Clinical trials: Upper Limb Function
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Use of Joystick-operated Ride-on-toys to Improve Affected Arm Use and Function in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
This research is being done to explore if modified, commercially available, joystick-operated, ride-on-cars can be used to promote bilateral arm function in children with hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- NCT05559320
- Testing
- Ride-on-toy navigation training, Upper extremity functional training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Perinatal Brain Injury
Feasibility of Action Observation Training [AOT] in Infants After Unilateral Brain Lesion
The study examines whether infants with a perinatal unilateral brain lesion can perform an "Action Observation Training" [AOT] at the age of 9-12 months .
- Trial name
- NCT04194281
- Testing
- Action Observation Training [AOT]
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Action Observation Versus Mirror Therapy in Children With Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of Action Observation therapy and Mirror therapy on hand grip strength and upper extremity function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07739069
- Testing
- Mirror Therapy, Action Observation Therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Cerebral Palsy
The Effects of Virtual Reality on Upper Extremity Function in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
The investigators have planned a research on the effects of virtual reality therapy and home exercise program on hand functions in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy in Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02841319
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exercises using Hand Tutor
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Volleyball, Healthy
Effects of Hip Strengthening Training in Volleyball Players
In order to examine the effects of hip strength training on upper extremity function and performance, 60 healthy volleyball players with an age range of 13 to 40 years will be included in our study.
- Trial name
- NCT05998070
- Testing
- Training group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Evaluation of Four Surgical Techniques in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
Current "Minimally Invasive THR" includes: (1) Minimally Invasive Two-Incision THR (MIS-2), (2) Minimally Invasive Modified Watson-Jones THR (MIS-WJ).
- Trial name
- NCT01031732
- Testing
- MIS-2 THA, MIS-WJ, MIS-AL THA
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Upper Limb Paresis, Spastic Hemiplegia
Functional Electrical Stimulation With Mirror Therapy on Upper Limb Functions and Quality of Life in Hemiplegic Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to To investigate the combined effect of functional electrical stimulation and mirror therapy on:Quality of life and UL function in children with hemiplegia,Their age will be ranged from 5 to 10…
- Trial name
- FESMT (NCT07135739)
- Testing
- funcional Electrical stimulation combined with mirror therapy, Physical therapy program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Rabab Mustafa Abdo
Upper Extremity Dysfunction
Movement Enhancing Device for Children
The purpose of this study is to assess: 1) how infants move their bodies to explore, play, and solve problems, 2) if this is different in a high-risk group of infants, and 3) if these abilities can be advanced in a high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT01959581
- Testing
- Movement Enhancing Device
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Physical Training Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy on Non-ambulant Children With Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Children with spastic bilateral cerebral palsy are late developers. delayed gross and fine motor development require early intervention to improve the child performance and avoid secondary impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT05006144
- Testing
- physical therapy excercises, Standard Orthotic Management, selective dorsal rhizotomy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Arm Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Patients with chronic lung disease often report shortness of breath when they use their arms for simple activities of daily living such as dressing, lifting, shaving, bathing and brushing their hair and teeth.
- Trial name
- NCT00657293
- Testing
- Arm training program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- West Park Healthcare Centre
Spinal Cord Injuries
Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation: Safety and Feasibility for Upper Limb Function in Children With Spinal Cord Injury
Children who suffer a spinal cord injury in the neck region have difficulty using their hands due to paralysis and/or weakness of their arms and hand muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT04032990
- Testing
- Biostim-5 transcutaneous spinal stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Down Syndrome, Hemiparesis
Kinematic Analysis of Manual Dexterity
The following study aims to standardize the instrumented BBT for the objective evaluation of upper limb joint kinematics using MoCap on a population of healthy subjects between 4 and 18 years of age.
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Hemiparesis, Healthy Subjects
- Trial name
- SUPERFUN (NCT07875127)
- Testing
- Inertial Measurement Unit and Box and Block test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele Roma
Functional Performance
Upper Limb Functional Testing in Athletes
The aim of this study is to elaborate sports-specific normative data for different upper limb functional tests. About 250 sportspeople, aged between 14 and 35 years, and practicing an upper limb sport, will be recruited.
- Trial name
- NCT05533216
- Testing
- Performance of different upper limb functional tests
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 587 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Renal Function, Liver Transplant
Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Everolimus in Combination With Reduced Exposure Cyclosporine or Tacrolimus in Paediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.
This study was designed to assess the evolution of renal function and to collect efficacy, safety, and tolerability data of everolimus in co-exposure with reduced CNI in paediatric liver transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT01598987
- Testing
- Introduction of everolimus with reduced cyclosporine or tacrolimus dose, the earliest 1 month and the latest 6 months after liver transplantation.
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Upper Extremity Injury
Effects of Abdominal Bracing Maneuver on the Upper Extremity Performance in Volleyball Athletes
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the effects of abdominal bracing, a trunk co-activation maneuver that activates core muscles, on upper extremity performance tests in adolescent female volleyball athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT07124286
- Testing
- Abdominal Bracing Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Obstetric; Injury
Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Children With Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury
The aim of this study was to increase and improve the use of affected extremity in obstetric brachial plexus palsy children while restricting the use of less affected arm and the purpose was to improve the function, Range of…
- Trial name
- NCT05411731
- Testing
- Conventional physical therapy treatment, Constraint induced movement therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Electrode Site Reaction, Therapy
Functional Electrostimulation on the Upper Lip in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease where immune cells attack the body, triggering an inflammatory response. A study comparing multifield FES and conventional FES on upper extremity motor skills and functional…
- Conditions
- Electrode Site Reaction, Therapy, Directly Observed Therapy
- Trial name
- EM/2024 (NCT06638775)
- Testing
- Fesia Grasp, GLOBUS ELITE
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Burgos
Exercise, Fascial Mobilization
Thoracolumbar Fascia
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of thoracolumbar fascia release on scapular position and upper extremity function in adolescent volleyball players.
- Trial name
- NCT07478562
- Testing
- control group, Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University
Upper Extremity Dysfunction, Gait, Unsteady
The Effect of Improvement in Function on Foot Pressure, Balance and Gait in Children With Upper Extremity Affected
It has been shown that movements of the upper extremity during walking are associated with lower extremity mobility. For example, when walking at a slow pace, the swing frequency of the arms is 2: 1 compared to the legs, while…
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Dysfunction, Gait, Unsteady, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Balance
- Trial name
- NCT04671524
- Testing
- Exercise protocol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Cerebral Palsy
Changes Induced by Early HABIT-ILE in Pre-school Children With Uni- and Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
Studying in two randomized controlled trials (RCT) the changes induced by early HABIT-ILE in functional, neuroplastic and biomechanical assessment in children with unilateral and bilateral CP.
- Trial name
- EarlyHABIT-ILE (NCT04020354)
- Testing
- HABIT-ILE, Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain