Clinical trials: Orthopedic Injury
Rotator Cuff Tear, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair of Full Thickness Tears With and Without Arthroscopic Acromioplasty
Surgical repair of full thickness tears of the rotator cuff is a controversial issue, with several procedures currently being used to treat the tear.
- Trial name
- NCT00290888
- Testing
- Acromioplasty
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Panam Clinic
Lower Extremity Fracture, Surgical Fracture Repair
Pre-Incision Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Lower Extremity Fracture Surgery in Older Adults
Fractures of the lower leg are especially difficult for older adults. They are more likely to have serious complications, require longer healing times, and have a higher risk of death This occurs because their bodies cannot…
- Conditions
- Lower Extremity Fracture, Surgical Fracture Repair, Orthopaedic Trauma, Orthogeriatric Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT07217626
- Testing
- Local anesthesia injections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Fracture Healing in HIV-positive Patients
HIV in Orthopaedic Skeletal Trauma Study
Adult patients > 18 years with fresh (within 2 weeks of injury), closed and open, tibia and femur fractures who undergo IM nailing for fracture fixation will be eligible for the study.
- Trial name
- HOST (NCT03131947)
- Testing
- HIV positive patients
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Wellcome Trust Liverpool Glasgow Centre for Global Health Research
Pressure Injury
Comparing Aloe Vera Gel and Rosemary Oil in Pressure Injury Prevention
Most patients admitted to the orthopedic ward are at risk of developing pressure ulcers. Today, the tendency to use medicinal herbs in pressure ulcer treatment has increased due to the variety of effective compounds and their…
- Trial name
- NCT05578638
- Testing
- Aloe Vera rosemary tropical application, aloevera tropical application, rosemary tropicalapplication
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Rehabilitation After Neurological or Orthopaedic Injuries
Feasibility of Unsupervised Therapy After Neurological or Orthopaedical Injury in the Home Setting With a Hand Rehabilitation Device (ReHandyBot) and an Assistive Smartphone Application (RehabCoach)
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether using the ReHandyBot hand rehabilitation device together with the RehabCoach smartphone app can support safe, independent, and effective home therapy in patients with stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT07182734
- Testing
- Supervised and minimally-supervised therapy with ReHandyBot and RehabCoach, Unsupervised Therapy with ReHandyBot and RehabCoach
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Hip Fracture
Metabolic Therapy in Patients With Osteoporosis After Hip Fracture by an Orthopedic-rehabilitation-metabolic Team
Metabolic therapy in patients with osteoporosis after hip fracture by cooperation orthopedic-rehabilitation-metabolic: Determination of drug treatment regardless of reaching the follow-up clinic
- Trial name
- NCT02699502
- Testing
- matching an appropriate drug therapy to patients with osteoporotic hip fractures
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Pain, Fracture, Sprain
Fentanyl Administered Intraorally for Rapid Treatment of Orthopedic Pain
Assess whether transbuccal fentanyl provides more rapid relief of orthopedic pain, than does the comparator Percocet
- Trial name
- FAIRTOP (NCT00685295)
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Lansoprazole, Oxycodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Pediatric, Fracture
Investigation Of Bioabsorbable Screws In Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
This study is a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the clinical outcomes of bioabsorbable screws to conventional metal screws in pediatric patients (aged 0 to 18) undergoing surgical fixation for trauma or elective…
- Conditions
- Pediatric, Fracture, Orthopedic Devices Associated With Misadventures, Surgical Instruments, Materials and Devices (Including Sutures), Patient Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT06429267
- Testing
- Bioabsorbable Screw, Metal/Titanium Screw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Hip Pain Chronic, Femoro Acetabular Impingement
Education and Exercise for Patients With Longstanding Hip and Groin Pain
Longstanding hip and groin pain (LHGP) is a common and debilitating problem in young to middle aged individuals. These patients often get referred to orthopedic departments.
- Conditions
- Hip Pain Chronic, Femoro Acetabular Impingement, Groin Injury
- Trial name
- HIPSTER (NCT05853640)
- Testing
- Usual care, HIPSTER
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Ankle Fractures, Orthopedic Procedures
Outpatient Versus Inpatient Surgery for Ankle Fractures
This study is a single center randomized controlled trail in which we compare outpatient and inpatient patients with an ankle fracture requiring surgical treatment.
- Conditions
- Ankle Fractures, Orthopedic Procedures, Surgical Procedures, Inpatient
- Trial name
- OVISAF (NCT05389436)
- Testing
- Ambulatory care, Inpatient care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Christian Grundtvig Refstrup Rasmussen
Ischemia, Blood Circulation Disorder
Early Discovery of Ischemia After Replantation Surgery of the Extremities
Investigators will test if changes in CO2 is detected postoperatively in ischemic tissue in a replanted extremity of a traumatically amputated upper or lower extremity.
