Clinical trials: Taction
Premature Birth
Perception of Temporal Regularity in Tactile Stimulation: a Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy Study in Preterm Neonates
A key function of our brain is to identify temporal structures in the environment and use them to form expectations. These expectations allow us to plan and organize our behavior towards changes in the environment, and optimize…
- Trial name
- PREMATEMP (NCT02880696)
- Testing
- Regular stimulation sequence, Random stimulation sequence, DCS
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Pleasant Touch, Cortical Response
GentleTouch (Study to Evaluate Somatosensory Evoked Potential (SSEP) Responses to Affective Touch and How it Develops in Healthy Term Babies)
This study will attempt to measure the direct effect of pleasant skin touch on the developing infant brain. The massage intervention stimulates a specific class of unmyelinated C-fibres in the skin called C-touch (CT) afferents…
- Trial name
- NCT03731195
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Infant, Newborn, Disease, Pain, Acute
Pain in Newborn Heel Blood Collection
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of white noise and therapeutic touch on pain in newborn heel blood collection.Questions including the sex of the newborns, postnatal age, gestational age, birth weight, height, head…
- Trial name
- NCT05510271
- Testing
- White Noise, Yakson Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Stress, Anxiety
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Reiki Application on Anxiety and Stress Levels in Female Academicians
Stress and anxiety form an integral part of organizational life in universities. Studies reveal that the stress experienced by academicians has increased dramatically in recent years. Stress affects employee performance.
- Trial name
- NCT05799560
- Testing
- THERAPEUTIC TOUCH, REİKİ
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Infant Development, Pain, Procedural
Parental Touch Trial (Petal)
This is a two centre two-arm randomised controlled interventional trial. We aim to determine whether parental touch prior to a painful clinical procedure provides effective analgesia in neonates.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Pain, Procedural, Parents
- Trial name
- Petal (NCT04901611)
- Testing
- Parental touch
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paediatric Neuroimaging Research Group
Healthy Children, Preterm Birth
Executive Training and Brain in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily executive training to cognitive inhibition, working memory or mindfulness as compared to an active control condition has a near- and far-transfer impact on brain and…
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT02989116)
- Testing
- Inhibition training, Working memory training, Mindfulness training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Amputation
Enhanced Tactile (Touch) Spatial Acuity in Upper Limb Amputees
This study will examine whether tactile (touch) abilities at the lip are more acute in people with upper limb amputation compared with healthy normal volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00028210
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Premature Birth, Infant Development
Neonatal Experience of Social Touch
The purpose of this randomised control trial is to determine the efficacy of CT-optimal touch (gentle stroking at 3cm/s) for newborn's who require a heel prick.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Infant Development, Pain
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT05039918)
- Testing
- Affective touch
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Pain, Acute, Child Behavior
The Effect of "Quantum-Touch" on Pain, Fear, and Anxiety of the Children
This research is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to determine the effect of the Quantum-Touch method applied during the vascular access procedure in children aged 7-12 years, on the level of pain, fear and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Child Behavior, Anxiety and Fear, Venipuncture Site Reaction
- Trial name
- NCT05828264
- Testing
- Quantum touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Dementia
Digital Reminiscence for People With Dementia
The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a digital reminiscence therapy (DRT) intervention for people with dementia (PwD). The objectives of this study include: 1.
- Trial name
- DTR (NCT03429686)
- Testing
- DRT Intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Dental Fear, Nursing
Interventional Touch Therapy in the Treatment of Children's Dental Clinics
This study mainly wants to discuss the anxiety and fear of children's dental visits. For preschool children, separation anxiety can be obvious at this time. The main research is 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04582422
- Testing
- Touch Therapy"
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital
Creative Drama, Genital Hygiene
Creative Touch in Menstrual Attitude and Hygiene Behavior: A Drama Intervention
In this study, the effect of creative drama-based education on menstruation attitudes and genital hygiene behaviors of adolescent girls aged 10-14 years was investigated.
- Conditions
- Creative Drama, Genital Hygiene, Menstrual Cycle, Adolescent
- Trial name
- NCT07026396
- Testing
- Creative drama group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Sport Injury, Osteoarthritis, Knee
Biometric Recognition and Rehabilitation Assessment of Lower Extremity Sports Injury Based on Gait Touch Information
The current common clinical methods cannot truly reflect the biomechanical status of the knee joint. Based on the foot-knee coupling mechanism, the simple and practical dynamic gait touch information provided by the 3D force…
- Trial name
- NCT04462913
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Birth Trauma
The Effect of Stress Ball and Expressive Touch Application
Purpose: The study will be conducted to examine the effects of stress ball and expressive touch application on pain, mobilization and breastfeeding during episiotomy repair.
- Trial name
- NCT06740734
- Testing
- Stress ball, Expressive touch applications
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mine Gokduman Keles
Therapeutic Touch, Sexuality
The Effect of Reiki on Sexual Function and Sexual Self-Confidence
Background and Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of Reiki on sexual function and sexual self-confidence in women with sexual distress.
- Trial name
- NCT05922787
- Testing
- Reiki
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Ischemic Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis
Graft Patency as a Predictor of Health-related Quality of Life.
The health-related quality of life questionnaire "EQ-5D" has been collected in connection with several interventional and observational studies where the no-touch vein harvesting technique in CABG has been used.
- Trial name
- NCT02547194
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 254 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Örebro County Council
Infantile Colic, Therapeutic Touch
Effect of Therapeutic Touch at Different Times on Infantile Colic According to Watson's Theory
Aim: The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to infants with infantile colic at different times on infant colic scale score, crying and sleep duration, according to Watson's theory of…
- Trial name
- NCT05244291
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Pain
The Effect of Gentle Human Touch and Kangaroo Care on Pain and Crying Physiological Parameters During Hepatitis-B Vaccination in a Newborn
Many short- and long-term consequences, including altered physiological parameters, issues with feeding and sleep, chronic pain syndrome, difficulty focusing, anxiety, cognitive behavioral disorders, adjustment disorders, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06196502
- Testing
- Gentle Human Touch (GHT), Kangaroo Care, Lactation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Surgery, Stress
The Effects of Healing Touch on Post Operative Pediatric Patients
The goal of this study is to assess the benefits of Healing Touch, an energy based therapy on post-operative discomfort and the rate of recovery in children.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Stress, Pain, Children
- Trial name
- NCT01738308
- Testing
- Healing Touch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Preterm Infants, Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on Pain and Comfort Level During Nasal CPAP Application
Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on pain and comfort levels of preterm infants during nasal CPAP application.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infants, Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Pain Management
- Trial name
- CPAP (NCT05577793)
- Testing
- Mother's Voice, Therapeutic Touch, Mother's Voice +Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ayşe Belpınar