Clinical trials: Taction
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
Labor Pain
Differential Sensory Block During Labor Epidural Analgesia: a Prospective Observational Study to Investigate the Relationship of Lower and Upper Sensory Block Levels to Cold With Sensory Block to Pinprick and Light Touch
Epidural analgesia remains the gold standard for pain control during labor and delivery. Proper assessment of an epidural's level of blockade is important for providing safe and effective analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT05187962
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
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
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
Premature Birth
Impact of Complementary Medicine Techniques (Therapeutic Touch and Hypno Analgesia) on the Term of Delivery of Patients Hospitalized for Preterm Labor (Hypnorelax)
The threat of premature birth (MAP) is the leading cause of hospitalization during pregnancy complicated by preterm delivery in 5-10% of cases in developed countries.
- Trial name
- Hypnorelax (NCT02505100)
- Testing
- Touching relaxant, Hypnoses
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Chronic Pain
Effectiveness of Relational Touch in Painful Elderly
The aim is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of a relational touch / relational intervention on persistent pain in a long term geriatric hospital care ward population. The main issue is the pain reduction.
- Trial name
- EFFITOUREL (NCT01837732)
- Testing
- Relational Touch, Relational:
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Nosocomial Infection, Infection Control
Can Environmental Cleanliness be Assessed by BCA (Bicinchoninic Acid) Method
Effective cleaning of surfaces in the hospital environment is an absolute necessity to reduce pathogen transmission. Multi Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO) in ICU are among the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections.
- Conditions
- Nosocomial Infection, Infection Control, Multi-antibiotic Resistance
- Trial name
- BCA (NCT04212130)
- Testing
- BCA method for assessing environmental cleanliness
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cumhuriyet University
Cancer Related Fatigue
Efficacy of Swedish Massage Therapy on Cancer-related Fatigue in Cancer Survivors
With approximately 12 million cancer survivors today in the United States alone, increased attention is being given to quality of life after cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01926678
- Testing
- Swedish massage therapy, Light touch therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Atrial Fibrillation
Risk of Asymptomatic Cerebral Embolism During AF Ablation With AI-HPSD Strategy Versus Standard Settings
The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled study is to evaluate the risk of asymptomatic cerebral embolism during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) with AI-HPSD strategy versus standard radiofrequency…
- Trial name
- NCT04408716
- Testing
- Ablation Index Guided High-Power Short-Duration Strategy, Standard Radiofrequency Ablation Technique
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Vestibulodynia
Randomized CO2 vs Sham Laser Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia
Vulvodynia is a debilitating chronic vulvar pain lasting at least 3 months without a clear identifiable cause that is challenging to treat effectively.
- Trial name
- NCT03390049
- Testing
- Fractional CO2 Laser Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Saphenous Vein
Short and Long-term Results of PCI in no Touch Vein-graft.
Coronary artery disease is one of the biggest health issue worldwide.The treatment, in a large part of the patients, implicates a so called bypass-operation, that consists in to connect new vascular conduits (grafts) beyond the…
- Conditions
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Saphenous Vein, Coronary Artery Bypass
- Trial name
- NCT03999398
- Testing
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Multi-body Dynamics Modeling Information After ACL Rupture and Reconstruction
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
- NCT04462432
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
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
Preterm Infants, Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on Pain and Comfort Level During Nasal CPAP Application
Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on pain and comfort levels of preterm infants during nasal CPAP application.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infants, Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Pain Management
- Trial name
- CPAP (NCT05577793)
- Testing
- Mother's Voice, Therapeutic Touch, Mother's Voice +Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ayşe Belpınar
Osteoarthritis
Exploring Massage Benefits for Arthritis of the Knee
The purpose of this study is to verify the efficacy of an 8-week course of manualized Swedish massage for reducing pain and increasing function compared to light-touch bodywork, and usual care, in 222 adults with OA of the knee.
- Trial name
- EMBARK (NCT01537484)
- Testing
- Massage Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Neonatal Prematurity, Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy in Premature Neonates
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of Neonatal Touch and Massage Therapy on premature babies. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do babies who receive Neonatal Touch and Massage Therapy get…
- Trial name
- NCT06163586
- Testing
- Neonatal Touch and Massage Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
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
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
Healthy
The Effects of Oxytocin on Affective Touch
The main aim of the study is to investigate whether intranasal oxytocin (24IU) increases the affective processing of touch in general or whether it's effect vary according to the affective valence of the touch (positive, neutral…
- Trial name
- NCT03282162
- Testing
- intranasal oxytocin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China