- Conditions
- Ischemia, Blood Circulation Disorder, Carbon Dioxide, Biosensing Techniques
- Trial name
- EDIR (NCT05297266)
- Testing
- IscAlert
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Ergonomics, Orthopedic Injury
Ergonomics in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
The goal of this observational study is to quantify ergonomic risk associated with traditional protective equipment in operators working in the cardiac catheterization laboratory as compared with a mobile protection system.
- Conditions
- Ergonomics, Orthopedic Injury, Wellness
- Trial name
- ERGO-CATH (NCT06506968)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Orthopaedic Trauma
Outcomes for Robotics in Orthopaedic Trauma
Our project aims to integrate whether robotic assistance of reduction and fixation in orthopaedic trauma surgery can enhance accuracy and surgical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07732803
- Testing
- Robotic Assistance: The robotic system (R-Universal® Intelligent Robotic Surgical Systems, Beijing Rossum Robot Technology Co., Ltd.)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Proximal Humeral Fracture
Return of Function and External Rotation Post Proximal Humerus Fracture Fixation With Neutral Rotation Brace
Research question: Do patients using a neutral rotation brace post surgery have improved functional outcome and external rotation of the shoulder compared to current best practice using a polysling holding the proximal humerus in…
- Trial name
- ROTATE (NCT02073695)
- Testing
- Operative procedure to fix proximal humeral, Neutral Rotation Brace, Physiotherapy review
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Arthroscopy, Tibial Fractures
Arthroscopic Assisted Balloon Tibioplasty for the Treatment of Schatzker II-IV Tibial Plateau Fractures
The investigators use existing resources to carry out this new technology, in accord with the standard of the patients, were randomized to traditional fracture balloon tibia fixation or arthroscopic reduction under angioplasty…
- Conditions
- Arthroscopy, Tibial Fractures, Orthopedic, Fracture Fixation
- Trial name
- AABTFTPF (NCT03327337)
- Testing
- Arthroscopic Assisted Balloon Tibioplasty
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Fractures, Open, Fractures, Closed
LOQTEQ® Antibacterial Pre-Market Study
aap001 is a randomized, controlled, subject-blinded, multi-center study to show the safety of the LOQTEQ® antibacterial silver-coated system is non-inferior in comparison with the uncoated LOQTEQ® system
- Conditions
- Fractures, Open, Fractures, Closed, Surgical Site Infection, Fracture of Fibula
- Trial name
- NCT05260463
- Testing
- Implantation
- Where
- 13 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- aap Implantate AG
Cartilage Degeneration, Rotator Cuff Tear
Use of MRI Labeling Technique to Track Mesenchymal Stem Cell Survival in Orthopaedic Conditions
The primary objective is to determine whether a surgical intervention involving removing of the calcified cartilage cap in patients with Grade II Kellgren-Lawrence osteoarthritis influences the incorporation of labeled bone…
- Conditions
- Cartilage Degeneration, Rotator Cuff Tear, Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Trial name
- NCT03648463
- Testing
- arthroscopy of the affected knee/ Bone Marrow Concentrate Injection
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Surgical Site Infection
The Use of Ceftaroline as Surgical Prophylaxis in Surgery With Risk of MRSA Infection
The study is a randomized double-blinded study comparing ceftaroline to standard of care therapy with cefazolin and vancomycin as surgical prophylaxis for high risk orthopedic and cardiac surgeries.
- Trial name
- PREVTAROLINE (NCT02307006)
- Testing
- Ceftaroline, Cefazolin / Vancomycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Orthopedic Disorders, Foot Diseases
Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Local Anesthetic Injection Into or Around the Sciatic Nerve for Lower Limb Anesthesia
This study was designed to assess whether the injection of local anesthetic into the nerve (intraneural), as opposed to around it (perineural), requires a shorter time to develop surgical anesthesia of the lower leg.
- Conditions
- Orthopedic Disorders, Foot Diseases, Injuries, Leg, Injuries, Foot
- Trial name
- NCT01999647
- Testing
- Intraneural Injection for Subgluteal Sciatic Nerve Block, Perineural Injection for Subgluteal Sciatic Nerve Block, Femoral Nerve Block
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of Parma
Fracture, Trauma
Surgical Treatment Versus Non-surgical Treatment of Ulnar Fractures
The purpose of this study is to determine if surgery using a plate and screws to fix a forearm fracture (ulnar shaft) will improve functional outcome compared to non-operative treatment out to 1 year of follow-up.
- Conditions
- Fracture, Trauma, Ulna Fracture, Orthopedic
- Trial name
- NCT01123447
- Testing
- Open reduction and internal fixation, Closed reduction and short-arm cast
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary