Clinical trials: Sense of Touch
Sensation Diminished, Pinprick, Pain
Tactile and Pain Sensory Thresholds and Hand Grip Strength
The aim of this study was to compare fingertip tactile sensation, hand and finger grip strength, and hand pain thresholds in children diagnosed with specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression and healthy…
- Conditions
- Sensation Diminished, Pinprick, Pain, Specific Learning Disorder, With Impairment in Written Expression
- Trial name
- NCT07533409
- Testing
- Treatment outcome
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan 1. Murat State Hospital
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Healing Touch & Guided Imagery for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
This is a randomized controlled 2 year trial at Camp Pendleton, CA to determine whether a complementary medicine intervention (Healing Touch with Guided Imagery, HT+GI) reduces Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms as…
- Trial name
- NCT01348750
- Testing
- Healing Touch & Guided Imagery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Rhizarthrosis
Dual Mobility Total Joint Prosthesis (Touch) for Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis
The dual mobility concept currently represents the newest generation of thumb carpometacarpal prostheses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of TOUCH® prosthesis.
- Trial name
- NCT05047744
- Testing
- Touch Dual Mobility CMC I Prosthesis
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Kepler University Hospital
Stress Urinary Incontinence, Kegel's Exercise
Tactile Feedback Pelvic Floor Training to Prevent Stress Urinary Incontinence in the 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy
Pregnancy involves significant physiological changes, such as hormone fluctuations, weight gain, and fetal growth, which can affect multiple organ systems.
- Conditions
- Stress Urinary Incontinence, Kegel's Exercise, Sense of Touch, Physical Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT07668128
- Testing
- Pelvic floor muscle training, Basic Health Education Group, Tactile pelvic floor muscle training group
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Test Anxiety
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Exam Anxiety
Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on test anxiety. Method: Students who met the inclusion criteria were divided into therapeutic touch and control groups using…
- Trial name
- NCT06279117
- Testing
- therapeutic touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Social Isolation, Isolated Confined and Extreme Conditions
The Impact of Long-term Isolation in Antarctica on Social Touch and Its Underlying Biological Mechanisms in Winter-over Crew Members, Assessed During Their Stay Using Standardized Touch Stimulation, Computer-based Touch Sensitivity Tests, Questionnaires and Biological Markers.
TACTICE investigates how long-term isolation and reduced social touch during an Antarctic winter-over affect the way people perceive and respond to touch.
- Trial name
- TACTICE (NCT07858240)
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pain
Bupivacaine Digital Blocks: How Long is the Pain Relief and Temperature Elevation?
No one knows how long bupivacaine finger blocks last. Many use bupivacaine with and without epinephrine, but no one knows how the epinephrine affects the duration of the block.
- Trial name
- NCT01698593
- Testing
- Bupivacaine 0.5%, Bupivacaine 0.5% + Epinephrine (1:200,000)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lalonde, Donald H., M.D.
Comfort, Behavior
Maternal Heartbeat Sounds and Therapeutic Touch on Heart Rate,Comfort and Behavior in Newborns
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of maternal heartbeat sounds and gentle human touch (GHT), a form of therapeutic touch, on heart rate, comfort, and behavioral scores in neonates born between 32 and…
- Conditions
- Comfort, Behavior, Heart Rate
- Trial name
- heartbeatt (NCT06724328)
- Testing
- Gentle Human Touch, Maternal Heartbeat and Gentle Human Touch, Maternal Heartbeat
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Tysabri Observational Cohort Study - Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Registries
The primary purpose of this study is to estimate the incidence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) among patients who switched to Tysabri from disease modifying therapies (DMTs), including newer DMTs (including…
- Trial name
- NCT03399981
- Testing
- Tysabri
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80,327 people
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Obesity
Pregnancy-Related Obesity Prevention Through Education & Communication Technology in AFRICA:The PROTECT-AFRICA STUDY
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether overweight but not obese pregnant African women having unlimited access to a health education-information technology (IT) based intervention package gain weight within the…
- Trial name
- PROTECT-AFRI (NCT01948323)
- Testing
- HEDUAfrica IT package+ standard care
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Type 2 Diabetes
Self-management in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Using the Few Touch Application
It is hypothesized that the use of the mobile phone-based self-help system FTA, and with the patients as active players, will improve diabetes self-management reflected by improved glycemic control and lipids, self-care…
- Trial name
- NCT01315756
- Testing
- Use of Few Touch Application (FTA), Use of FTA and health counseling based on TTM and CBT
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Anesthesia
A Comparison of CoolStick With Ethyl Chloride for the Assessment of Light Touch
The main aim of this study is to compare CoolStick to ethyl chloride spray for the assessment of light touch following neuraxial anaesthesia for caesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT06596486
- Testing
- CoolStick, Ethyl Chloride, Question
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust
Stress
Time, Touch, Attention and the Autonomic Nervous System
The purpose of this study is to describe the onset, duration and dose-response of interpersonal mindful compassion on respiratory rate and heart rate variability in healthy adults in order to prepare for research evaluating the…
- Trial name
- NCT01428674
- Testing
- Interpersonal Mindful Compassion with Touch, Reading while extending loving kindness
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Burnout, Professional, Psychological Well-Being
Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Burnout and Well-Being in Midwives
This single-center, randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of Therapeutic Touch on levels of burnout and psychological well-being among midwives who are actively working in a clinical setting.
- Trial name
- NCT07691788
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
Stroke With Hemiparesis
Study of Botulinum Toxin and Recovery of Hand Function After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to determine whether injections of botulinum toxin (commonly known as BOTOX®) into the affected hand of Stroke patients, while targeting the muscles controlling the hand, will lead to improved use of…
- Trial name
- NCT01422161
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin commonly known as BOTOX®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Biliary Tract Diseases
Use of Touch and no Touch Guide-wire Techniques for Deep Biliary Cannulation: the TNT Study
The specific goal of this study is to compare the deep biliary cannulation rate and complication rates associated with use of touch and no touch guide-wire biliary cannulation techniques.
- Trial name
- TNT (NCT01954602)
- Testing
- Guide-wire cannulation, Sphincterotome assisted guide-wire cannulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Usl di Bologna
Migraine
Research Study to Determine Sensitivity to Gentle Touch and Pressure During an Active Migraine Attack.
Cutaneous allodynia (pronounced q-tane-ee-us all-o-din-ee-a) is common in migraine. It is a heightened skin sensitivity during an active migraine attack.
- Trial name
- NCT00329771
- Testing
- No intervention: We are testing for the presence of allodynia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Breast Neoplasm Malignant Female
Interest of Touch-massage in Hospital Day Care
In spite of progresses made in the medical and nurse announcement (linked to the cancer plan), still a lot of patients fell lost, anxious, especially during the first venue at the hospital day care for their chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- TOMAS (NCT04348955)
- Testing
- Women between 18 and 70 years old with an adjuvant breast cancer histologically characterized
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest
Coronary Artery Disease, Native Coronary Artery Stenosis
MagicTouch™Sirolimus-Coated Balloon for Treatment of Coronary Artery Lesions in Small Vessels
This is a multicenter, randomized, single-blind pivotal study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the MagicTouchTM Drug coated balloon in treatment of small vessels in patients with coronary artery disease.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Native Coronary Artery Stenosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- MAGICAL SV (NCT06271590)
- Testing
- Sirolimus Drug Coated Balloon, Drug eluting stents (DES)
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,605 people
- Sponsor
- Concept Medical Inc.
Breastfeeding Self-efficacy, Maternal Attachment
The Effect Of Postpartum Therapeutıc Touch On Breastfeedıng Self-Effıcacy, Maternal Attachment, And Postpartum Depressıon In Prımıparous Women: A Randomızed Controlled Study
The postpartum period, also known as the fourth trimester, begins with the birth of the baby and lasts approximately 6-8 weeks, varying from person to person.
- Trial name
- NCT07693010
- Testing
- therapeutic touch, terapötik dokunma
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University