Clinical trials: Recovery of Function
Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA)/Stroke
The Natural History of Recovery After Stroke
The goal of this longitudinal observational study is to learn the course of recovery after stroke. Specifically, in this study we will learn and describe the changes in cognitive, motor and sensory function over time in stroke…
- Trial name
- RESTRO (NCT06441552)
- Testing
- non-interventional
- Where
- 3 sites in Israel, Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran
Tendon Stiffness With Age
Muscle-Tendon Mechanics During Locomotor Tasks, Efficacy of Collagen Supplementation for Older Adults
Older adults are at higher risks of tripping and falling than young adults. These falls may lead to serious injuries (bone fractures, head trauma…) and premature death. They also have an important economic cost for the society.
- Trial name
- NCT03563261
- Testing
- Collagen supplement group
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Cognitive Reserve, Aging
Cognitive Reserve and Post-Fatigue Recovery in Older Adults
As people grow older, it is common to experience a drop in physical stamina and memory functions. This can make recovering from daily physical and mental fatigue more difficult, which directly impacts an individual's independent…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Reserve, Aging, Mental Fatigue, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT07667985
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 696 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uşak University
Stroke Rehabilitation
Vibratory Perturbation-based Pinch Task Training for Stroke Patients
The investigator assumed that perturbed-event-induced vibrotactile cueing enable more precision arm movement adjustment, sensory function and dexterity improvement in the spastic arm.
- Trial name
- NCT03798340
- Testing
- Vibratory perturbed task-specific movement training, Traditional task-oriented facilitation, Sensorimotor training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Athletic Performance, Soccer
The Effect of a Training Programme in the Variation of Fitness Parameters, Physiological, Hematological and Biochemical Indicators of Soccer Players During the Preseason Period
The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of varying friendly match-play exposure during the late pre-season on physiological, biochemical, and performance adaptations in soccer players.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Soccer, Muscle Damage, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT07170930
- Testing
- Friendly Match-Play Exposure: extended vs. limited
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emmanouil D. Zacharakis
Stroke
Neural Correlates of Lower Extremity Motor Recovery in Stroke Patients: Longitudinal Diffusion Spectrum Imaging Studies
To investigate the relationship between the integrity of the white matter, including the corticospinal tracts and the corpus callosum, with the recovery of lower extremity function in patients with cerebral stroke at the subacute…
- Trial name
- NCT00407628
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Psychological Stress, Mental Fatigue
The Role of Physical Ardor in Triggering State Anattā and Psychophysiological Recovery
This study investigates how different types of aerobic exercise-specifically continuous treadmill running versus intermittent ball games-influence mental restoration in university students.
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Mental Fatigue, Self-Perception, Autonomic Nervous System Function
- Trial name
- SPAR (NCT07488169)
- Testing
- Continuous Aerobic Exercise (Treadmill-based), Intermittent Aerobic Exercise (Ball Games)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lincoln University College
Health, Subjective
Does Application Time Influence the Effect of Massage on Pain and Performance?
Introduction: The massage technique is widely used for post-exercise recovery, however, there is still a gap regarding the ideal dosage in relation to the duration of its application.
- Trial name
- NCT06537245
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual do Norte do Parana
Postoperative Pain Management, Open-heart Surgery
Erector Spinae Plane Block and Postoperative Recovery After Open-Heart Surgery
This prospective randomized controlled clinical trial evaluated the effects of bilateral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on postoperative systemic functions in adult patients undergoing elective open-heart surgery via median…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain Management, Open-heart Surgery, Median Sternotomy, Erector Spinae Plane Block
- Trial name
- ESPB-SYSHEART (NCT07259057)
- Testing
- Erector spinae plane block (ESPB), Intravenous Opioid Analgesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Ligament Injury, Ligament Rupture
Knee Functionality Recovery Indicators in Athletes Submitted to Ligamentoplasty of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are recurrent, especially in sports. There is still no consensus on the characterization of functional indicators in this clinical condition, as well as their correlation with measuring…
- Conditions
- Ligament Injury, Ligament Rupture, Ligament Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06050005
- Testing
- Diagnostic test through functional tests and comparison of scales applied to participants in the pre-surgical and post-surgical period.
