Clinical trials: Pressure Injuries
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Peripheral nerve entrapment neuropathies are the most common mononeuropathies in clinical practice. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), n.
- Trial name
- NCT05681663
- Testing
- Electroshock Wave therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahi Evran University Education and Research Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke
Wheelchair Cushion Comparison Study: SAFETY
Purpose: To examine the safety of the use of two wheelchair cushions for healthy individuals with intact sensation and individuals post stroke and spinal cord injury with impaired sensation.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, Healthy Adults
- Trial name
- NCT03430375
- Testing
- Alternating air wheelchair cushion, Static air cushion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Surgical Wound Infection
Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Abdominal Surgery
Surgical site infections (SSI) are a frequent complication in abdominal surgery. SSI lead to worse outcomes for the affected patients and significantly higher healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- CISSI (NCT06068517)
- Testing
- Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy, Standard dressing
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 654 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Medical Device Site Injury
The Effects of PechaKucha Presentation About Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries
In the literature, no research has been found examining the knowledge and attitudes of students regarding medical device related pressure injury education given using the PK method.
- Trial name
- NCT06650982
- Testing
- Pecha Kucha presentation on MDPRI
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MAİDE YEŞİLYURT
Pain, Obesity, Childhood
Sumamos Excelencia Project: Implementation of Best Practices in Clinical Practice (Thrid Edition)
There is a gap between research and clinical practice, leading to variability in decision-making. Multifaceted implementation strategies are for improving implementation of best practices.
- Conditions
- Pain, Obesity, Childhood, Breast Feeding, Incontinence, Urinary
- Trial name
- SE24 (NCT06522529)
- Testing
- Multifaceted implementation strategy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Complication
Incidences of Cuff-related Trauma After Noninvasive Blood Pressure Measurement Between With and Without Padding
Padding with cuff during blood pressure is expected to reduce number of skin crease or petechiae incidence.
- Trial name
- NCT02614976
- Testing
- Padding
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Siriraj Hospital
Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Vocal Cord Paralysis
Detection of Vocal Fold Motion Impairment on Noninvasive Positive Pressure
The goal of this prospective, observational study is to evaluate for the presence of vocal fold motion impairment (VFMI) in the children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation…
- Conditions
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Vocal Cord Paresis, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT06406725
- Testing
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound of the Airway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Wound Heal, Wound Dehiscence
CiNPWT Lower Extremity Amputations (Closed Incision Neagtive Pressure Wound Therapy)
The objective of this study is to evaluate prospectively the effect of a novel application of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy(CiNPWT), as delivered by the V.A.C.
- Trial name
- CiNPWT (NCT06493539)
- Testing
- Standard of Care group, CINPWT
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Prematurity
Impact of Extended CPAP on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare if keeping infants on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) support for an extended period of time until they are 32 weeks corrected gestational age or 1250 grams (approximately…
- Trial name
- NCT05547139
- Testing
- Protocolized weaning of respiratory support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Respiratory Distress, Lung Injury
Infant Pulmonary Mechanics: High Flow Nasal Cannula Versus Nasal CPAP
This study is designed to evaluate the effect of heated humidified high flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC) as compared to noninvasive nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) on lung function as a measure of lung injury in…
- Trial name
- NCT01939067
- Testing
- Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula, Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hemorrhagic Shock
Development of an Algorithm for Prediction of Onset of Hemodynamic Instability in Humans
The purpose for this study is to measure the physiology of human undergoing a Lower Body Negative Pressure usea non-invasive low-power optical technique, near-infrared diffuse optical spectroscopy measurement and compare these…
- Trial name
- NCT00581204
- Testing
- Near-Infrared Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Multi-body Dynamics Modeling Information After ACL Rupture and Reconstruction
High incidence rate of knee osteoarthritis and gait analysis are important for early assessment of biomechanics. ACL injury is an ideal clinical model for studying knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT04462432
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Hypotension, Spinal Cord Injury
Prevention of Low Blood Pressure in Persons With Tetraplegia
The aim of this investigation is to determine the blood pressure response to NOS inhibition, with L-NAME, in persons with tetraplegia compared to non-SCI control subjects and to establish if blood pressure can be increased while…
- Trial name
- NCT00237770
- Testing
- N-Nitro L-arginine-methylester (L-NAME), Head-up Tilt maneuver
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Surgical Wound, Wound Heal
Evaluating the Outcomes for Incisional Application of Negative Pressure for Nontraumatic Amputations
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well subjects heal after surgery who receive standard dressings or incisional negative pressure wound therapy for non-traumatic amputation sites.
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound, Wound Heal, Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT03250442
- Testing
- PrevenaTM Device, Standard Dry Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Pressure Injuries, Pressure Ulcers, Bedsores, Decubitus Ulcer
Prevention of Pressure Injury (PI) in Hospitalised Infants, Children, and Young People (CYP) (Aged 0-19 Years)
What is the problem? Children and young people admitted to hospital can sometimes be harmed by what is called a pressure injury. Pressure injuries are sores (ulcers) that happen on areas of the skin that are under pressure.
- Trial name
- CYPPI (NCT07303569)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 542 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction
Target Hemodynamics and Brain Injury During General Anesthesia in the Elderly
BACKGROUND: Post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a potentially irreversible loss of brain functions observed in elderly patients after surgical operations under general anaesthesia.
- Trial name
- THE BRIDGE (NCT02428062)
- Testing
- Hemodynamic target, Phenylephrine, Intravenous fluids
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,812 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Muscle Injury
Vacuum Myofascial Therapy Device in Treatment of Muscle Fibrosis
We present the case of a 24-year-old professional soccer player, with no personal history of interest, who came to the X-Ray diagnosis service due to severe pain in the right quadriceps muscle after a 10-month evolution of muscle…
- Trial name
- Physium (NCT04352920)
- Testing
- Experimental group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Wound Healing
Comparison of Two Methods of Securing Skin Grafts Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) and Gauze Suction (GSUC)
The purpose of this study is to compare how well two methods (VAC and G-SUC) of securing skin grafts using negative pressure wound therapy work.
- Trial name
- NCT00952120
- Testing
- GSUC, VAC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Traumatic Brain Injury
Test of Chamber Pressure to Divers and Chamber Attendants
SCUBA divers and chamber inside attendants will undergo a brief hyperbaric chamber excursion and will be asked to what chamber pressure they were compressed and what gas they breathed.
- Trial name
- TOP-DIVER (NCT01430325)
- Testing
- Hyperbaric Oxygen (1.5 atm abs)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Surgical Site Infection, Wound Complication
VAC Dressings for Colorectal Resections
Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) and wound complications are common occurrences following colorectal resection surgery. Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (iNPWT) has developing evidence for improving wound complication…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Wound Complication, Wound Dehiscence, Seroma
- Trial name
- VACCRR (NCT02967627)
- Testing
- Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (iNPWT), Sterile Gauze Dressing
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia