Clinical trials: Sense of Touch
Psychopathology
Can Applying the Science of Habit Formation to Contemplative Practice Improve Outcomes
In the present study, the investigators will conduct a confirmatory efficacy trial to test whether improving practice automaticity (i.e., habit formation) of self-compassionate touch improves outcomes in the predicted direction.
- Trial name
- NCT05866718
- Testing
- Self-Compassionate Touch Intervention, Habit Formation Tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 497 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Cerebral Neurological Illness
Pilot Study of New Computer-based Neuropsychological Tool: Visual Tests, Touch Responses
This study is aimed at investigating three new tests that will form part of a computerized tool designed to test brain/cognitive functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT03502603
- Testing
- Railroad Test, Swamp Test, Presidents Recognition Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Social Integration During Psychiatric Inpatient Therapy as Predictor of Treatment Response
The present longitudinal study aims at (i) identifying neurobiological mechanisms associated with successful social integration during the treatment of inpatients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and (ii) improving…
- Trial name
- SANITY (NCT04770038)
- Testing
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oldenburg
Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain
Stress Ball and Empathic Verbal-Tactile Interventions for Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Mammography and Breast Ultrasonography: A Randomized Trial
This prospective, randomized controlled trial aims to determine the effects of stress ball use and empathic verbal communication with therapeutic touch on anxiety and pain perception in women undergoing mammography and breast…
- Conditions
- Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain, Breast Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT07562828
- Testing
- Stress Ball, Empathic Verbal-Tactile Intervention
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Infertility
Intrauterine Insemination and Nursing
This study investigates the effect of virtual reality glasses use and therapeutic touch on pain, anxiety and patient satisfaction in women during intrauterine insemination procedure
- Trial name
- NCT05192330
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Glasses, Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Pain, Acute, Child Behavior
The Effect of "Quantum-Touch" on Pain, Fear, and Anxiety of the Children
This research is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to determine the effect of the Quantum-Touch method applied during the vascular access procedure in children aged 7-12 years, on the level of pain, fear and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Child Behavior, Anxiety and Fear, Venipuncture Site Reaction
- Trial name
- NCT05828264
- Testing
- Quantum touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Biomechanical Mechanism of the Change of the Gait Touch Information After ACL Rupture
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
- NCT04464330
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Osteoporosis, Fractures
Therapeutic Touch for Wrist Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic touch in treating wrist fractures in women past menopause.
- Trial name
- NCT00079521
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Healthy
Effects of Drugs on Responses to Brain and Emotional Processes
To study the effects of a psychostimulant on responses to affective touch in individuals with a range of autistic traits
- Trial name
- MAT (NCT04053036)
- Testing
- MDMA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Healthy
The Effects of Oxytocin on Social Touch
The main aim of the study is to investigate whether intranasal oxytocin (24IU) can enhance hedonic experience and associated brain-reward reward responses to social touch.
- Trial name
- NCT03278860
- Testing
- intranasal oxytocin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Complementary Therapies in Spinal Fusion Patients
In this pilot study, our central hypothesis is that two CAM modalities, hypnosis and healing touch as adjunct therapies to the standard of care, will improve analgesic use for post operative pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02409615
- Testing
- Hypnosis Therapy, Healing Touch Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Central Nervous System
Touch and Attention MRI Study
This study will measure resting state network central nervous system activity by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during 4 separate interactions with a clinician. 1. Hypothesis 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01432288
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Mental State, Reported as Depression, Anxiety or Stress
The Impact of Giving a Massage
The aim of this study is to investigate if giving a massage impacts the mental state of a massage therapist, including depression, anxiety, and stress .
- Trial name
- NCT01169480
- Testing
- Give a massage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parker Research Institute
Complementary Alternative Medicine, Menopause
Therapeutic Touch and Foot Reflexology on Sleep Quality and Menopausal Symptoms
This randomized controlled trial was designed to compare the effects of therapeutic touch and reflexology on sleep quality and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women affected by the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş…
- Conditions
- Complementary Alternative Medicine, Menopause, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT07767318
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch, Foot Reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Pain, Acute, Newborn
Effect of Mother's Touch and Nurse's Therapeutic Touch on Pain Level and Crying Time During Heel Blood Collection
This prospective study is planned as a randomized controlled study with the purpose of determining the effect of Mother's Touch and Nurse's Therapeutic Touch on pain levels and crying times by newborns during heel blood…
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Newborn, Crying
- Trial name
- NCT06350084
- Testing
- Mother's Touch, Nurse's Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Therapeutic Touch, Menopausal Symptoms
The Effects of Reiki on Menopausal Symptoms and Depression Levels
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effects of Reiki applied to women in the postmenopausal period on menopausal symptoms and depression levels.
- Trial name
- NCT05977426
- Testing
- Reiki
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Nurse's Role
The Effect of Therapeutic Treatment on Stress and Coping Stress
Nursing students are exposed to intensive theoretical and clinical applications throughout their academic education. During this educational process, students' stress increases and their coping behaviors are affected.
- Trial name
- nursing (NCT05367934)
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zehra Bayram
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
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
Angina Pectoris
Evaluation of Graft Material in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
The aim of the study is to evaluate the patency in different kinds of vessels used as graft material in coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Trial name
- NCT01310725
- Testing
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County