Clinical trials: Sense of Touch
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
Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety
Healing Touch After Cesarean
Pain and anxiety are the most common complications after cesarean birth, and impair the mother's ability to optimally care for herself and her newborn.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety, Postpartum Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05053360
- Testing
- Healing Touch, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
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
Stroke, Neurologic Disorder
Evaluation of Bioness Integrated Therapy System (BITS) Touch Screen Technology to Improve Field Awareness
The Bioness Integrated Therapy System (BITS) (Bioness Inc. Valencia, CA) Touch Screen is an FDA approved device comprised of an interactive touchscreen and diverse program options to challenge patients through the use of visual…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Neurologic Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04930822
- Testing
- Table Top Visual Intervention, Bioness Integrated Therapy System Visual Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Gaylord Hospital, Inc
Upper Limb Spasticity
Study Evaluating Treatment of Upper Limb Spasticity Using the Cryo-Touch III Device
A proof of concept study to evaluate the feasibility of safe and effective treatment of upper limb spasticity using the Cryo-Touch III Device.
- Trial name
- NCT01863901
- Testing
- Treatment with Cryo-Touch III device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Therapeutic Adherence, Nurse-Patient Relations
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Sleep and Anxiety
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the therapeutic touch applied to the sleep patterns of individuals aged 65-85 years with chronic diseases who are treated in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit of Ankara City…
- Conditions
- Therapeutic Adherence, Nurse-Patient Relations, Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05363787
- Testing
- therapeutic touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
Occipital Neuralgia
Study Evaluating the Treatment of Occipital Neuralgia
A proof of concept study to evaluate the feasibility of safe and effective treatment through optimization of the Cryo-Touch III device for temporary relief of or reduction in pain due to occipital neuralgia.
- Trial name
- NCT01753765
- Testing
- Device: Cryo-Touch III Study treatment at Day 0.
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
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
Liver Disease
Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Infants
MRI \& MRE in infants
- Trial name
- MREI (NCT02201472)
- Testing
- MRI with MRE
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Breast Cancer, Estrogen Receptor Positive Tumor
To Reduce the Use of Chemotherapy in Postmenopausal Patients With ER-positive and HER2-positive Breast Cancer (TOUCH)
This is a phase II open-label, multicentre, randomized trial. The study assesses the treatment of postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor positive/HER2 positive early breast cancer with neoadjuvant palbociclib in…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Estrogen Receptor Positive Tumor, HER2-positive Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- TOUCH (NCT03644186)
- Testing
- Paclitaxel, Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab
- Where
- 54 sites in Belgium, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation
Pain, Touch
Sensory and Opioid Mechanisms of Affective Touch
Background: Medicines called opioids are used to treat pain. The body also produces opioids. These are called endorphins. Researchers want to learn more about how these natural opioids work.
- Trial name
- NCT03096353
- Testing
- Naloxone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Facial Wrinkles
Cryo-Touch II for the Treatment of Wrinkles
This is a prospective, non-randomized study to evaluate the performance of the MyoScience Cryo-Touch II device for the treatment of wrinkles.
- Trial name
- NCT01167140
- Testing
- Cryo-Touch II
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthy Adults
Peripheral Oxytocin and Touch
Research shows that slow gentle skin stroking can activate special sensory nerves in the skin that elicit relaxing effects on the body and mind, similar to the effects of the hormone oxytocin.
- Trial name
- POPP (NCT05326776)
- Testing
- Pitocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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
Beta Rhythm, Tactile Perception
Beta Events and Sensory Perception
Low-frequency brain rhythms in the alpha (8-14Hz) and beta (15-29Hz) bands are strong predictors of perception and functional performance in a range of tasks, and are disrupted in several disease states.
- Trial name
- NCT04062318
- Testing
- Online Active SI-Hand TMS, Online Active Control TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Fibromyalgia
Mechanisms of Affective Touch in Chronic Pain
This study compares how different types of touch found in massage therapies impact pain perception, and whether these effects differ in individuals with and without chronic pain.
- Trial name
- MATCP (NCT04206397)
- Testing
- affective touch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laura Case
Prematurity, Stress Reaction
Pilot Study of Nursing Touch and Biobehavioral Stress
Randomized cross-over clinical trial to determine the effect of a nurse-administered comforting touch intervention on the biobehavioral stress responses of preterm infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- P-NAT-BIO (NCT05030233)
- Testing
- Nurse-Administered Touch Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Myeloma
Prevention of Treatment Induced Neuropathy in Multiple Myeloma
The goal of this clinical research study is to see if Minocin® (minocycline) can help to control nerve damage that causes numbness and tingling in the hands and feet (neuropathy) in patients receiving thalidomide and/or…
- Trial name
- NCT01283997
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Amputation
Virtual Neuroprosthesis: Restoring a Sense of Touch to Amputees
The overall goal of this project is to develop a virtual neuroprosthesis in which a facsimile of a neural implant is externalized and housed in a well-controlled microfluidic chamber, thereby abating the intrinsic limitations of…
- Trial name
- NCT03581448
- Testing
- Sensory Restoration During Prosthesis Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida Atlantic University
Pain, Postoperative, Numbness
Lidocaine Versus Bupivacaine in Orthognathic Surgery
In this research study, we want to learn more about the impact of two different local anesthetics (bupivacaine and lidocaine) on patient experience following orthognathic (jaw) surgery.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Numbness, Temperature Sensation, Perception of Touch
- Trial name
- NCT06450028
- Testing
- 10 cc of 0.25% bupivacaine hydrochloride with 1:200,000 epinephrine, 6.8 cc of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride with 1:100,000 epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital