Clinical trials: Leg Injury
Chronic Wound, Venous Leg Ulcer
Clinical Study to Compare 3 Multi-Layered Foam Dressings for the Management of Chronic Wounds
A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial (RCT) using a cross-over (repeated measures) design to evaluate safety and efficacy of three foam wound dressings in the local management of chronic wounds.
- Conditions
- Chronic Wound, Venous Leg Ulcer, Diabetic Foot Ulcer
- Trial name
- NCT03662997
- Testing
- Bordered Five-Layer Foam Dressing, Hydropolymer Foam Dressing, Hydrocellular Multi-Layer Foam Dressing
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Molnlycke Health Care AB
Amputation, Traumatic, Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
What is the Optimal Stiffness and Height of a Running-specific Prosthesis?
The proposed study aims to characterize the effects of running-specific leg prosthetic stiffness and height during on performance during running and sprinting to optimize running-specific prosthesis prescription.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Traumatic, Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity, Wounds and Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02318979
- Testing
- Otto Bock prosthesis, Ossur prosthesis, Freedom Innovations prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Knee Osteoarthritis
Exploring Factors Linked to Worsening Over Time in People With Early-stage Knee Osteoarthritis and Those With Prior Proven Acute Knee Injury.
The goal of this observational, non-interventional cohort study is to identify tests or markers in blood or knee fluid, or any genetic risk factors that might contribute to worsening or improvement of knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- KNEE (NCT07833488)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Concussion, Brain
Making Football Safer for Women: Implementing an Injury Prevention Program
The aim of this study is to determine how we can best support coaches to implement an injury prevention (IP) program (Prep-to-Play) in female community Australian Football.
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Concussion, Brain, Musculoskeletal Injury
- Trial name
- Prep-to-Play (NCT04856241)
- Testing
- Coaching, Peer support, Educational materials
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 2,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- La Trobe University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Protocol in Female Football Players With Dynamic Knee Valgus
Introduction: Women's football has experienced exponential growth over the last ten years. Its popularity is associated with an increase in anterior cruciate ligament injuries (ACL).
- Trial name
- NCT06083818
- Testing
- Application of an anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention protocol for female football players with dynamic knee valgus for 12 weeks.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Amanda Coves García
Moderatley to Highly Exuding Venous Leg Ulcers
Evaluate the Impact of Drawtex in Venous Leg Ulcers
This is a clinical study to comparatively evaluate the impact of Drawtex wound dressing against wound bioburden in moderately to highly exuding venous leg ulcers.
- Trial name
- NCT01319123
- Testing
- Drawtex dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Southwest Regional Wound Care Center
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Light Load Blood Flow Restriction Training in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Patient Rehabilitation
This study is examining the post-operative rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients within the National Health Service (NHS).
- Trial name
- NCT03419169
- Testing
- Light load BFR resistance training, Heavy load resistance training
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Arthroplasty Complications, Amputation
Clinical Trial Comparing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Standard Dry Dressings
Negative pressure dressings are currently widely used in wound management. Their use is gradually being extended to surgical scars.
- Conditions
- Arthroplasty Complications, Amputation, Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Trial name
- BERLYTZ (NCT04520841)
- Testing
- Prevena TM, Dry dressing
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Hip Fractures
Stronger at Home: Improving Outcomes for Older Adults After Hip Fracture
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of a new 14-week individually-tailored home-based rehabilitation program called "Stronger at Home" with usual care in improving functional recovery in…
- Trial name
- S@H (NCT05972005)
- Testing
- The Intervention (Stronger at Home Intervention), Usual care (Control)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Mohammad Auais, PhD
Lower Extremity Chronic Ulcers in Diabetics
Evaluation of CureXcell® in Treating Lower Extremity Chronic Ulcers in Adults With Diabetes
Chronic foot ulcers are particularly prevalent in patients with underlying diabetes mellitus. These ulcers are reported to be the leading cause of hospitalization among people with diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT01421966
- Testing
- CureXcell®
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Macrocure Ltd.
