Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO, choking) is a life-threatening emergency requiring time-sensitive treatment to prevent severe injury or deaths.
- Trial name
- NCT07814690
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Airway Obstruction, Choking
LifeVac Survey Study
This observational, non-interventional survey study is intended to explore user experiences with the LifeVac airway clearance device, with a particular emphasis on real-world application in choking emergencies in the USA.
- Trial name
- NCT06659796
- Testing
- LifeVac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,930 people
- Sponsor
- LifeVac, LLC
Patent Foramen Ovale, Decompression Illness
Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Reduce in SCUBA-divers
It has been proposed that there would not be an increased risk of DCI after closure of the interatrial communication, i.e. patent foramen ovale (PFO).
- Trial name
- NCT03997084
- Testing
- phone interviews
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
Prospective Evaluation of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Interventions Among Adults and Children
Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO, choking) is a life-threatening emergency requiring time-sensitive treatment to prevent severe injury or deaths.
- Trial name
- NCT07365137
- Testing
- Abdominal thrust, Back blows, Chest compressions/thrusts
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Decompression Sickness, Diving
A Descriptive Analysis of Diving Accidents Treated at the Hyperbaric Chamber of Nice Hospital Between 2014 and 2025
The study aims to describe and analyse the individual parameters of patients treated at the hyperbaric chamber of Nice University Hospital for suspected diving accidents.
- Trial name
- NCT07621354
- Testing
- medical care in a hyperbaric unit
- Volunteers
- 468 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Nursing Home Residents
Feasibility of Risk Sign Displays to Prevent Falls, Dehydration and Pulmonary Aspiration in Nursing Homes
BACKGROUND: Prior research has shown a relationship between dehydration, falls and pulmonary aspiration among older adults in nursing and health care facilities, which contributes to its loss of independence and quality-of-life.
- Trial name
- NCT03123601
- Testing
- Risk sign displays
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Neurológico Sénior
Recompression Treatment After Decompression Sickness
Delayed Recompression for Decompression Sickness
Decompression sickness syndrome (DCS) is caused by microbubbles forming in blood vessels or tissues during a reduction in environmental pressure (decompression).
- Trial name
- NCT02243345
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Dental Caries
Everybody Brush: A Community-wide Toothpaste Distribution Campaign
Dental caries (tooth decay) is a disease with significant public health implications afflicting low-income children, with marked rural disparities in disease prevalence and treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02327507
- Testing
- Toothpaste & Telephone Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21,731 people
- Sponsor
- Advantage Dental Services, LLC
Gait, Hemiplegic
Understanding the Effects of Quantitatively-Prescribing Passive-Dynamic Ankle-Foot Orthosis Bending Stiffness for Individuals Post-Stroke
When people walk, their ankle joints help to hold them upright and move them forward. Ankle braces are often given to people who have had a stroke to help their ankle joints work properly.
- Trial name
- NCT04619043
- Testing
- Ankle Orthotic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
Prospective Evaluation of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Interventions Among Infants
Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO, choking) is a life-threatening emergency requiring time-sensitive treatment to prevent severe injury or deaths.
- Trial name
- NCT07348848
- Testing
- Chest compressions/thrusts, Back blows, Abdominal Thrusts
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Depression
Bending Adolescent Depression Trajectories Through Personalized Prevention
Investigators will combine risk factor research and evidence-based prevention programs, to advance knowledge on personalized approaches to prevention that may be able to better "bend trajectories" of depression that surge…
- Trial name
- NCT01948167
- Testing
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy- Adolescent Skills Training, Coping with Stress
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Trauma-related Wound, Head Injury
Teaching First Aid and Trauma Management to School Students
This proposal aims to describe research that will utilize first aid in primary education students and will attempt to identify the frequency with which the training should be repeated and the type of trainer who will carry out…
- Conditions
- Trauma-related Wound, Head Injury, Choking, Nose Bleed
- Trial name
- NCT05563129
- Testing
- First aid lessons
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ioannina
Air or Gas Embolism, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Registry
The purpose of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Registry (HBOTR) is to provide real world patient outcome and side effect information from electronic health records submitted to a specialty specific hyperbaric registry as part of…
- Conditions
- Air or Gas Embolism, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Clostridial Myositis and Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene), Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome & Other Acute Traumatic Ischemias
- Trial name
- HBOTR (NCT02483650)
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- U.S. Wound Registry
Radicular Pain, Lumbar Surgery
Return to Work After Lumbar Surgery: a Nationwide Survey of Spinal Surgeons' Practices
This national cross-sectional survey investigates the current practices and perceptions of Belgian spinal surgeons regarding return to work (RTW) after lumbar surgery for radicular pain.
- Conditions
- Radicular Pain, Lumbar Surgery, Radicular Pain Related to Lumbosacral Disc Disease, Fusion of Spine, Lumbar Region
- Trial name
- NCT07193758
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven