Clinical trials: Gestures
Low Back Pain
Gesture Behavior and Knowledge on Low Back Pain Among Nurses
The aim of the proposed study is to evaluate knowledge on low back pain and gesture behavior among nurses with low back pain using validated measures and compare the findings to those from nurses without back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01556295
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Gesture Control
The majority of schizophrenia patients is impaired in hand gesture performance, which contributes to poor functional outcome and poor communication skills.
- Trial name
- GesttDCS (NCT03463902)
- Testing
- left IFG anodal, left IFG cathodal, left IPL anodal
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Motor Activity
Evaluation of Motor Learning on a Sequence of Manual Motor Gestures of Increasing Complexity Through the Mental Practise
The main objective of this research is to evaluate and quantify successes and errors, as well as execution time, in a sequence of manual motor gestures of increasing complexity through mental practice training (observation of…
- Trial name
- NCT03769974
- Testing
- Motor imagery, Action observation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Early Literacy, Articulatory Gestures
The Effect of Articulatory Gestures on Early Literacy Skills in 4-year Olds
This study will use an experimental design to explore if articulatory gestures (with letters and phonemic awareness training) enhance early literacy skills more than general mouth awareness training (with letters and phonemic…
- Conditions
- Early Literacy, Articulatory Gestures, Phonemic Awareness
- Trial name
- NCT06504264
- Testing
- phonemic segmentation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montclair State University
Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow (Injury)
Assessment of Gesture Accuracy of a Prosthesis Control System
The study is evaluating the performance of prosthesis control system, referred to as Phantom X, in able bodied individuals and individuals with upper limb amputation at the forearm level.
- Trial name
- ASCENT (NCT06446037)
- Testing
- Non-invasive EMG band instrumentation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phantom Neuro Inc.
High Intellectual Potential, Children
Study of Gesture and Executive Functions in Children With High Intellectual Potential
The main objective of this study is to determine whether children with high intellectual potential have gestural and / or executive difficulties compared to control children.
- Trial name
- MOHPI (NCT03128125)
- Testing
- clinical examination in neurology, neuropsychological examination, anamnestic elements
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Type 1 Diabetes
Evaluation of Meal Gesture Dosing in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
The purpose of this feasibility study is to evaluate subject safety of using the Klue Health app utilizing meal gesture micro insulin dosing (meal gesture dosing) within the AHCL system in adult subjects with type 1 diabetes in a…
- Trial name
- NCT04964128
- Testing
- MiniMed™ 780G insulin pump with Klue Health app utilizing meal gesture micro insulin dosing (meal gesture dosing)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
Chronic Ankle Instability, CAI
Activation of the Ankle Musculature in Basketball Players With Chronic Ankle Instability
Background: Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is a very common injury in the general population and in the world of basketball in particular, initially Its recurrence rate is very high, generating chronic ankle instability (CAI)…
- Trial name
- NCT06687954
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Camilo Jose Cela University
Suicide, Suicidal Ideation
Phone Call Follow-up After Crisis Centre Presentation With Suicidal Ideation and Behaviours.
This goal of this research is to examine the efficacy and feasibility of starting a phone call follow-up program for individuals discharged to the community after presenting to the Crisis Response Centre (CRC), a standalone…
- Conditions
- Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Attempted, Suicide Gesture
- Trial name
- NCT03444935
- Testing
- Follow-up phone call
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Asymptomatic Subjects, Painfree Voluntiers
Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Electromyographic Activity and Intramuscular Oxygenation in the Hand Gripping Gesture
Motor imagery is defined as a dynamic mental process of an action, without its real motor execution. Action observation training consists of watching an action performed by someone else.
- Conditions
- Asymptomatic Subjects, Painfree Voluntiers, Neuroscience
- Trial name
- NCT03324217
- Testing
- Mental Practise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Neuropsychology, Gesture
Gestural Short Term and Working Memory Task
According to the working memory model, which accounts for the organisation of working memory, the processing of non-meaningful gestures is not clear.
- Trial name
- GeSTWoM (NCT02859649)
- Testing
- neuropsychological test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Schizophrenia
Brain Stimulation And Group Therapy to Improve Gesture and Social Skills in Psychosis (BrAGG-SoS)
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial testing the effects of 10 sessions of continuous theta burst stimulation and the effects of 16 sessions of social cognitive remediation therapy on gesture performance…
- Trial name
- BrAGG-SoS (NCT04106427)
- Testing
- continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS), social cognitive remediation therapy (SCRT)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Healthy
Mirroring a Movement
This study will determine if the type of gesture, increased quantity of an image, and the number of times a face is shown repeating a gesture bring about activation in the "mirror neurons." Researchers aim to learn about which…
- Trial name
- NCT00123448
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Gesture Control
The majority of schizophrenia patients is impaired in hand gesture performance, which contributes to poor functional outcome and poor communication skills.
- Trial name
- GestTMS (NCT03483909)
- Testing
- left IFG iTBS, right IPL cTBS
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Gestures
Cognitive Skills and Iconic Gestures
In this study, cognitive skills will be identified that underlie the production of iconic gestures in individuals with language difficulties.
- Trial name
- NCT03387748
- Testing
- Gesture elicitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Healthy Volunteers
High Dimensional Computing Gesture Recognition
The primary objective of this study is the Improvement of gesture recognition and classification accuracy through the use of the HDC algorithm compared to other classification methods (KNN, RF, SGD, NC).
- Trial name
- HDC-GCog (NCT07155460)
- Testing
- HDC-GCog
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Down Syndrome
Symbolic Representation in Young Children With Down Syndrome
The aim of this study is to characterize the process of constitution of symbolic representation in infants with Down syndrome, as well as to investigate the relationship between gestures and the emergence of oral language.
- Trial name
- NCT00668980
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Kayak Polo, Overhead
Analysis of the Kinematics of the Shoulder Complex in Sports "Overhead" Gestures Such as Kayaking Polo Throwing (Overhead)
The objective of this study is to analyze the throwing gesture specific to the kayak polo. A throw in a seated position with fixation of the pelvis (by the seat) and antepulsion of the hip ipsilateral to the throwing shoulder.
- Trial name
- Overhead (NCT05111470)
- Testing
- Arm throws with his dominant arm
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Aphasia, Stroke
Neural Synchronization During Gesture Production and Comprehension in Individuals With Aphasia and Healthy Controls: A Study Using EEG Hyperscanning
This study explores the neural mechanisms of gesture comprehension and production in people with aphasia (PWA) and healthy controls, focusing on brain synchronization during gesture observation and reproduction.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Stroke, Gestures
- Trial name
- RIAB_GESTO (NCT07518563)
- Testing
- Person with Aphasia
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
Down Syndrome
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Lexical Gain in Children With Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have language development particularities that have negative effects in the communication capacity. By this way, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is indicated to this population.
- Trial name
- NCT00689988
- Testing
- speech-language therapy with AAC intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo