Clinical trials: Hand Injuries and Disorders
Anxiety Disorder, Head Injury
Neuropsychological Evaluation of Psychiatric and Neurological Patients
This study will allow researchers to use various types of tests to evaluate cognitive and sensory functions. These tests, referred to as "batteries" will evaluate attention, executive functions, general intellectual functioning…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Head Injury, Mood Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT00001192
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Cumulative Trauma Disorders, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Protective Brace to Prevent Hand and Arm Injuries
When people use hand-held power tools, their hands and arms vibrate along with the tool they are holding. People who frequently use hand-held power tools may develop injuries related to this vibration.
- Trial name
- NCT00074893
- Testing
- piezoelectric wrist brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Chronic Neuropathic Pain After Nerve Repair Hand Surgery
This study intends to compare the patients with pain with those who underwent same procedure without developing pain. The patients with pain and without pain will be further analyzed in respect to clinical differences, biomarkers…
- Trial name
- NCT03174665
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 990 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
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
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
Spinal Cord Injuries
Patient Self-managed BCI-FES
This study aims to assess the feasibility of therapist-caregiver-patient training to use BCI and FES technology with a view to the inexpensive equipment eventually being used for home use by tetraplegic patients as a continuing…
- Trial name
- NCT03257982
- Testing
- BCI-FES hand therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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
Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical
Evaluating Neuromuscular Stimulation for Restoring Hand Movements
The specific aim of this study is to evoke functional movement in the hand of both healthy individuals and individuals diagnosed with a stable cervical spinal cord injury with non-functional movement of the fingers.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT03385005
- Testing
- Participants will receive neuromuscular electrical stimulation via an investigational (not FDA approved) neuromuscular stimulator.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Acute Effect of Topical Menthol on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Topical menthol gels are classified 'topical analgesics' and are used to relieve pain of the musculoskeletal system. However, double-blind randomized controlled trials are lacking.
- Trial name
- IRMA (NCT01716767)
- Testing
- Menthol
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Hand Injuries
Kinesiophobia and Functional Outcomes in Hand Injuries
Hand and forearm injuries are among the most common traumatic injuries and may result in substantial functional limitations, reduced work capacity, and decreased quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07668544
- Testing
- Standard Surgical Treatment and Routine Postoperative Care
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ebru Aloğlu Çiftçi
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
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
Dental Caries
Primary Molars Restorations With Encapsulated or Hand-Mixed Glass Ionomer: Clinical Trial
The aim of this RCT is to evaluate the survival of different glass ionomer cement in minimally invasive restorations, with different handling characteristics: hand-mixed versus encapsulated.
- Trial name
- NCT02274142
- Testing
- Restoration with hand-mixed material, Restoration with Encapsulated material, Encapsulated glass ionomer cement (EQUIA - GC Corp).
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Paraplegia and Tetraplegia
Self-balancing Personal Exoskeleton for SCI (Site 2)
This study aims to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the personal exoskeleton in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT06814015
- Testing
- Hands-free exoskeleton
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wandercraft
Cutaneous Leishmaniases
Effectiveness, Safety and Feasibility of HECT-CL, in Quetta, Pakistan
This research studies the effect thermotherapy as treatment of Old World CL which is not invasive, non-toxic, and the short treatment. While the current standard treatment comprise daily painful injections with antimonials,
- Trial name
- HECT-CL (NCT03208543)
- Testing
- HECT-CL
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
Peripheral Neuropathy Pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Median and Ulnar Nerve Function in Tattoo Artists
This case-control study aims to investigate the effects of occupational hand-arm vibration exposure on median and ulnar nerve functions in tattoo artists.
- Conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy Pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07496398
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Hand Injuries and Disorders, Anesthesia, Local
Evaluation of Second Esmarch Application on Intravenous Regional Anesthesia Effectiveness
Intravenous regional anesthesia is a commonly used technique in the outpatient setting for short hand and upper extremity cases, such as carpal tunnel release or trigger finger release.
- Conditions
- Hand Injuries and Disorders, Anesthesia, Local, Upper Extremity Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03702387
- Testing
- standard intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) with reapplication of esmach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Spinal Cord Injury
Study Effects of Intermittent Hypoxia on Restoring Hand Function Following SCI
The goal of the study is to examine the effects of repeated breathing episodes of mild intermittent hypoxia (reduced oxygen) training on hand strength and grasping ability following cervical spinal injury, and to determine…
- Trial name
- NCT01272336
- Testing
- Acute Intermittent Hypoxia (AIH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Tendon Injuries
Hand Tendon Injuries: An Investigation Of Attention Deficit Disorder
Tendon injuries cause significant disability, loss of work capacity, and economic burden. The injury itself and its consequences impact individuals not only in terms of their ability to work but also socially and psychologically.
- Trial name
- Tendon-ADHD (NCT07126899)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atılım University
Hand Injuries, Hand Injuries and Disorders
Early Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block for Painful Hand Injuries in the Emergency Department
This study aims to determine whether early initiation of temporary nerve block therapy improves patient satisfaction, decreases patient pain and discomfort, decreases the use of dangerous medications such as narcotics, and frees…
- Trial name
- NCT03195413
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided forearm nerve block, 1:1 volume measured solution of: 1% lidocaine without epinephrine and 0.5% bupivacaine without epinephrine, Bedside ultrasound machine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington