Clinical trials: Taction
Preterm, Pain
The Effect of Touch Methods on Pain and Physiological Parameters in Preterm Infants During Endotracheal Aspiration
Recurrent and painful interventions such as heel lancing, venipuncture, dressing change, endotracheal aspiration are frequently performed in neonatal intensive care units (NICU).
- Conditions
- Preterm, Pain, Infant ALL
- Trial name
- NCT05784857
- Testing
- Touch Methods
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
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 Disorders, Amputation
Studies Into Touch in Healthy Humans to Provide Sensory Feedback in Prostheses
Our sense of touch is essential to explore our environment and experience life and is based on signals from receptors in the body that are sensitive to different types of stimulation.
- Conditions
- Somatosensory Disorders, Amputation, Tactile Disorders, Aging
- Trial name
- TACTHUM (NCT05548322)
- Testing
- Different surfaces to be touched, Emotional state change, Electrical stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Loneliness, Hope
The Effect Of Therapeutic Touch On Loneliness and Hopelessness
The effect of therapeutic touch applied to hemodialysis patients on the level of loneliness and hopelessness is being investigated. It encourages nurses to practice therapeutic touch.
- Trial name
- nursing (NCT05024201)
- Testing
- THERAPEUTİC TOUCH FOR HEMODİALYSİS PATİENTS
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zehra Bayram
Intraoperative Complications
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch Applied During Knee Replacement Surgery on Anxiety, Vital Signs and Comfort Level
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of therapeutic touch on patients' anxiety, vital signs and comfort levels during knee replacement surgery performed under local anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT06426381
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dilek GÜRÇAYIR
Premature Birth, Infant Development
Neonatal Experience of Social Touch
The purpose of this randomised control trial is to determine the efficacy of CT-optimal touch (gentle stroking at 3cm/s) for newborn's who require a heel prick.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Infant Development, Pain
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT05039918)
- Testing
- Affective touch
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
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
Stress, Anxiety
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Reiki Application on Anxiety and Stress Levels in Female Academicians
Stress and anxiety form an integral part of organizational life in universities. Studies reveal that the stress experienced by academicians has increased dramatically in recent years. Stress affects employee performance.
- Trial name
- NCT05799560
- Testing
- THERAPEUTIC TOUCH, REİKİ
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
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
Pain, Impairment, Light Touch Sensation
The Phonophoresis of Lidocaine Gel and Its Effect on Sensory Blockage
The optimisation of drug absorption through skin is of great value in modern therapy.Phonophoresis is the use of therapeutic ultrasound to increase percutaneous drug absorption.
- Trial name
- NCT01404468
- Testing
- pulsed ultrasound device with lidocaine, off device, continuous ultrasound device with lidocaine
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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
Fatigue, Emotion Regulation
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Emotional Freedom Technique on Postpartum Mood and Fatigue in Postpartum Women
Therapeutic touch (TD) is a non-pharmacological/integrated treatment method used to balance the body by regulating the imbalanced energy field in the individual or resolving blockages in energy flow.
- Trial name
- NCT06440109
- Testing
- Emotional freedom technique (EFT), Therapeutic touch (TD)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
BDNF, Small Side Game
Comparing Touch-Limited and Free-Play 4v4 Small-Sided Games (SSGs)
This study aimed to compare acute serum BDNF and cognitive performance following touch-limited versus free-play 4v4 small-sided games (SSGs) in male soccer players.
- Conditions
- BDNF, Small Side Game, Football Players
- Trial name
- TOUCH-BDNF (NCT07395765)
- Testing
- SSGf, SSGr
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital
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
Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations
Skin-to-skin Contact in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Caregiving Touch and Neural Correlates of Slow Stroking Touch in Preterm Infants
Preterm (PT) infants spend their first weeks of life in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where receive little affective physical contact, which plays a crucial role in brain development.
- Trial name
- NCT04293939
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic Risonance Imaging (fMRI) acquisition
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Optometry
Smart Touch Non-dispensing Handling Studies
This study is a randomized, contralateral, investigator-masked non-dispensing study, to investigate the microbial contamination rates on the back surface of two types of soft contact lenses (hydrogel and silicone hydrogel)…
- Trial name
- NCT03253393
- Testing
- Smart Touch Technology packaging, Conventional lens packaging, EDTA
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
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
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
Frown Lines, Glabellar Frown Lines
A Prospective Study Evaluating the Treatment of Forehead and/or Glabellar Lines With the Cryo-Touch IV Device
myoscience Inc. (Redwood City, CA) has developed a device for a novel, minimally invasive facial rejuvenation procedure designed to soften hyperdynamic facial lines.
- Trial name
- NCT01801826
- Testing
- Treatment with CryoTouch IV
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
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