Femoral Neck Fractures, Prosthetic Infection
Dual vs. Single-Antibiotic Impregnated Cement in Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture
Rational for conducting the study: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the most feared complication following prosthetic replacement of the hip joint and is associated with increased mortality, morbidity and economic burden.
- Trial name
- DAICY (NCT05164081)
- Testing
- antibiotic loaded bone cement (gentamicin+clindamycin) COPAL G+C (Heraeus)., antibiotic loaded bone cement (gentamicin) Paladins R+G (Heraeus) or Refobacin (Biomet).
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Spine Degeneration, Hip Arthritis
Evaluating the Efficacy of a Mobile Application in Postoperative Rehabilitation
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application in improving postoperative rehabilitation outcomes among patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.
- Conditions
- Spine Degeneration, Hip Arthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT06407427
- Testing
- App for in-bed conditioning exercises, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Intertrochanteric Fractures
Addition of Aerobic Training to Conventional Rehabilitation After Femur Fracture
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of an arm cycle ergometer training in subjects with proximal femur fracture surgically treated.
- Trial name
- NCT04025866
- Testing
- Conventional rehabilitation, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Venous Leg Ulcer, Bacterial Infections
Effectiveness of a Hydrophobic Dressing for Microorganisms' Colonization and Infection Control of Vascular Ulcers
This study will determine the effectiveness of CUTIMED® hydrophobic dressings against AQUACEL® silver dressings in bacterial colonization of vascular ulcers.
- Conditions
- Venous Leg Ulcer, Bacterial Infections, Chronic Ulcer of Skin of Lower Limb Nos
- Trial name
- CUCO-UV (NCT03667937)
- Testing
- CUTIMED, AQUACEL silver
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- University of Malaga
Ankle Sprains
Evaluation of the Recovery Experienced by Patients After an Ankle Sprain Treated in the Emergency Department of Nantes University Hospital
To evaluate the recovery experienced by patients with ankle sprains treated in the adult emergency department of Nantes University Hospital.
- Trial name
- ANKHEAL (NCT06657937)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
ACL Reconstruction
Psychological and Physiological Parameters for Return-to-sport After ACL Reconstruction
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament are common and are usually treated with reconstruction and subsequent rehabilitation. Many people succeed in return to sport (RTS), but not to the original level.
- Trial name
- ACL-RTS (NCT07259083)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Fracture of Neck of Femur
Medial Enhancement Technique for the Treatment of Old Femoral Neck Fractures
A prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled study was conducted to validate the safety and effectiveness of employing the medial augmentation technique (incorporating the dynamic condylar screw and medial support plate)…
- Trial name
- NCT06713031
- Testing
- cannulated compression screws + iliac bone graft, DCS + medial support plate + iliac bone graft
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Home-based Treatment Using the Sidekick Tool for Pain Relief in Patients With Iliotibial Band Syndrome
The aim of the study is to test how well the Sidekick Tool works as a home-based pain relief for iliotibial band syndrome using instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization tool in healthy participants aged 18-65 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT06089005
- Testing
- Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization device
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hannah Antony
Femoral Fractures, Hemorrhage, Surgical
Effectiveness of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Blood Loss During Femoral Nail Surgery
This clinical study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of administering a single intravenous dose of tranexamic acid (TXA) before surgery to reduce blood loss in patients undergoing open intramedullary nailing for…
- Conditions
- Femoral Fractures, Hemorrhage, Surgical, Tranexamic Acid Use
- Trial name
- TXA-FemNail (NCT07261930)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Masaka Regional Referral Hospital
Varicose Ulcer
Preliminary Testing of New Treatment for Chronic Leg Wounds
Most chronic (long-lasting) wounds of the leg (also known as venous ulcers) fail to heal in a reasonable period of time. Although researchers have made great progress in understanding how the body repairs wounds, attempts to…
- Trial name
- NCT00000431
- Testing
- PDGF-B/Ad5
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania