Clinical trials: Tourniquet
Osteoarthritis, Knee
The Effects of a Tourniquet in Total Knee Arthroplasty.
About 5000 total knee arthroplasties (TKA) are performed annually in Norway. Pain and reduced physical function is present in patients operated with TKA up to a year after surgery and about one of five patients are not satisfied…
- Trial name
- NCT03666598
- Testing
- Tourniquet
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Pulmonary Hypertension
Effect of Tourniquet Binding of Cervical on the Blood Volume of Amniotic Fluid in Cesarean Section
This study was conducted to investigate whether the use of tourniquet after delivery of the fetus could reduce the amount of amniotic fluid entering the bloodstream and thus reduce the incidence of intraoperative adverse events.
- Trial name
- NCT06254092
- Testing
- tourniquet binding of cervical
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First People's Hospital of Chenzhou
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Reinflation After Early Tourniquet Release in Total Knee Arthroplasty
This study is aimed to determine the efficacy and the safety of the tourniquet reinflation after early tourniquet release in total knee arthroplasty, compared to the method of early deflation without reinflation.
- Trial name
- NCT01832272
- Testing
- Reinflation after early tourniquet deflation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Osteoarthritis
Outcomes Following Tourniquet and Non-Tourniquet Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty
The overall goal of this study is to determine the effects of intraoperative tourniquet use during total knee arthroplasty (TKA), compared to TKA without the use of a tourniquet (NOTQT), for strength and functional recovery…
- Trial name
- NCT02203045
- Testing
- Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Polydactyly Toe, Thumb Hypoplasia
Clonidine for Tourniquet-related Pain in Children
This study is designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, clinical trial with two parallel groups. This study investigates the association between a single dose of the drug, Clonidine, and the total amount of…
- Conditions
- Polydactyly Toe, Thumb Hypoplasia, Trigger Finger, Polydactyly; Fingers
- Trial name
- CLOTCH (NCT04564430)
- Testing
- Catapresan, Saline
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Myoma
The Effect of Intramyometrial Injection of Terlipressin Versus Carbitocin on Hemoglobin and Blood Loss During Open Myomectomy Operations Without Using Haemostatic Tourniquets
For gynecologists, reaching a conclusion about the efficacy of intramyometrial Terlipressin injection versus intramyometrial Carbetocin injection on hemoglobin level and decreasing blood loss in women undergoing open myomectomy…
- Trial name
- myomectomy (NCT05266534)
- Testing
- Terlipressin, Carbetocin, Saline
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Wael Elbanna Clinic
Tourniquet Placement, Wound Packing
Effectiveness of the Adding High Fidelity Simulation to the Bleeding Control Course in Regards to Proper Tourniquet Placement Amongst School Personnel
This is a joint project by the White Plains School District and White Plains Hospital regarding the training of over 66 school personnel regarding the American College of Surgeons (ACS) "Stop the Bleed" campaign for mass casualty…
- Trial name
- NCT04293211
- Testing
- Simulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- White Plains Hospital
Superficial Forearm Veins Compressibility and Width
Effect of Double Tourniquet Technique on Ultrasonographic View of Forearm Veins
Vein compressibility will be assessed after light pressure applied with the ultrasound probe. Vein compressibility will be graded as 3 (100% compressed), 2 (50-100 compressed), and 1 (less than 50% compressed).
- Trial name
- NCT04613011
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahaa Mohammed Refaie
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Wide Awake Open Carpal Tunnel Release With or Without a Tourniquet
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare open carpal tunnel release using local anesthesia with or without a tourniquet. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Do the tourniquet cause more procedural pain? 2.
- Trial name
- NCT06172400
- Testing
- Mepivacaine, Combinations
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Hemorrhage
Comparison of 4 Tactical Tourniquets Used in War Medicine
Bleeding remains the leading cause of death in combat, and the literature suggests that tourniquetable hemorrhage is the second leading cause of preventable death, behind non- tourniquetable hemorrhage.