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Coruña
Disability Evaluation, Recovery of Function
Diagnostic Methods and VR Therapy for Cervical Spine Discopathy
The study will assess modern diagnostic methods and evaluate the rehabilitation effects of virtual reality (VR) therapy in patients with cervical spine discopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT06589557
- Testing
- Virtual Reality (VR) and Standard Rehabilitation, Standard Rehabilitation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rzeszow
Burn Injury, Body Temperature Regulation
The Effect of Simulated Burn Injury on Post Exercise Recovery in Hot Environments
Burn survivors have difficulty thermoregulating due to reduced skin blood flow and sweating responses at the grafted sites. It has been previously shown that this impaired heat dissipation results in burn survivors experiencing…
- Conditions
- Burn Injury, Body Temperature Regulation, Cardiovascular Physiology
- Trial name
- HSR (NCT07050264)
- Testing
- Simulated burn injury via application of absorbent and impermeable material over 60% of the body
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hyponatremia
Beer for Endurance Exercise Recovery
Athletes who are participating in the Keys100 Ultramarathon event in Key West, FL are eligible, based on inclusion criteria, to participate in this research study that is seeking to determine whether supplementation of beer…
- Trial name
- BEER (NCT03032445)
- Testing
- Alcoholic Beer, Non alcoholic beer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Bone Sarcoma
Assessment of the Functional Outcome and Quality of Life in Sarcoma Patients
Primary bone and soft tissue sarcomas are an exceptionally rare form of cancer, collectively accounting for only 1% of all malignancies diagnosed.
- Trial name
- QOLSarcoma (NCT05051059)
- Testing
- Functional outcome, Health related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Neuromuscular Residual Curarization
Comparison of the TOFScan and the WiTOF During Recovery of Neuromuscular Function
The purpose of this study is to compare two neuromuscular blockade monitors on recovery from an ATRACURIUM intra veinous injection for surgery. The TOFscan, a wired connected monitors and the WiTOF, a wireless connected monitor.
- Trial name
- NCT05231525
- Testing
- WiTOF, TOFscan
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Postoperative Complications
4-choice Reaction Time Test for the Measurement of Psychomotor Recovery After General Anaesthesia
The recovery of patients after general anaesthesia is usually estimated by using clinical signs and scores. Since there is a lack of the agreed objective methods for assessing cognitive and psychomotor recovery after general…
- Trial name
- 4CRT_Ane (NCT03697057)
- Testing
- General anaesthesia
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Sleep Deprivation, Sleep
Effects of Napping in Sleep-Restricted Adolescents
To examine the neurobehavioural responses to two successive cycles of sleep restriction and recovery in adolescents, and to determine the benefits of napping on cognitive performance, alertness, and mood.
- Trial name
- NCT02838095
- Testing
- Nap
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Psychophysiological Reactivity and Recovery
Physiology of Liberation
This academic study examines how everyday experiences are related to short-term physiological reactivity and recovery and whether one or more brief standardized mindfulness/attention-instruction sessions change these patterns.
- Trial name
- NCT07780266
- Testing
- Brief Standardized Mindfulness/Attention Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Spinal Cord Injuries
Recovery of Bladder and Sexual Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Bladder and sexual dysfunction consistently ranks as one of the top disorders affecting quality of life after spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03036527
- Testing
- Activity-based locomotor training, Activity-based stand training, Activity-based upper arm ergometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Rehabilitative Nutrition for Muscle Recovery From ACL Reconstruction
Protein in Feeding Strategies to Accelerate Muscle Recovery From ACL Reconstruction
Musculoskeletal injury, particularly injuries requiring surgical repair, induce significant muscle atrophy, resulting in diminished physical function.
- Trial name
- NCT03492021
- Testing
- Diet Intervention_AP-CPT, Diet Intervention_PP-PPT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut