Clinical trials: Extremity Injury
Lower-limb Orthoses, Frailty/Sarcopenia
Enhancing Voluntary Motion in Broad Patient Populations With Modular Powered Orthoses
The overall goal of this project is to develop modular, lower-limb, powered orthoses that fit to user-specific weakened joints and control force/torque in a manner that enhances voluntary motion in broad patient populations.
- Conditions
- Lower-limb Orthoses, Frailty/Sarcopenia, Chronic Overuse Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT05240014
- Testing
- Modular powered orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Dynamic Balance, Range of Motion, Articular
Using BlazePod® for Pre-Season Screening of Lower Limb Injury Risk
Preventing lower limb injuries is a key concern in sports and physical activities. Even though injury prevention programs and pre-season screening have improved recently, these injuries still happen often.
- Trial name
- NCT07505537
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aveiro University
Upper Extremity Injury Trauma
Effectiveness of Echogenic and Nonechogenic Needles in Ultrasound Guided Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
In this prospective, randomized, double blinded study, the needle tip and needle shaft visibility of echogenic and nonechogenic needle were compared in ultrasound guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block.
- Trial name
- NCT02862041
- Testing
- Echogenic needle - Pajunk sonoplex echogenic needle, Non Echogenic needle - Stimuplex Braun Nonechogenic needle
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Hemorrhage, Hypovolemic Shock
Efficacy of Prehospital Tourniquet Models for Arterial Occlusion in Upper and Lower Limbs
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the occlusive capability and mechanical behavior of different commercially available pre-hospital tourniquet models and the results of their application on upper and lower limbs, in…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage, Hypovolemic Shock, Tourniquets
- Trial name
- TQ-BR (NCT06725602)
- Testing
- TQ - Proximal Application ("high and tight"), TQ - Controlled application (2-3 inches)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Stroke, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
An Innovative Proprioceptive Instrument for Upper Extremities
This study aimed to develop and validate an innovative proprioceptive assessment instrument for the upper extremities, the PropArm-PosiMoF (PropArm). This observational study was conducted in three stages.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Diabetes (DM), Healthy Young Adults
- Trial name
- NCT07779928
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Effects of Breathing Mild Bouts of Low Oxygen on Limb Mobility After Spinal Injury
Accumulating evidence suggests that repeatedly breathing low oxygen levels for brief periods (termed intermittent hypoxia) is a safe and effective treatment strategy to promote meaningful functional recovery in persons with…
- Trial name
- NCT02323945
- Testing
- AIH, Walk, Strength
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Leg Injuries
Prosthetic Components and Stability in Amputee Gait
The biomechanics of changing direction while walking has been largely neglected despite its relevancy to functional mobility. In addition, an increased risk of injury can be associated with turning due to a decrease in stability.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Leg Injuries, Traumatic Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT00167778
- Testing
- Transverse plane rotation adaptor pylon, Rigid pylon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Analyzing Stump-socket Interface Pressure to Improve Gait in Above-knee Amputee
This study aims at evaluating the relation between quality of the interface between the stump and the prosthesis, and the quality of gait in above-knee amputees.
- Trial name
- NCT01848964
- Testing
- Clinical and instrumented measurements
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Pain
Effects of Functional Motor Control on Pain, Flexibility, Lower Extremity Function With ITBS
The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore.
- Conditions
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Pain, Flexibility
- Trial name
- NCT06131658
- Testing
- Functional motor control excercise, convectional excercise
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Health Adult Subjects
Eight-week Sports Injury Prevention Program
This study aims to find out whether an 8-week sports injury prevention program can improve lower-body performance-such as power, agility, and balance-among female college athletes in Saudi Arabia.
- Trial name
- NCT07270614
- Testing
- 8-Week Sports Injury Prevention Program
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Injuries, Knee
Effects Provided by a Physiotherapy Treatment Preventing Lower Extremity Injuries in Female Football Players
Background and justification: Women's football has a percentage of knee injury of 31.8%, and the anterior cruciate ligament lesion is between 2 and 4 times higher than the male.
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Injuries, Knee, Prevention & Control
- Trial name
- NCT04062578
- Testing
- Physiotherapy program of lumbopelvic stabilization and strengthening of the hip region musculature
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Myocardial Injury
Sufentanil in Patients With Lower Extremity Fracture Surgery Myocardial Damage Function Study
1. To analyze the association of different doses of opioids on myocardial injury/protection through BMP-6/SMAD pathway. 2. To observe the effect of different doses of opioids on the expression of BMP-6 in bone marrow. 3.
- Trial name
- Sipwlefsmdfs (NCT06808841)
- Testing
- Sufentanil injection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
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
Diabetes, Wound Infection
Tebipenem (SPR994) Tissue Penetration in Diabetic Patients With Wound Infections and Healthy Volunteers Via In Vivo Microdialysis
This study will determine the tissue penetration of a broad-spectrum orally bioavailable carbapenem, tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (SPR994) (Spero Therapeutics, Inc.), into the extracellular, interstitial fluid of soft tissue in…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Wound Infection, ABSSSI, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT04919954
- Testing
- Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Overuse Injury, Lower Extremity Problem
Step Rate Retraining to Reduce Injury and Disability (STRIDe)
This study will be the first project to evaluate the effectiveness of wearable technology (Garmin Forerunner35) while performing gait retraining in field on military members.
- Conditions
- Overuse Injury, Lower Extremity Problem, Stress Injury, Repetitive, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- STRIDe (NCT04747223)
- Testing
- Run Gait Retraining
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy
Sport Injuries
Neuromuscular Training in Recreational Tennis Players
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of upper extremity neuromuscular exercise training on throwing performance, upper extremity strength, and endurance in recreational tennis players.
- Trial name
- NCT06665750
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Wound Healing
Efficacy of Early Postoperative ON101 Application for Lower-extremity Fracture Incisions: a Prospective Evaluator-blinded Controlled Study of Scar Quality and Digital-clinical Concordance
Background: Postoperative scars after lower-extremity fracture fixation endure high tension, where excessive scarring can restrict periarticular mobility.
- Trial name
- ON101 Efficacy (NCT07854470)
- Testing
- ON101
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LIN Kai-Cheng
Pain, Muscle, Pain, Acute
Arnica and the Management of Pain in Acute Musculoskeletal Extremity Injuries
In the Emergency Department, there is no standard of care for pain medication distribution for children with an acute musculoskeletal injury when there is no fracture present.
- Trial name
- NCT05283434
- Testing
- Arnica
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Comprehensive Evaluation of the Passive Talaris Demonstrator
The passive Talaris Demonstrator (TD) is developed in continuation of previous prototypes. The main goal of the experiment is to evaluate the effectiveness of TD during daily activities.
- Trial name
- NCT05127993
- Testing
- Passive Talaris Demonstrator
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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