Clinical trials: Hand Injuries
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Somatosensory Assessment and Rehabilitation of Allodynia (SARA)
This pilot study will test a new therapy, somatosensory rehabilitation, for the painful sensitivity experienced by persons with nerve injuries and/or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
- Conditions
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Hand Fractures
- Trial name
- SARA (NCT02070367)
- Testing
- Somatosensory rehabilitation, Usual treatment: physiotherapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Hand Hygiene, Surgical Wound Infection
Surgical Handwashing: Drying With One or Two Surgical Towels
This study aims to determine whether the use of two sterile towels for drying after surgical handwashing results in fewer contamination events compared to the use of only one towel among healthcare personnel.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Surgical Wound Infection, Healthcare Associated Infection, Medical Errors
- Trial name
- NCT06420934
- Testing
- Drying procedure after surgical handwashing
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt
Hand Injuries, Flexor Tendon Injury
Long-term Results of Pediatric Flexor Tendon Injuries
Hand and upper extremity injuries are among the most common causes of admission of children to the emergency department since they are the most frequently injured part of body following head in pediatric and adolescent…
- Trial name
- NCT04486053
- Testing
- Screening
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Hand Injuries
Traditional Dorsal Digital Block Vs Volar Subcutaneous Digital Block
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded controlled trial comparing two different techniques for digital blocks. Participants will be physicians who perform digital blocks as part of their everyday duty.
- Trial name
- NCT05280704
- Testing
- Volar digital block with lidocaine, Volar digital block with saline, Dorsal digital block with lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Arthrometry and Clinical Tests for Diagnosing ACL Tears
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are diagnosed by combining the patient's history and physical examination but clinical tests (e.g., Lachman, anterior drawer, and pivot shift) are less accurate within the first three weeks…
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
- Trial name
- NCT05416632
- Testing
- Athrometer
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hand Injury Rehabilitation, Postoperative Rehabilitation
Accessible Remote Rehabilitation System for Real-Time Biomechanical Monitoring
This study evaluates a novel camera-based system designed to support remote rehabilitation by measuring hand and upper-limb biomechanics in real time.
- Trial name
- NCT07492797
- Testing
- AI-Based Camera Tele-Rehabilitation Monitoring System, Standard Telehealth Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mississippi State University
Hand Injuries, Upper Extremity Injury
Lower Tourniquet Pressure Study
This study design is a prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial evaluating the quality of bloodless surgical field with lower tourniquet pressures based on systolic blood pressure (SBP) compared to standard…
- Trial name
- NCT04994405
- Testing
- Tourniquet Pressure
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Proprioception
Effect of Sensory Training on Activity Limitation, Functional Use of Hand and Quality of Life After Wrist Surgery
The aim of this study is to determine the benefits of sensory training for participants who are included in rehabilitation after carpal tunnel surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04187677
- Testing
- Sensory Training, classical hand therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanko University
Radius Fractures
Association Between Hand-Eye Coordination and Handgrip Strength in Children Post-Healing of DRGF
The study investigates whether hand-eye coordination is related to handgrip strength in children (aged 5-12 years) after they have healed from distal radius greenstick fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT07037355
- Testing
- Handgrip Strength and Hand-Eye Coordination Assessment
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Superior University
Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia and Tetraplegia
Self-balancing Personal Exoskeleton for SCI (WINY)
This study aims to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the personal exoskeleton in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT07222033
- Testing
- Hands-free exoskeleton
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wandercraft
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Recovery in Humans With Tetraplegia
In support of the long-term goal of developing new strategies to increase limb function after SCI, the objectives of this proposal are to: 1) Examine the behavioral and physiological effects of TESS on upper-limb muscles after…
- Trial name
- NCT05157282
- Testing
- TESS, Training, Motor Task
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Brain Injuries
Examination of Virtual Supermarket (Vmall) as an Assessment of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents With Acquired Brain Injury
The purpose of this research is to find whether or not there are differences in the executive functions during "shopping" in a "virtual mall", between children with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) vs healthy children.
- Trial name
- NCT00425958
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Injuries, Hand, Anesthesia Conduction
Cardiovascular Safety Research: Bupivacaine With Vasoconstrictor Versus Ropivacaine in Brachial Plexus Block
The purpose of this study is to determine if bupivacaine (75% levobupivacaine plus 25% racemic bupivacaine) with vasoconstrictor is effective and safety as ropivacaine in brachial plexus block for orthopedic surgery.
- Conditions
- Injuries, Hand, Anesthesia Conduction, Anesthetics, Local
- Trial name
- NCT00523289
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Brachial Plexus Injury
Enhancing Functional Hand Recovery Through Nerve Reconstruction in Total Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
Interpreting the published outcomes of hand function in total BPBI is confounded by a lack of clear documentation regarding detailed surgical findings and management strategies.
- Trial name
- NCT06313658
- Testing
- Total brachial plexus exploration and reconstruction
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Hand Injuries, Edema Arm
Figure-of-Eight Hand, Volumetric Measurements and Reliability in Clinic With Hand Injured Patients
This study determined the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the Figure-of-Eight method on healthy hands, and compared the figure-of-eight measurements to the gold standard volumetric measurements.
- Trial name
- NCT03837951
- Testing
- Figure-of-eight tape measure measurements on both hands, Volumeter measurements
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Pain, Back, Neck Pain
Evaluation of Text Neck Syndrome and Hand Grip Force in Smart Phone Addiction Among Students of Jazan University
This study will be conducted in the Department of physical therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences,Jazan University, to investigate text neck syndrome and hand grip force in smart phone addiction among students of jazan…
- Conditions
- Pain, Back, Neck Pain, Postural; Strain, Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03757520
- Testing
- Pain Pressure Threshold, Hand Grip Force
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wafaa Mahmoud Amin
Hand Injuries and Disorders
System for Quantifying the Functional Strength of the Grip and Pinch Movements
This study developed a system to quantify the functional strength of young adults without motor impairment during grip and pinch movement.
- Trial name
- NCT04174729
- Testing
- handgrip strength, Door handle device, Tap device
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mogi das Cruzes
Fatigue, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
Functional and Performance Determinants in Climbers: Examining the Role of Mobility, Stability, and Fatigue Across Proficiency Levels
The primary objective is to understand how motor skills and fatigue affect climbing performance in indoor and outdoor climbers, also comparing elite and amateur climbers.
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, Climbing Injuries, Cognitive Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT06830655
- Testing
- Fatigue Protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Spinal Cord Injury
Improving Motor Function After Spinal Cord Injury
The goals of this study are to examine the physiology of Central Nervous System pathways contributing to the control of upper and lower extremity movements after SCI, and to promote the recovery of extremity movements by using…
- Trial name
- NCT01915095
- Testing
- rTMS, Training, Motor Task
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hand Injuries, Elective Hand Surgery
The Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on the Microcirculation of the Hand
Cigarette smoking is associated with poor wound healing and worse results after hand surgery. Nicotine and cigarette smoke has been shown to affect blood flow in blood vessels in the hand.
- Trial name
- NCT02206737
- Testing
- No nicotine e-cigarette, Low dose nicotine e-cigarette, High dose nicotine e-cigarette
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust