Clinical trials: Arm Injury
Elbow Fracture, Elbow Arthropathy
Can Secondary Total Elbow Arthroplasty After Failed Internal Fixation or Non-operative Treatment of Distal Humeral Fractures Achieve Equal Results as Primary Arthroplasty?
Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) results in immediate pain release with good functional results after distal humerus fractures. But still open reduction and internal fixation is recommended as treatment of choise due to a lifelong…
- Trial name
- NCT03302533
- Testing
- Total elbow arthroplasty
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diakoniekrankenhaus Friederikenstift
Rotator Cuff, Syndrome, Frozen Shoulder
Validation of a Kinematic Functional Shoulder Score Including Only Essential Movements
A lot of shoulder function evaluation scores exist but none has been universally accepted as a gold standard. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of computerized movement analysis with embedded sensors for objective…
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff, Syndrome, Frozen Shoulder, Humerus, Fracture, Other Instability of Joint, Shoulder Region
- Trial name
- NCT01431417
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud
Distal Radius Fractures
Do Generic Volar Locking Plates Provide Similar Outcomes at a Reduced Cost?
Across orthopedics, the investigators will be using the generic volar locking plates for patients undergoing open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the distal radius using a block schedule, meaning one month we the…
- Trial name
- NCT06343467
- Testing
- Generic Volar Locking Plate, Conventional Volar Locking Plate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Tibial Fractures, Surgery
Clinical Validation of the C-Arm Rotational View (CARV) to Avoid Rotational Malalignment After Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures.
Tibia shaft fractures are common long bone fractures in the field of Orthopaedic Trauma. In the USA, a total of 492.000 tibial fractures were reported per year by the National Center of Health Statistics (NCHS).
- Conditions
- Tibial Fractures, Surgery, Complication,Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT05459038
- Testing
- C-Arm Rotational View (CARV)
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Peripheral Nerve Injury Upper Limb, Healthy
Interhemispheric Connectivity and Compensation
The goal of this study is to determine which parts of the brain make it possible for some people to move skillfully with their left non-dominant hand.
- Trial name
- NCT05207878
- Testing
- STEGA-MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Humeral Fractures
Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures in the Elderly
This study is set to evaluate a proposed standard for the treatment of proximal humerus fractures
- Trial name
- prox_hum (NCT02566018)
- Testing
- treatment/medical device, standard
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Stroke, Spinal Cord Injuries
The Study of a Neural Interface and a Neurostimulation in the Rehabilitation of Upper Limb Movement Impairments.
The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of a new rehabilitation technology for paralysis that occurs after stroke or spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT05115149
- Testing
- VIBRAINT RehUp robotic orthosis, tSCS during the exercise, tSCS prior to the exercise
- Where
- 6 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Radius Fracture Distal
Minimal Invasive Volar Plating Versus Cast Immobilization for Treatment of Stable Non-displaced Distal Radial Fractures.
Nondisplaced distal radial fractures are nowadays treated by plaster cast immobilization. In this study, the investigators challenge this classical standard treatment with a surgical solution: minimal invasive volar plating with…
- Trial name
- NCT05015556
- Testing
- Minimal invasive volar plating
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goorens Chul Ki
Colles' Fracture
Low-level Laser Therapy in Wrist Fractures
Approximately 15,000 persons in Norway suffer from wrist fractures during a year, making it the most prevalent fracture in this country. Treated conservatively, a cast is used for 4-6 weeks before removal.
- Trial name
- NCT02749929
- Testing
- Low level laser therapy
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Injuries to the Hand and Wrist
Virtual Reality to Enhance Upper Extremity Physical Therapy and Recovery
This is a descriptive study assessing the feasibility of using VR rehabilitation with unilateral (or bilateral) impairment of the arm, wrist and or hand resulting in reduced range of motion, dexterity, and/or strength of the hand.
- Trial name
- NCT05846464
- Testing
- Meta Quest 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Distal Radius Fracture
Home-Based Photobiomodulation Effects in the Postoperative Period of Distal Radius Fractures
This double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate the adjuvant effect of home-based photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy on the rehabilitation of surgically treated DRFs combined with an unsupervised home…
- Trial name
- NCT07426926
- Testing
- Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with locked volar plate, Home exercises, Active photobiomodulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Combined Therapeutic Air Mixture and Electrical Stimulation to Improve Breathing and Hand Function in Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether people with paralysis due to a spinal cord injury can benefit from breathing short intermittent bouts of air with low oxygen (O2) combined with slightly higher levels of…
- Trial name
- AIHH+tSCS (NCT06101199)
- Testing
- Acute Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxia, Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Shoulder and Upper Arm Injury
Blood Flow Restriction on EMG During UQYBT
This study will help determine if blood flow restriction (BFR) changes muscle activity on people performing single arm support while reaching with the opposite arm.
- Trial name
- NCT07707960
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Rotator Cuff Tears
Motions of the Bones and Activation of the Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle During Basic and Common Arm Movement
A comprehensive understanding of healthy shoulder motion is a valuable contribution to the academic literature and provides a basis of comparison for various shoulder pathologies and treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT04571268
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- More Foundation
Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow (Injury)
Myoelectric SoftHand Pro to Improve Prosthetic Function for People With Below-elbow Amputations: A Feasibility Study
A study to investigate the hypothesis that a Pisa/IIT Robotic SoftHand Pro converted to a prosthetic terminal device will enhance the performance of people with limb loss in a wider range of daily living tasks than allowed by…
- Trial name
- SoftHand (NCT02274532)
- Testing
- SoftHand
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karen L. Andrews, M.D.
Distal Radius Fracture
Retrograde Elastic Nailing With Pollar K-wire in Metaphyseal Diaphyseal Fracture of Distal Radius in Pediatric Patients
Distal radius fractures are the most common fractures in the pediatric population . It accounts for 35% of all pediatric fractures .
- Trial name
- NCT07162142
- Testing
- elastic nailing with pollar K.wire
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
Wrist Fracture
The Effects of Fluidotherapy® Exercise
BACKGROUND: Wrist fractures are a common upper extremity injury treated by hand therapists. Currently, there is a dearth of published literature supporting the use Fluidotherapy® to improve pain and range of motion (ROM) in wrist…
- Trial name
- NCT03649542
- Testing
- Fluidotherapy plus exercise
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Lateral Epicondylitis, Tendinosis
PRINT Trial (Platelet Rich Injection vs Needle Tenotomy)
Chronic tendinopathy is often very difficult to treat and causes many patients who suffer from it to have significant pain and loss of function leading to disability.
- Conditions
- Lateral Epicondylitis, Tendinosis, Elbow, Tennis, Elbows Tendonitis
- Trial name
- PRINT (NCT03504111)
- Testing
- Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy, PRP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Distal Radius Fracture
Safety Study on a Wood-plastic Composite Cast
An ecologically friendly and biodegradable wood-plastic composite-cast is studied. Patients, who has sustained a distal radius fracture in need of splinting are requested to participate in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT01340391
- Testing
- Omnicast
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Upper Limb; Injury, Superficial, Multiple
Effectiveness of Laboral Kinesiotherapy in Prevention of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders
ABSTRACT Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are seen as a public health problem, and can often lead to temporary or permanent incapacity to work.
- Trial name
- NCT04047056
- Testing
- Labor Kinesiotherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo