Clinical trials: Hand Surgery
Suture, Complication, Hand Infection
STASSH - TRAUMA - Absorbable vs Non-Absorbable Sutures in Trauma Hand Surgery
An RCT will be set up to compare outcomes between two groups of hand surgery patients. These are: Emergency hand surgery patients - randomized to either absorbable or non-absorbable suture.
- Conditions
- Suture, Complication, Hand Infection, Skin Infection, Scar
- Trial name
- STASSH-TRAUMA (NCT06247761)
- Testing
- Skin closure at end of hand surgery
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Antisepsis
Pre-surgical Antisepsis Using an Alcoholic Solution of Chlorhexidine Digluconate and Potassium Sorbate ( Sorbectol )
The present study evaluates the effects of bactericidal load reduction after surgical hand antisepsis using the reference antiseptic product propanol- 1 60% as control versus a surgical hand antisepsis with addition of a solution…
- Trial name
- NCT04683146
- Testing
- Hand antisepsis with Propanolol- 1 60%., Hand antisepsis with a solution of alcohol, chlorhexidine digluconate and potassium sorbate.
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Ortopedico y Quirurgico del Pie
Hand Washing
Optimization of Surgical Hand Preparation Using Sorbectol
Previous studies evaluated the efficacy of the hydroalcoholic solution of 3% digluconate of chlorhexidine, 0.3% potassium sorbate and 70% ethanol, "Sorbectol" (Spanish patent ES 2 784 275 B2) in the surgical hand preparation with…
- Trial name
- NCT06688890
- Testing
- Surgical hand rub with the reference product; n-propanol 60%., Surgical hand rub with the product P1; Sorbectol for 1 min., Surgical hand rub with the product P2; Sorbectol for 3 min.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Antisepsis
Pre-surgical Antisepsis of Hands After Washing With Triclosan 0.5% Compared to Propan-1-ol 60%
The present study evaluates the effects of bactericidal load reduction after surgical hand scrub antisepsis using the reference antiseptic product propanol- 1 60% as control versus a surgical hand scrub antisepsis with triclosan…
- Trial name
- NCT04538365
- Testing
- Triclosan 0.5 % Topical Solution, propanolol
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Ortopedico y Quirurgico del Pie
Dentoalveolar Deformities
Virtual Digital Articulation Versus Hand-articulation Accuracy for Occlusal Registration in Orthognathic Surgery
Conventionally, orthognathic occlusal planning is performed by physically articulating the study models until a well interdigitated occlusion is achieved.
- Trial name
- NCT06168279
- Testing
- hand occlusal articulation, digital occlusal articulation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Preoperative Anxiety
The Effectiveness of Warm Hand Bath in Improving Anxiety
Patients undergoing surgery often experience anxiety before the procedure. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of warm water baths in reducing preoperative anxiety levels in middle-aged and elderly patients…
- Trial name
- NCT06041672
- Testing
- Warm Water Hand Baths
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cathay General Hospital
Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease
2-level Cervical Disc Replacement Comparing Prodisc C SK & Vivo to Mobi-C
A multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled comparison of the prodisc C SK and prodisc C Vivo to the control, a similar, legally marketed total disc replacement device in subjects with symptomatic cervical disc disease…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT04012996)
- Testing
- prodisc C SK and/or Vivo, Mobi-C Cervical Disc
- Where
- 30 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centinel Spine
Metacarpal Fracture
Surgical Evaluation of Fixation of Hand Metacarpals Fractures With K-wires
different techniques have been described forfracture fixation ofmetacarpals fracture withk-wires being the most described technique as it is minimally invasive methodsfor metacarpals fractures in this research ,we are aimingto…
- Trial name
- NCT06611124
- Testing
- k -wires fixation for metacarpals fractures
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mohamed Ali Helmi
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
The Effect Of Machine-Based And Manually Applied Hand Massage On Pain, Anxiety And Gastrointestinal System Functions After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery
Introduction: As after almost every surgical procedure, changes in the patient's system functions, acute pain and an increase in anxiety level occur after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT05636475
- Testing
- Manual hand massage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery, Machine-based hand massage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Münevver Şengül
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
Hand Injuries With Intravenous Regional Anesthesia
Early Versus Late Deflation of Distal Tourniquet in IVRA With and Without Ketorolac in Hand & Forearm Surgery
Bier block , or intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA), is a method of anesthesia for upper extremity surgeries. IVRA was first described by August Bier in 1908, and after a period of latency, it began to gain widespread use…
- Trial name
- NCT05234619
- Testing
- Group one ( lidocaine or control LE ) Early deflation, Group two ( lidocaine , ketorolac LKE ) Early deflation, Group three ( lidocaine or control LL ) Late deflation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag 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
Infection
Alcohol Versus Chlorhexidine With and Without Water
Currently at NYU institutions, providine-iodine and chlorhexidine medicated soaps are available as hand disinfection options. The purpose of this study is to determine the relative efficacy of traditional hand scrubs with…
- Trial name
- NCT02640469
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine with water rinse, Chlorhexidine without water rinse, Chlorhexidine + sterillium hand rub
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Hand Hygiene
Fit Plus: Assessing the Impact of a School-based Intervention on Toilet Quality
This study will assess the impact of a school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene management intervention on toilet use and pupil handwashing in the Philippines.
- Trial name
- NCT03204175
- Testing
- FIT Plus, Comparator arm
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 8,687 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Anxiety, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Effect of High-quality Pre-operative Videos on Patient Anxiety Levels Prior to Ambulatory Hand Surgery
Previous research has shown that YouTube is a poor source of high-quality medical information. This is likely because there is no regulation of the content on YouTube and relatively little of the content is posted by qualified…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Finger, Engagement, Patient
- Trial name
- NCT04424810
- Testing
- High-quality, physician created video, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Skin Diseases, Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Hand Antisepsis With Propan-ol-1 60% Per Rubbing and Scrubbing
The present study evaluates the effects of to compare bactericidal efficacy using the reference antiseptic product propan-ol-1 60% using the hand rub method versus hand scrub method in order to test if pass the standard european…
- Trial name
- NCT04446923
- Testing
- Hand antisepsis by scrub
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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
Pain, Postoperative, Anesthesia, Local
Comparison of Ultrasound-guided Brachial Plexus Blocks and Selective Distal Blocks in Terms of Anesthesia
Ultrasound-guided brachial plexus blocks (infraclavicular, axillary) can be applied as the main anesthetic method in hand and wrist surgeries, as well as single or combination block applications of the median, radial and ulnar…
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Anesthesia, Local, Patient Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT05656625
- Testing
- descriptive
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsun University
Virtual Reality
Surgical Hand Washing and Sterile Dressing Training With Virtual Reality Glasses
ABSTRACT This study is a comparison of the impact of virtual reality on surgical handwashing and sterile dressing knowledge, skills, satisfaction, and confidence in nursing students enrolled in surgical nursing, as opposed to…
- Trial name
- NCT06162364
- Testing
- VR, theoretical training, training with video
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Hand Injuries/Disease Requiring Surgery to the Hand
A Study Investigating Ways to Make Local Anaesthetic Hand Surgery Less Painful - Reducing Tourniquet Associated Pain
Hand surgery requires a reduced blood flow to the hand during the operation, which is achieved using a tourniquet (tightly inflated circumferential cuff) around the upper arm. However this tourniquet is painful.
- Trial name
- ReTAP (NCT01611064)
- Testing
- Oxygen, Medical air
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford