Clinical trials: Patient Position
Neuropraxia
Assessment of Patient Positioning
The purpose of this study is to ultimately prevent injuries to nerves during surgical procedures. Living donor liver transplant or hepatectomy (removal of a piece of the liver) patients will receive an arterial line as standard…
- Trial name
- NCT02532582
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Anesthesia, Intubation;Difficult
Awake Nasal Fiber-optic Intubation of Severely Obese Patients in Lateral Position
Airway management in severely obese patients remains a challenging issue for anesthetists and may lead to life-threatening situations.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Intubation;Difficult, Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Anesthesia Intubation Complication
- Trial name
- NCT04779528
- Testing
- Fiberoptic intubation in supine position., Fiberoptic intubation in lateral position.
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Nurse-Patient Relations
A Controlled Study of Improved Javelin Side Recumbent Position and Conventional Postural Placement
The Da Vinci surgical robot Xi system assisted laparoscopic pyeloureteroplasty uses the improved javelin side lying position, which can alleviate the unsafe factors of falling from the bed caused by the conventional posture…
- Trial name
- NCT05551442
- Testing
- To explore the comparative study of different positioning methods in robot assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty., To discuss the comparative study of different position placement methods of renal pelvis ureteroplasty on the Da Vinci robotic Xi platform
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis
Clinical Factors Associated With Position Sense in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Sensory impairment is an important problem for patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Although there is no complete loss of sensation in patients, 80% of patients have a significant sensory impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT04548297
- Testing
- Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Orthognathic Surgical Procedures
Effect of Proximal Segment Positioning on Condylar Remodeling
This study aims to evaluate postoperative condylar remodeling in patients undergoing bimaxillary orthognathic surgery by comparing two different proximal segment positioning techniques used during mandibular osteotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT07758725
- Testing
- Proximal Segment Rotation, Inferior Border Osteotomy Without Proximal Segment Rotation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Patient Positioning, Monitoring, Physiologic
An Assessment of the Zephyr BioPatch and Its Ability to Monitor Patient Position
The primary objective of the study is to examine the effectiveness of the Zephyr BioPatch in measuring position changes of a non-patient subject in a lab setting and to examine the effectiveness of the Zephyr BioPatch in…
- Conditions
- Patient Positioning, Monitoring, Physiologic, Pressure Ulcer
- Trial name
- NCT02548624
- Testing
- Zephyr BioPatch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Difficult Intubation, Thoracic Surgery
Double Lumen Tube Positioning With Bonfils Fiberoptic Stylet: Prospective Observational Study in 30 Adult Patients
The aim of this prospective observational study is to evaluate the efficacy of Bonfils fiberoptic stylet to perform tracheal intubation with double lumen tube after failure of standard laryngoscopy in 30 adults patients scheduled…
- Trial name
- NCT03982745
- Testing
- bonfils
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università Politecnica delle Marche
Panoramic Radiography
Influencing Panoramic Imaging Errors With Strips
Introduction: Panoramic radiography quality can be impaired by some errors such as positioning errors. Palatoglossal air space shadow error is one of the most common positioning errors and it's due to the tongue not sticking to…
- Trial name
- NCT06149234
- Testing
- Fruit leather on the tongue, Chewing gum strip, Celluloid matrix group
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kasra Rahimipour
Capsule Endoscopy
A New Method To Reduce Gastric Missing Areas in Capsule Endoscopy
It is a single center, prospective and self-controlled trial. We'd like to explore a new method by changing position to reduce gastric missing areas in Capsule Endoscopy(CE)
- Trial name
- NCT02158260
- Testing
- Position changing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Hypothermia Due to Cold Environment, Trauma Patients
Pulmonary Function by Litter Position
A litter is often needed to extract a person from an austere environment like the wilderness or from confined, urban spaces. A horizontal litter is generally assumed to be better for patient care, but often makes for a more…
- Trial name
- NCT07219290
- Testing
- LItter position PFTs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
COVID, ARDS
Awake Prone Positioning and Oxygen Therapy in Patients With COVID-19
The prone position strategy for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is simple and cost-effective from the first description on its use in patients with acute respiratory failure to improve hypoxemia.
- Conditions
- COVID, ARDS, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- APRONOX (NCT04407468)
- Testing
- Prone position
- Where
- 6 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 827 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital General San Juan del Rio
Fear Pain
Human Behaviors Related to the Expectation of Pain
The conditioned expectation of pain is an important aspect of pain-related disability produced by environments and stimuli associated with a painful injury on the job, although the neuroscience of this expectation is unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT03739645
- Testing
- Skin conductance levels and slopes over time in conditioned fear as metrics.as metrics for anxiety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Head Elevated Position and Hyper-angulated Video-laryngoscope Guided Intubation
Cervical immobilization with manual in-line stabilization (MILS) is recommended to prevent further neurologic injury during intubation in patients with known or suspected cervical spine injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT05671978
- Testing
- back-up head elevated position, neutral position
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Locomotion and Global Positioning System in Arterial Disease
The maximal walking distance (MWD) performed on treadmill (TT) remains the gold standard in estimating the walking capacity of patients suffering from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with intermittent claudication, although…
- Trial name
- Starter-GPS (NCT00485147)
- Testing
- Recording of GPS during a free walking in a public park
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Pressure Incidence Prevention, Pain
The Effect of Different Support Surface Applications
This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study to compare the effects of two support surfaces-gel pads (used in routine practice) and microbead-filled pads-placed under the shoulders in the steep…
- Trial name
- NCT06974552
- Testing
- microbead-filled support surfaces, Jel support surfaces
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Pressure Injury, Risk Assessment
Positioning Duration and Pressure Injury Risk
This research aims to investigate the effect of positioning times on the risk of pressure injury in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- PIP-ICU (NCT07355439)
- Testing
- Position Change - 1 Hour, Position Change - 2 Hours
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEMA ŞAHİNER
Prone Position, Pressure Ulcer
Evaluation of the Impact of the PRONEtect Education Hub vs. Classic Lecture, on the Competencies of Nursing Students
The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to compare the impact of online educational material versus a classic lecture on the confidence levels, knowledge and knowledge application of final-year nursing students.
- Trial name
- NCT05575869
- Testing
- (online) PRONEtect educational material, Classic (normal) one hour lesson/lecture
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Urinary Retention
The Effect of Modified Supine Position on Urinary Elimination After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Urinary retention is also a frequent complication after percutaneous coronary intervention applied via the femoral artery. The inability to manage this situation effectively leads to serious complications in the long term…
- Trial name
- NCT06070545
- Testing
- Modified Supine Position
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure
Intraocular Pressure Fluctuation in Patients With Glaucoma and in Healthy Patients During Standard Yoga Positions
The purpose of the study is to investigate the IOP difference between normal and glaucomatous eyes using standard ophthalmic tonometry devices while subjects are performing different standard yoga asanas.
- Trial name
- NCT01915680
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Ritch, MD, LLC.
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Occlusal Splints
Comparing Two Mandibular Positioning Techniques for Dental Sleep Appliances
This is a prospective study that directly compares the use of speech vs an anterior protrusive technique for mandibular positioning.
- Trial name
- NCT05553860
- Testing
- Speech positioning technique
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta