Clinical trials: Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Nerve Injury
MRI Diffusion Tensor Tractography to Monitor Peripheral Nerve Recovery After Severe Crush or Cut/Repair Nerve Injury
It is estimated that up to 5% of all admissions to level one trauma centers have a peripheral nerve injury. These peripheral nerve injuries may have devastating impacts on quality of life and require months or years to regain…
- Trial name
- NCT02960516
- Testing
- MRI of 3.0T
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Opioid Use in Single Shot Nerve Block vs Continuous Peripheral Nerve Infusion in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair
Anterior cruciate ligament repair using hamstring autograft in children is a painful orthopedic procedure. The current practice to provide analgesia for this procedure include femoral continuous perineural infusion and femoral…
- Trial name
- NCT02075411
- Testing
- bupivacaine, continuous perineural infusion catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Local Effects of Acupuncture and Nerve Conduction Studies
Thus study aims to characterize the local, nerve-specific effects of acupuncture on the median and ulnar nerves in the forearm, using nerve conduction studies and quantitative sensory testing.
- Trial name
- NCT03036657
- Testing
- MAC acupuncture needles, Electrostimulator 6c.Pro, Pantheon Research, Venice, CA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Local Steroid Injection vs Placebo in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Between 2008 and 2012 the investigators performed a single-center randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of local injection of two different doses of methylprednisolone (80 mg and 40 mg) in…
- Trial name
- NCT02652390
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone 80 mg, Methylprednisolone 40 mg, Saline
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
BOTOX® (Onabotulinumtoxin A) Injection(s) as a Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This study will be a prospective double blind controlled randomized trial of ten patients diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). The study will be completed at offices of medical practices in Arizona.
- Trial name
- NCT02070302
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin Type A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Sucher
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Study Protocol for CTS and Keyboard Controlled Randomized Trial
The study hypothesis is that there is a relationship between the keyboard layout and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Specifically, use of the standard QWERTY keyboard increases the risk of symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT02101294
- Testing
- Interossei Lumbricals Neuro Interface, Standard QWERTY keyboard
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Finger Relief
Hallux Valgus and Bunion (Disorder), Morton Neuroma
Feasibility of Specific Anesthesia of the Forefoot Preserving the Sensitivity of the Heel for Foot Surgery
Foot surgery is a painful surgery that is usually scheduled in outpatients. A good management of analgesia is the crucial point.
- Conditions
- Hallux Valgus and Bunion (Disorder), Morton Neuroma, Metatarsal Fracture, Ingrown Nail
- Trial name
- DISTIB (NCT03504462)
- Testing
- Specific block of medial and lateral plantar nerves
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- CMC Ambroise Paré
Pediatric Extremity Fracture, Pediatric Extremity Soft Tissue Injury
Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients
Context: Single shot peripheral nerve blocks have limited duration of action depending on the local anesthetic agent used in the block. But it rarely lasts longer than 12 hrs.
- Trial name
- NCT02236130
- Testing
- Regional block, General Anesthesia, Local Anesthetic Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Knee Injury
Decadron as Adjuvant in Femoral Nerve Blocks in Knee Arthroscopy
If preservative-free dexamethasone 0.1 mg/kg (max dose 4 mg) is added to ropivacaine 0.5% 2 mg/kg (max dose 100 mg), then post-PACU opioid consumption will be reduced by 33%.
- Trial name
- NCT01971645
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
TENS Trial to Prevent Neuropathic Pain in SCI
The purpose of this research study is to: 1) test whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) after spinal cord injury can reduce the onset of post-injury neuropathic pain; and 2) to learn more about this kind of…
- Trial name
- TENS (NCT03267810)
- Testing
- TENS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Preoperative Antibiotics for Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
This is a clinical trial to determine how effective antibiotics administered prior to endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery are in preventing surgical site infections.
- Trial name
- NCT03432858
- Testing
- Vancomycin, Cefazolin, Saline Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- WellSpan Health
Neuralgia
P4 (Pregabalin for Peripheral Posttraumatic Pain)
To evaluate the efficacy of pregabalin compared to placebo in the treatment of posttraumatic peripheral neuropathic pain
- Trial name
- P4 (NCT00292188)
- Testing
- pregabalin
- Where
- 44 sites in Belgium, Canada and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Spinal Cord Injury, Paralysis
A Neuroprosthesis for Prolonged Standing After SCI Using Multi-Contact Peripheral Nerve Electrodes
The purpose of this study is to improve the performance of neuroprosthesis for standing after SCI by developing and testing new advanced methods that use multiple contact peripheral nerve electrodes to slow the onset of fatigue…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Paralysis, Tetraplegia, Paraplegia
- Trial name
- NCT01923662
- Testing
- IST-16 (16-Channel implanted stimulator-telemeter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear
Sciatic Technique Comparison of Nerve Blockade for Pain Control Following Hamstring Autograft Harvest in Adolescents
The purpose of this research is to compare the effect of single-injection sciatic PNB to continuous sciatic PNB on 1) postoperative pain control as measured by self-reported pain scores, pain medication use, and unplanned…
- Trial name
- NCT02947633
- Testing
- Single-injection sciatic PNB, Continuous sciatic PNB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Continuous And Pulsed Ultrasound Treatments On Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The aim of this placebo-controlled study was to evaluate the effects of pulsed and continuous ultrasound treatments combined with splint therapy on patients with mild and moderate idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02054247
- Testing
- ultrasound, pulsed ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University