Clinical trials: Arm Injuries
Distal Radius Fractures
Comparison of Occupational Therapy and Home Exercises for Adults With Operatively Treated Distal Radius Fractures
The purpose of this study is to compare to ways of rehabilitating after surgery for distal radius fractures treated operatively with a volar plate.
- Trial name
- NCT00438750
- Testing
- Independent Excercises, Occupational Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Humeral Fractures
The Outcomes of Proximal Humerus Fractures in Children
To date, the clinical benefits and harms of surgical intervention in proximal humerus fractures in children remain debatable. The practical question raised by orthopaedic surgeons is: for children and adolescent, are the clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT02863289
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Tayside
Incisional Hernia
Xen Matrix™ AB Surgical Graft in Ventral or Incisional Midline Hernias
This study aims to prospectively explore the use of XenMatrix™ AB Surgical Graft for ventral or incisional midline hernia repair in patients across all wound classes ("All Comers") through 24 months post repair.
- Trial name
- NCT02691962
- Testing
- Xen Matrix AB
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- C. R. Bard
Spinal Cord Injuries
Effect of Vibration Exercise on Upper Limb Strength, Function, and Pain
The primary purpose of this study is to explore the benefits of vibration dumbbell resistance training over standard dumbbell resistance training for improving upper limb strength, function and pain among manual wheelchair users…
- Trial name
- NCT02998021
- Testing
- Vibrating Dumbbell, Standard Dumbbell
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Alicia Koontz
Elastosis
PEAK PlasmaBlade™ vs. Traditional Electrosurgery in Abdominoplasty
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate healing of incisions made with the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 compared to scalpel and traditional electrosurgery (Bovie); to monitor and record key post-operative metrics following…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT00943150)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Post-traumatic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Use of Compression Glove to Prevent Complications After Distal Radius Fractures: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Distal radius fractures (DRF) are the most common type of fracture in the human body, and a large proportion of DRFs result in complications.
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Edema
- Trial name
- NCT01118715
- Testing
- Compression glove
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- J&M Shuler
Elbow Fracture
Steroid Administration for Articular Fractures of the Elbow (SAFE Trial)
The primary purpose of this study is to determine if perioperative glucocorticoid administration (IV intra-operative followed by a post-operative oral taper course) improves post-operative range of motion in a patient population…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT04738318)
- Testing
- Glucocorticoids, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Tennis Elbow
ITU Treatment for Chronic Epicondylitis Musculoskeletal Pain Reduction
This study evaluates the effectiveness, safety and patient tolerance for the use of Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound (ITU) for chronic, subcutaneous lateral Epicondylitis musculoskeletal tissue pain reduction began in July 2015 and…
- Trial name
- ITU (NCT03255733)
- Testing
- Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Guided Therapy Systems
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis
Early Effects of Abaloparatide on Tissue-Based Indices of Bone Formation and Resorption
The objective of this study is to measure the early effects of abaloparatide on tissue-based bone formation using samples obtained by transiliac crest bone biopsy after quadruple fluorochrome labeling.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Vertebral, Osteoporosis Risk
- Trial name
- NCT03710889
- Testing
- Abaloparatide
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Radius Health, Inc.
Spinal Cord Injury
Development of an Ergonomic Wheelchair Pushrim
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of newly designed ergonomic manual wheelchair handrims called the Natural-Fit and PalmRim when compared to a new standard handrim.
- Trial name
- NCT00392860
- Testing
- Natural-Fit, PalmRim, Handrim Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Abdominal Surgery, Colon Surgery
D-PLEX 310: Safety and Efficacy of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Post Abdominal Surgery Incisional Infection
Subjects who are planned to undergo an abdominal (colon) surgery and who will meet the study entry criteria will be randomly divided into 2 groups: for half D-PLEX will be administered concomitantly with the standard of care…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Surgery, Colon Surgery, Post-Op Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03633123
- Testing
- D-PLEX, Standard of Care (SoC)
- Where
- 8 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- PolyPid Ltd.
Distal Radius Fractures
Fixation of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures
Wrist fractures are the most common type of fractures that occur in the shoulder, arm, and hand. Approximately 250,000 to 300,000 wrist fractures occur in the United States each year.
- Trial name
- NCT00654615
- Testing
- Intramedullary Radius Fixation (Micronail), Volar Plate Fixation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Acute Kidney Injury Due to Sepsis
(Revival) Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Alkaline Phosphatase in Patients With Sepsis-Associated AKI
Clinical phase 3 study to investigate the effect of recAP on 28 day mortality in patients admitted to the ICU with acute kidney injury that is caused by sepsis. The study has three distinct SA-AKI trial populations: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04411472
- Testing
- Recombinant human alkaline phosphatase
- Where
- 122 sites in United States, Australia and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 676 people
- Sponsor
- AM-Pharma
Grade I/II Ankle Sprain
Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Diclofenac Diethylamine 2.32% Gel Applied Twice or Three Times Daily in Patients With Acute Ankle Sprain
The main purpose of this trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of diclofenac diethylamine 2.32% gel applied twice (b.i.d) or three times a day (t.i.d.) with placebo in the treatment of acute ankle sprains (distortions).
- Trial name
- NCT00955513
- Testing
- diclofenac diethylamine gel 2.32%
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Postoperative Wound Infection Superficial Incisional, Postoperative Wound Infection Deep Incisional Surgical Site
Safety and Efficacy of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Sternal Infection Post Cardiac Surgery.
This study is aimed to assess the anti-infective efficacy of D-PLEX over a period of 3 months post operation as well as the safety over a period of 6 months, by preventing sternal infection post cardiac surgery in patients above…
- Trial name
- NCT02731573
- Testing
- D-PLEX, Open heart surgery
- Where
- 5 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- PolyPid Ltd.
Skin Wound, Burns
StrataGraft Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy in Pediatric Subjects
Autografting is a surgical procedure to transplant healthy skin (donor skin) from another part of the participant's own body (donor site) to the burned part. Autografting is the usual treatment for DPT burns.
- Conditions
- Skin Wound, Burns, Trauma-related Wound
- Trial name
- StrataSTEPS (NCT05517902)
- Testing
- StrataGraft
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Stratatech, a Mallinckrodt Company
Surgical Wound
AMBULATE Continued Access Protocol to Evaluate the Cardiva Mid-Bore Venous Vascular Closure System (VVCS)
The objective of the trial is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the Cardiva Mid-Bore Venous Vascular Closure System (VVCS) in sealing femoral venous access sites at the completion of catheter-based procedures…
- Trial name
- NCT03573206
- Testing
- Cardiva Mid-Bore Venous Vascular Closure Device (VVCS)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Cardiva Medical, Inc.
Covid19
Colchicine for the Treatment of Cardiac Injury in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 (COLHEART-19)
This is an open-label unblinded, randomized study to treat hospitalized covid-19 patients with colchicine plus current care (per institution treating physicians) vs.
- Trial name
- Colheart-19 (NCT04762771)
- Testing
- Colchicine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Baptist Health South Florida
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
Heat Stroke
Efficacy and Safety of Ryanodex® (EGL-4104) as Adjuvant Treatment in Subjects With Exertional Heat Stroke (EHS)
Study EGL-4104-C-1502 is a phase 2, single-site, open-label, randomized, 2-arm parallel study of Ryanodex for the adjuvant treatment of exertional heat stroke (EHS) administered intravenously (IV), to current standard of care…
- Trial name
- NCT02513095
- Testing
- Dantrolene sodium for injectable suspension
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.