- Trial name
- NCT04870814
- Testing
- Tactical tourniquet set up, Medical ultrasound, Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Tourniquet Hypertension, Intraoperative Hypertension
Femoral Peri-arterial Local Anesthetic Injection Decreases Tourniquet Associated Ischemic Hypertension
The purpose of this prospective randomized double-blind study is to determine if the novel technique of ultrasound guided peri-arterial injection of local anesthetic around the femoral artery decreases ischemic hypertension…
- Conditions
- Tourniquet Hypertension, Intraoperative Hypertension, Total Ankle Arthroplasty, Ankle Fusion
- Trial name
- NCT03390426
- Testing
- Mepivacaine, Perifemoral Injection of Local Anesthetic, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sensory Nerve Conduction, Oxyneurogram Index
Effect of Tourniquet on Sensory Nerve Conduction Threshold (sNCT) and OxyNeuroGram (ONG) Index- A Volunteer Study
There are a number of risk factors for development of chronic pain that have been evaluated including age, gender, type and duration of surgery, duration of pain prior to surgery and tourniquet application.
- Trial name
- NCT01970839
- Testing
- tourniquet, sensory nerve conduction abnormality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Flexor Tendon Injury
Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia For Flexor Tendon Repair
Primary repair for flexor tendon lacerations remain the standard of care. However, despite recent advances in knowledge of tendon healing, suture material, and post-operative protocols, outcomes have been reported as fair or poor…
- Trial name
- NCT03752957
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Multimodal DVT Protocol in Tourniquet-less Total Knee Arthroplasty
The Cothera VPulse(tm) mechanical compression device (MCD) combines rapid intermittent sequential compression with cold therapy and is designed for single patient use in the home. Additionally, it can track patient compliance.
- Trial name
- NCT02102828
- Testing
- extended compression, Aspirin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Tourniquets
Ischemic Preconditioning and Thiol-disulfide Balance
Various strategies have been proposed to prevent or mitigate the effects of ischemia-reperfusion injury following the use of tourniquets in orthopedic surgery cases.
- Trial name
- NCT05082207
- Testing
- Remote Ischemic Preconditioning
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konya Meram State Hospital
Myoma;Uterus, Blood Loss
Reducing Blood Loss During Myomectomy:Uterine Artery Ligation Vs Pericervical Tourniquet
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two surgical techniques for reducing blood loss during transabdominal myomectomy in women with symptomatic uterine fibroids.
- Trial name
- NCT07526311
- Testing
- Bilateral Uterine Artery Ligation, Pericervical Mechanical Tourniquet Application
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Knee Osteoarthritis
Comparison of Three Tourniquet Application Methods in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery
Different strategies of tourniquet application during elective primary total knee arthroplasty are thought to be associated with different outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT01355900
- Testing
- Total knee arthroplasty performed under tourniquet
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Vilnius University
Tourniquet Hypertension
A Long Axis Approach to the Femoral Artery Block (FAB) for Managing Tourniquet Pain and Hypertension in Below-the-Knee Fracture Surgery
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial evaluating an ultrasound-guided femoral artery block (FAB) using a long-axis in-plane approach compared with a short-axis approach and a control group.
- Trial name
- FAB (NCT07548567)
- Testing
- Femoral artery block - short-axis, Femoral artery block - long-axis, Normal saline injection (control)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Carpal Tunnel Release
WALANT Technique (Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet) for Carpal Tunnel Release.
The carpal tunnel release (CTR) is now performed almost exclusively under regional anesthesia (RA) in France. RA requires the use of a pneumatic tourniquet to limit blood flow to the operated extremity and create a bloodless…
- Trial name
- WALA (NCT04494100)
- Testing
- TRONC, WALANT, Tourniquet
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- CMC Ambroise Paré
Hand Surgery
Music in Wide Awake Hand Surgery
Wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery has emerged as a popular technique in hand surgery over the last decade.
- Trial name
- NCT04636463
- Testing
- Intraoperative Music
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rothman Institute Orthopaedics