Clinical trials: Measure Development
Analgesia
Development of a New Method for Analgesia
Aim: To examine a new method to perform local anesthesia in order to diminish the inconvenience by the procedure in patients before performing intubation or oesophagogastroduodenoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT00791024
- Testing
- CRC-Pharma 001, lidocaine suspension
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Ove Andersen
Leg Injuries
Core Stability Measures as a Risk Factor for the Development of Lower Extremity Injuries in Physical Education Students
Male and female physical education students were subjected to a clinical test battery comprised of valid and reliable tests to measure different aspects of core stability at the start of the study.
- Trial name
- NCT03343379
- Testing
- Core stability tests
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Hypoglycemia, Type 1 Diabetes
EEG-Changes During Insulininduced Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes
The aim of this study is based on recent pilot studies carried out at Odense University Hospital showing that the acute changes in electroencephalographic (EEG) signals (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT00810420
- Where
- Denmark
- Sponsor
- UNEEG Medical A/S
Meniere's Disease, Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome
Deep Phenotyping of Hearing Instability Disorders: Cohort Establishment, Biomarker Identification, Development of Novel Phenotyping Measures, and Discovery of Therapeutic Targets
Background: Disorders of hearing instability (HI) are poorly characterized and ineffectively treated. HI can cause fluctuations in hearing thresholds and speech understanding.
- Conditions
- Meniere's Disease, Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome, Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04806282
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Environmental Exposures, Child Development
HOME Study (Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment Study)
The goal of the HOME Study is to quantify the impact of low-level fetal and early childhood exposures to environmental toxicants including lead, mercury, and other metals, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), persistent…
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposures, Child Development, Lead and Injury Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT00129324
- Testing
- Lead Hazard Control Intervention, Injury Hazard Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 468 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Achilles Tendon Rupture
The Achilles Tendon Length Measure (ATLM) - Development and Validation
The purpose of this study is 1) to develop and validate a new measurement to assess the length of the Achilles tendon after rupture, and 2) to examine if goniometer measurement of the ankle joint is a better method.
- Trial name
- NCT02044016
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Veno Occlusive Disease, Hepatic, Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome
Liver Stiffness Measurement Predicts VOD/SOS Development (ELASTOVOD ITALIAN MULTICENTRIC STUDY)
ELASTOVOD is a prospective multicenter study, involving several centers of Onco-haematology in Italy. Investigators perform hepatic elastographic measurements (with Transient Elastography, ARFI or 2D-SWE) on patients undergoing…
- Conditions
- Veno Occlusive Disease, Hepatic, Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome, Stem Cell Transplant Complications
- Trial name
- ELASTOVOD (NCT03426358)
- Testing
- LSM assessed by Elastographic Techniques
- Where
- 37 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Takayasu Arteritis
Use of MRI and PET for Assessing Disease Activity in Takayasu's Arteritis
Assessing disease activity in people with Takayasu's arteritis is difficult, as most people with the disease do not exhibit visible, measurable symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT00744952
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Peter Merkel
Prostate Cancer
A Study to Measure Needle Bending and Changes in Prostate Shape During a Prostate Seed Implant
Prostate brachytherapy is an effective treatment option for men with localized prostate cancer, with excellent cure rates and a favorable toxicity profile.
- Trial name
- NCT01437085
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Developmental Disability, Early Intervention (Education)
Participation and Environment Measure-Plus (PEM-Plus) Care Planning Intervention
The goal of the proposed research is to achieve a major advance in promoting effective and efficient delivery of pediatric rehabilitation services for young children with developmental disabilities and delays.
- Trial name
- PEM-Plus (NCT03820011)
- Testing
- PEM+
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mary A Khetani
Parenting, Child Rearing
Strengthening Families and Reducing Risk Thru Developmental and Legal Collaboration
Project Dulce is designed to test a new approach to delivering family support, in the context of the primary care medical home. The target population to be served is infants between birth and 6 months old and their families who…
- Conditions
- Parenting, Child Rearing, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
- Trial name
- dulce (NCT01343940)
- Testing
- Project dulce, Safety intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Patella, Joint Instability
Development of a Test Battery for Measurement of Knee Function in Patients With Patellar Instability
About six months after patella stabilizing surgery postoperative restrictions are commonly lifted and patients may consider whether a return to activity/sports is feasible.
- Conditions
- Patella, Joint Instability, Patellofemoral Joint Dislocation
- Trial name
- NCT05119088
- Testing
- Return to Sport testbattery
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital
Fatigue
Measure of Fatigue in Functional MRI
The purpose of this study is to determine more objective, central and peripheral indices of fatigue state by exploring the neural and behavioral correlates of the alert process while keeping the idea to corroborate these results…
- Trial name
- FATIGUE (NCT02379013)
- Testing
- Volunteer with MRI
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital NOVO
Thyroid Volume, Thyroid Ultrasound
Ultrasound Measurement of Thyroid Volume in Term Newborns
First, to date, no data are available on the thyroid volume of full-term newborns in Italy, making it essential to conduct studies to establish reference values for normality.
- Conditions
- Thyroid Volume, Thyroid Ultrasound, Congenital Hypothyroidism, Healthy Newborns
- Trial name
- NEOTIR (NCT07579988)
- Testing
- Thyroid ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Wegener Granulomatosis, Microscopic Polyangiitis
PRO Development for ANCA Associated Vasculitis
A qualitative study using interviews with patients who have antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis, to develop a patient reported outcome (PRO)measure
- Conditions
- Wegener Granulomatosis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01729624
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
SBS - Short Bowel Syndrome
Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure the Impact of SBS and Its Treatments on Patients' Lives
Today, patients express a very strong need to take into account the consequences of their disease and its treatments in their therapeutic follow-up.
- Trial name
- ARTEMIS_GC (NCT04150302)
- Testing
- Exploratory interviews, Semi-directive interviews, Delphi Process
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Neurologic Disorder, ICF
Development and Validation of an ADL-score Based on FIM and EBI
The aim of this mixed-methods-study is to develop and validate an algorithm to transform FIM (Functional Independence Measure) and EBI (Extended Barthel Index) into an ADL score (Activities of Daily Life) that can be used to…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorder, ICF, Medical Rehabilitation, Assessment
- Trial name
- EVA (NCT03233789)
- Testing
- neurologic rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 265 people
- Sponsor
- Martin Brünger
Hypertension, Aortic Aneurysm
Measurement of Heart-carotid Pulse Wave Velocity (hcPWV) by Laser Doppler Vibrometry (LDV)
Aortic stiffness is an important imaging biomarker of vascular aging. The ascending aorta is the most elastic segment, and it is excluded by reference non-invasive method carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV).
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Aortic Aneurysm, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Marfan Syndrome
- Trial name
- InSide-CC (NCT05711693)
- Testing
- Laser doppler vibrometry (LDV), heart(cordium) carotid pulse wave velocity (ccPWV), Blood pressure and heart rate measurement, carotid to femoral PWW measurement
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Children
Noncontact, Handheld Device for Measurement of Respiratory Rate
In the emergency department, a sick child is usually seen first by a nurse. Their job is to quickly assess how sick the child is and what immediate care is needed.
- Trial name
- Breatheasy (NCT04215887)
- Testing
- Contactless Portable Respiratory rate Monitor
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Fall Risk
Development of an Acceleration Based Fall Risk Detector
Because the increasing fall problem, mainly due to an impaired gait and balance ability, this study will investigate fall risk by detecting fall related movement characteristics.
- Trial name
- field (NCT00767429)
- Testing
- fall risk detector
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center