Clinical trials: Alignment
Smoking Cessation
American Indian Smokefree Native RCT
The aim of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a culturally aligned digital smoking cessation resource for American Indian persons who smoke, via a remotely conducted randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT06544811
- Testing
- Smoking Cessation Program, Cultural Smoking Cessation Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Forward Head Posture, Sagittal Cervical Malalignment
Comparison Of The Neck And Scapular Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Exercises On Postural Disorders, Scapular Dyskinesia And Round Shoulders in Individuals With Cervical Sagittal Alignment Disorder.
In modern society, repetitive and monotonous activities are increasing due to the decrease in general physical activity, the development of the information technology industry, and time culture flow.
- Conditions
- Forward Head Posture, Sagittal Cervical Malalignment, Rounded Shouler, Scapular Dyskinesis
- Trial name
- NCT04865926
- Testing
- Scapular and Neck Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation exercises, McKenzie and Kendall exercises
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Total Knee Replacement Study Using Standard Cutting Guide vs Otismed MRI Generated Cutting Guide
Patients are referred to the VA orthopedic surgical clinic because of osteoarthritis and are requesting consideration for a total knee replacement. Those who qualify for the knee replacement are informed about the study.
- Trial name
- NCT00837772
- Testing
- Standard cutting guide for TKA, Otismed MRI generated cutting guide for TKA
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phoenix VA Health Care System
Ophthalmic
Bispectral Index Monitoring In Pediatric Cataract Surgery: A Comparative Study Using Propofol-Midazolam Versus Sevoflurane Anesthesia
Ocular alignment will be studied in children having cataract surgery that will be divided into two groups, one group will be anesthetized using sevoflurane anesthesia (group A), and the other will be anesthetized by midazolam…
- Trial name
- NCT05262205
- Testing
- measuring depth of anesthesia and its relation to the globe
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Posture, Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
Acute Responses of Postural Alignment, Kinematic Synergy, and Intermuscular Coherence to Postural Muscle Facilitation
Clinicians frequently assess and intervene on postural alignment. However, research demonstrating the effects of exercise interventions in moving postural alignment toward an evidence-based standard is lacking.
- Conditions
- Posture, Musculoskeletal Equilibrium, Electromyography, Kinematics
- Trial name
- NCT05608850
- Testing
- Exercise Then Stretch, Stretch Then Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radford University
Posture, Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
Acute Responses of Postural Alignment, Kinematic Synergy, and Intermuscular Coherence to Postural Muscle Facilitation (Retrospective)
Postural alignment is often intervened upon in health, fitness, and physical medicine settings. Despite a long tradition in this area, current notions of optimal or normal posture are superficial and often logically inconsistent.
- Trial name
- PPMvsRCM (NCT05912751)
- Testing
- Exercise Then Foam Roll, Foam Roll Then Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radford University
Stress, Psychological
Stress Inoculation Training (SIT): An Evidence-Based, Military Aligned Psychological Performance and Health Sustainment Prototype
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of augmenting existing/traditional Navy military training with the manualized SIT Core Protocol (CP) utilizing the established augmentation procedure set as measured by…
- Trial name
- NCT06656780
- Testing
- SIT, DCA-FF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Osteo Arthritis Knee
Kinematic- Versus Ligament-balanced Mechanical Alignment in TKA
A promising new approach in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for severe osteoarthritis of the knee joint is the the kinematic aligned procedure (KA).
- Trial name
- NCT04436211
- Testing
- Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Orthodontic Appliance
Pulpal Blood Flow Changes Using SuperElastic 0.018-inch Nickel Titanium
to record pulpal blood flow (PBF) changes associated with using 0.018-inch Nickel Titanium (NiTi) as the first alignment archwire during fixed orthodontic treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT04378205
- Testing
- 0.014-inch NiTi on one side /0.018-inch NiTi on the other side, 0.016-inch NiTi on one side /0.018-inch NiTi on the other side
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jordan University of Science and Technology
Malocclusion
A Randomised Clinical Trial: Conventional Ligation vs Figure of 8
Fixed braces (appliances) are used to straighten the malalignment of teeth. There has been a lot of research into the factors that can affect the speed of alignment of teeth but there has been very little research on how…
- Trial name
- NCT01771692
- Testing
- Extraction, Non extraction
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rachel Little
Muscle Planes, Muscle Volumes, Fat Infiltration in Cervical MRI
Comparison of Cervical Extensor Muscle Thickness, Fat Infiltration, and Cervical Alignment in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis With a Healthy Population: a Retrospective Controlled Study
In the literature, we found only one study evaluating the thickness of the cervical paraspinal muscles (multifidus, semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis capitis, splenius capitis, and trapezius) in patients with AS.
- Trial name
- NCT07148167
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Malocclusion
The Effect of OrthoPulse Photobiomodulation on the Rate of Tooth Movement During Alignment With Fixed Appliances
The aim of this study is to determine efficacy of OrthoPulse photobiomodulation on the rate of tooth movement during alignment for Subjects receiving fixed appliance orthodontic treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03202355
- Testing
- Fixed Appliance Orthodontic Treatment, OrthoPulse™
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biolux Research Holdings, Inc.
Knee Hyperextension
Lower Extremity Alignment and Dynamic Control With Associated Injury Risk in College Athletes With Knee Hyperextension
Knee hyperextension, also called genu recurvatum or back knee, is commonly seen in women, people with ligamentous laxity, stroke and cerebral palsy patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03425968
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Osteoarthritis
Prospective Clinical Study Evaluating Tibiofemoral Rotational Alignment Using Intraoperative Sensing During Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
The objectives of the study are twofold: 1) Evaluate how intra-operative sensing may assist the surgeon with tibiofemoral rotational alignment by testing the precision and variability of setting tray rotation to the mid-third of…
- Trial name
- NCT02286739
- Testing
- TKA with "Verasense", TKA without "Verasense"
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Orthosensor, Inc.
Balance Disorders, Foot Injury
The Effect of Subtalar Joint Pronation Amount on Lower Extremity Alignment and Performance
The lower extremity consists of segments that can be affected by the relative position of each other. Deviation of one segment from its normal alignment in the lower extremity also affects the alignment of other segments.
- Conditions
- Balance Disorders, Foot Injury, Lower Extremity Problem
- Trial name
- NCT06300671
- Testing
- Foot Posture Index-6
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit, Pelvic Misalignment
Comparing the Effects of Pelvic Alignment Versus Diaphragmatic Breathing on Shoulder Range of Motion
The goal of this research study is to compare the effects of pelvic alignment versus diaphragmatic breathing on range of motion in the shoulder joint in both athletic and nonathletic population.
- Conditions
- Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit, Pelvic Misalignment, Diaphragmatic Breathing
- Trial name
- NCT04255355
- Testing
- Pelvic alignment and forceful expiration, Pelvic repositioning exercise, Diaphragmatic breathing exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Georgia
Osteoarthritis
Clinical Outcome of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) Using VISIONAIRE Femoral Alignment Guide
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the accuracy of the femoral implant placement utilizing the VISIONAIRE Femoral Alignment Guide in Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) surgery postoperatively after total hip…
- Trial name
- BHR (NCT01427361)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Patellar Tendon, Athletes
Presence of Pain Shows Greater Effect Than Tendon Structural Alignment During Landing Dynamics
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the relationship between temporal, kinetic, and kinematic jump variables and patellar tendons' structure in athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT06829056
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Pain
Comparison of Self-ligating and Conventional MBT Brackets Regarding Alignment Efficiency and Pain Perception
The rate of Orthodontic tooth movement affects the efficacy and time duration of the treatment. One of the key factors, during the initial alignment phase, is the amount of the force that the arch-wire applies to the dentition.
- Trial name
- NCT06895083
- Testing
- self ligating brackets
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shoaib Rahim
Conscious Sedation, Distal Radius Fracture
IN Dexmedetomidine for Procedural Sedation in Pediatric Closed Reductions for Distal Forearm Fractures
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the sedative, and analgesic effects of intranasal (IN) Dexmedetomidine (DEX) in children presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) who undergo conscious sedation for…
- Trial name
- NCT03466242
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital