Clinical trials: Tactile Perception
Upper Limb Exclusion Syndrom
Changes in Tactile Perception in People With Segmental Exclusion Syndrome
Segmental exclusion syndrome is characterised by the non-use or under-use of a limb segment, most oftenly reported in the distal part, following an injury, without affecting the central nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT05650398
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Union de Gestion des Etablissements des Caisses d'Assurance Maladie - Nord Est
Cerebral Palsy, Rehabilitation
The Effect of Tactile Deficit on Motor Function in Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy(CP) is the most common cause of disability in childhood. The motor spectrum of disorders is characterized by abnormal muscle tone, posture, and movement.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Rehabilitation, Tactile Perception
- Trial name
- NCT05013814
- Testing
- Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test, Box and Block Test, 9-Hole Peg Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara 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
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
Healthy Volunteer
Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) on Somatosensory Perception
Background: Different parts of the brain are involved in feeling touch. Researchers want to study whether repetitive magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the sensory cortex affects how sensation feels.
- Trial name
- NCT02119637
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
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
Pregnancy, Vaginal Delivery
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch at Birth on Pain, Birth Duration, Traumatic Birth Perception and Anxiety
Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied at birth on pain, birth duration, traumatic birth perception and anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT06426329
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cumhuriyet University
Neck Pain, Posterior, Pain, Acute
Perceptual Distortions in Acute Neck Pain
Research has shown that chronic pain is related to variety of perceptual distortions. Little is known on how acute pain experience influences perception, especially precision of touch.
- Trial name
- NCT03495076
- Testing
- Saline injection
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Healthy
Estimating Error in Locating Touch Sensation on Forearm in Healthy Middle School Going Children
Tactile localization stimuli are fundamental in forearm to the somatosensory perception.Tactile localization reverse the touch internal organization of the forearm and in the normal development of children.It is helpful in quick…
- Trial name
- NCT03546712
- Testing
- Tactile Localization
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 365 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)
Sensory Processing, Perception
Propagation Waves in Tactile Material Perception
During the exploration of surfaces with the bare finger, vibratory signals arise and propagate through the finger and hand. While research into mechanical and neural response characteristics has demonstrated that these signals…
- Conditions
- Sensory Processing, Perception, Sense of Touch, Taction
- Trial name
- NCT05253508
- Testing
- Lidocaine 2% Injectable Solution
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum
Interferential Current Drug Delivery
Evaluation of Pressure Sense Threshold and Tactile Sensation After Lidocaine Iontophoresis Using Interferential Current
Drug delivery is conducted through various methods such as injection, phonophoresis, and iontophoresis. Iontophoresis is defined as the noninvasive delivery of active ions through epidermis using direct current.
- Trial name
- NCT02487914
- Testing
- iontophoresis of Lidocaine 10% with interferential current (Dynatron 438), Lidocaine 10% was sprayed at the identified region, interferential current
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Stroke
Electrotactile Frequency, Amplitude, and Temporal Gap Discrimination in Young Adults, Older Adults, and Stroke Survivors
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare sensory discrimination ability for electrotactile stimulation among young adults, older adults, and patients with stroke.
- Trial name
- ESD-NR (NCT07656675)
- Testing
- Electrotactile Sensory Discrimination Tasks
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sungkyunkwan University
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
Therapeutic Touch, Childbirth
Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Labor Pain and Hormone Levels
This study was conducted to determine the effect of sacral region-focused therapeutic touch applied during the latent phase of labour on hormone levels, labour comfort, and perception.
- Trial name
- NCT05179915
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch focused on sacral region
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cukurova University
Stroke, Tactile Perception
Tracking a Tactile Signal Along the Nervous System
Quantify the flow of a tactile signal from the stimulus at the finger at the peripheral nervous system (PNS), to the central nervous system (CNS), and to cognitive perception at the brain in young adults (Aim 1) and individuals…
- Trial name
- NCT06231810
- Testing
- Tactile stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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
Therapeutic Touch, Hemodialysis Patients
Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Perceived Stress and Comfort Levels in Hemodialysis Patients
Hemodialysis is a treatment method used in the treatment of acute or chronic renal failure, the main function of which is based on the cleaning of accumulated waste materials in the blood, and is rapidly developing and spreading…
- Trial name
- NCT07061353
- Testing
- Therapeutic touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Firat University
Schizophrenia
Neural Correlates of Social Touch and Interoceptive Perception As Potential Biomarker for Impaired Social Functioning
Recent studies have shown that certain biomarkers of schizophrenia could help to better assess the individual course of the disease and thus, contribute to more personalized treatment options.
- Trial name
- SPIRIT (NCT04968223)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oldenburg
Premature Birth
Perception of Temporal Regularity in Tactile Stimulation: a Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy Study in Preterm Neonates
A key function of our brain is to identify temporal structures in the environment and use them to form expectations. These expectations allow us to plan and organize our behavior towards changes in the environment, and optimize…
- Trial name
- PREMATEMP (NCT02880696)
- Testing
- Regular stimulation sequence, Random stimulation sequence, DCS
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Somatosensory Cortical Dynamics in Normal Humans
MEG Study of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) on measures of brain function.
- Trial name
- NCT00571051
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)