Clinical trials: Grip
Handgrip Strength
Direct Current Cathode and Anode Effects and Changes in Handgrip Strength. Evaluation Through a Dynamometer Test
The design aims to investigate the value of direct current, specifically the polar effects this has, and its influence on neuromuscular changes described in the literature.
- Trial name
- NCT02884427
- Testing
- Cathode stimulation, Anode stimulation
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quiropraxia y Equilibrio
Amputation
A Unique Body-Powered Terminal Device With Enhanced Grasping Capabilities for Individuals With Upper Limb Loss
We have developed a novel terminal device for a prosthetic arm that eliminates the functional tradeoffs seen in body-powered voluntary open devices.
- Trial name
- NCT07254247
- Testing
- Novel Prosthetic Hook, Control Hook (Light Spring), Control Hook (Heavy Spring)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Little Room Innovations, LLC
Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
Analysis and Suppression of Tremor During Grasp Using Ultrasound Imaging and Electrical Stimulation
Individuals experiencing tremors face difficulty performing activities of daily living caused by involuntary oscillation of the muscles in the hands and arms.
- Trial name
- Tremor (NCT05308368)
- Testing
- Ultrasound Imaging, Electromyography, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Ventilator Lung
Manual Ventilation Efficacy With MVG Device
The purpose of this research is to investigate the efficacy of the newly designed ventilation grip device (MVG device).
- Trial name
- NCT05059366
- Testing
- Manual Ventilation Grip Device, 2VE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Spinal Cord Injuries, Hand Weakness
Cognitive-based Prosthetics to Improve Grasp and Reaching After SCI
Rehabilitation of functional movements after spinal cord injury (SCI) requires commitment and engagement to the processes of physical therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT04577573
- Testing
- Cognition glove, Sensory brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Healthy
Brain State-dependent Stimulation to Improve Movement
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a powerful tool to non-invasively modulate brain circuits, brain plasticity, and behavior.
- Trial name
- BrainSTIM (NCT05103176)
- Testing
- TMS, Object directed grasping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan