Clinical trials: Sense of Touch
Healthy
The Effects of Oxytocin Treatment on Social Touch
The main aim of the study is to investigate the modulatory effects of oxytocin (24IU) administration on the affective processing of touch manipulated differently in gentle caress-like stroke vs.
- Trial name
- NCT05265806
- Testing
- Intranasal oxytocin, Oral oxytocin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Birth Trauma
The Effect of Stress Ball and Expressive Touch Application
Purpose: The study will be conducted to examine the effects of stress ball and expressive touch application on pain, mobilization and breastfeeding during episiotomy repair.
- Trial name
- NCT06740734
- Testing
- Stress ball, Expressive touch applications
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mine Gokduman Keles
Therapeutic Touch, Sexuality
The Effect of Reiki on Sexual Function and Sexual Self-Confidence
Background and Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of Reiki on sexual function and sexual self-confidence in women with sexual distress.
- Trial name
- NCT05922787
- Testing
- Reiki
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Facial Wrinkles, Skin Aging
Cryo-Touch III Refinement Study Investigational Plan
This is a prospective, non-randomized study to evaluate the performance of the MyoScience Cryo-Touch III device for the treatment of glabellar and/or forehead wrinkles.
- Trial name
- NCT01379365
- Testing
- Cryo-Touch III
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Chronic Pain
Impacts of Touch-massage on the Experience of Patients With Chronic Pain: a Mixed Study.
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the impacts of Toucher-Massage on the experience of patients with chronic pain. The study takes place in two rehabilitation internal medicine services of the University Hospitals of…
- Trial name
- NCT04295603
- Testing
- Toucher Massage (TM) on the feet, Homedics HM MP RELEX 90 device
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Ischemic Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis
Graft Patency as a Predictor of Health-related Quality of Life.
The health-related quality of life questionnaire "EQ-5D" has been collected in connection with several interventional and observational studies where the no-touch vein harvesting technique in CABG has been used.
- Trial name
- NCT02547194
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 254 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Örebro County Council
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
Stress (Psychology), Resilience, Psychological
High-Tech, High-Touch
Medical students often experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and poor sleep, especially during their first year and around exams.
- Conditions
- Stress (Psychology), Resilience, Psychological, Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT07916818
- Testing
- Wearable ring with continuous biometric monitoring, AI health coaching application, Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Touro University, California
Hand Hygiene
Touch and Feel Evaluation of Two Foam Hand Sanitizers
Hand sanitizers are a standard of hygiene requirements. Hand sanitizers must be effective at reducing germ count on the hands while ideally providing emollients to moisturize the skin after use.
- Trial name
- NCT05755282
- Testing
- Post-market foam alcohol-based hand sanitizer #1, Post-market foam alcohol-based hand sanitizer #2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medline Industries
Stroke With Hemiparesis
Transfer of Grasp Control Across Hands After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to examine if the strong hand can assist in the recovery of muscle function in the weak hand after a stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00589368
- Testing
- Transfer of grasp control across hands
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Infantile Colic, Therapeutic Touch
Effect of Therapeutic Touch at Different Times on Infantile Colic According to Watson's Theory
Aim: The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to infants with infantile colic at different times on infant colic scale score, crying and sleep duration, according to Watson's theory of…
- Trial name
- NCT05244291
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Pressure Injury
The Effect of Massage in Preventing Pressure Wound Development
Pressure Wound (PW) is a chronic wound that develops in soft tissue as a result of the capillary end pressure which rising above 32 mmHg. It is the most common complication with 31% annual incidence after spinal cord injuries.
- Trial name
- PW (NCT05132634)
- Testing
- Hand Massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Giresun University
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
Surgery, Training Tactile Sensation
Evaluate a Saw Bone Training Protocol in Using Tactile Sensation to Classify Bone Quality During Implant Surgery
Bone quality is one of the major factors influencing the dental implant survival rate. Bone quality is believed to have effects on initial implant stability and success of osseointegration.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Training Tactile Sensation, Diagnosis of Bone Quality
- Trial name
- SBTP (NCT03307798)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Colorectal Cancer
"Touch 2 Screen" Multi-media Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a multi-media presentation and survey to increase screening for colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00594113
- Testing
- Touch 2 Screen, Touch screen intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 470 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allen A. Greiner, MD, MPH
Barefoot Running
Evaluating the Foot Touch Framework Model
A Foot Touch framework model has been developed to express the ground reaction force waveforms observed for walking and running.
- Trial name
- NCT04699019
- Testing
- Four speeds, Foot Strike Pattern
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Orthocare Innovations, LLC
Parkinson Disease
Study of Comprehension and Execution of Medication Prescriptions in Parkinsonian Patients and Healthy Volunteers
Many patients with Parkinson's disease (Pd) don't respect medication prescriptions. Non-adherence is caused by several factors among which three play an important role: treatment complexity, cognitive decline, and…
- Trial name
- TACTIPARK (NCT03976505)
- Testing
- reading a table format prescription on a touch screen, reading a textual format prescription on a touch screen, filling a virtual pillbox displayed on the screen as prescribed in the prescription
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Upper Limb Amputation, Healthy Subjects
Microneurography and Intraneural Microstimulation for Upper Limb Sensory Investigation in Healthy and Amputee Subjects
The goal of this experimental study is to investigate the somatosensory system through intraneural recording and stimulation of the median nerve in healthy volunteers and participants with upper-limb amputation.
- Trial name
- MICROAMP (NCT07691957)
- Testing
- Microneurography, Intraneural Microstimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Pisana
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
Balance, Postural, Gait
The Influence of Manual Therapy Applied to the Cervical Spine in the Prevention of Balance Disorders in the Elderly
Falling is a major trauma that can occur with aging, leading to very significant psychological and physical health effects with financial and societal consequences.
- Conditions
- Balance, Postural, Gait, Elderly
- Trial name
- ManEq (NCT05475652)
- Testing
- Manual therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EZUS-LYON 1