Clinical trials: Trauma Prevention
Back Problems and Other Musculoskeletal Injuries
Injury Prevention Among Conscripts
The purpose of this clinical trial is to study the effect of neuromuscular training program and regular safety counselling on the risk of musculoskeletal injuries in adolescent conscripts.
- Trial name
- VASTE (NCT00595816)
- Testing
- physical training and counselling
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UKK Institute
Tick Bites
Evaluating the Impacts of Informal Tick and Tickborne Disease Educational Tools on Children
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impacts of informal educational tools used by the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
- Trial name
- NCT07756606
- Testing
- Tick check mannequin, Ticks on bagel, LEGO Build-a-Tick
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Injury
Preventing Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Young Drivers: Evaluation of the Checkpoints Program Presented by the American Automobile Association
Background: Automobile crash risks are highest right after licensure and decline rapidly for about 6 months and then gradually for years, regardless of the amount of supervised practice driving or age at licensure.
- Trial name
- NCT00920049
- Testing
- Persuasion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 830 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Pressure Injury
The Effect of Massage in Preventing Pressure Wound Development
Pressure Wound (PW) is a chronic wound that develops in soft tissue as a result of the capillary end pressure which rising above 32 mmHg. It is the most common complication with 31% annual incidence after spinal cord injuries.
- Trial name
- PW (NCT05132634)
- Testing
- Hand Massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Giresun University
Osteoporosis, Accidental Falls
Geriatric Health Exam Osteoporosis Screening
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (WHO FRAX®) Taiwanese calculator is freely available on line to help osteoporosis management.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Accidental Falls, Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT01934387
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,319 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hamstring Flexibility, Hamstring Muscle Tightness
Effects of Combining PNF With NMES in Young Football Players
Hamstring muscle injuries are common in sports like football and often lead to extended periods of inactivity. This study aims to compare the effects of two different stretching programs on hamstring flexibility, with a secondary…
- Trial name
- PNF+NMES (NCT07075497)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), Contract-Relax PNF (crPNF)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University
Injury Prevention
Compatibility of Different Injury Prevention Exercises in Athletes
This investigation is aimed to examine the effects of two different exercise-oriented protocols on the knee torque-angle relationship of the knee flexors.
- Trial name
- NCT02311062
- Testing
- Eccentric hamstring exercises, Unistable exercises, Control
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Greenwich
Cardiovascular Disease, Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease
Optimizing Prevention of Healthcare-Acquired Infections After Cardiac Surgery (HAI)_2
The investigators will conduct qualitative interviews of hospital personnel regarding HAI prevention practices, and use coded data from these interviews to assist in developing standardized practices.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease, Sternal Superficial Wound Infection, Deep Sternal Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02073760
- Testing
- There is no intervention. The investigators are interviewing cardiac surgery staff with knowledge of infection prevention.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Effect of the FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program on Performance & Movement Control in Young Female Athletes
In response to high injury rates in soccer, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) developed an injury prevention program called the "11+".
- Trial name
- NCT02422771
- Testing
- FIFA 11+ warm-up
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Needle Stick
Simulated Clinical Use Testing On Safety Lancets (Test B)
A simulated clinical use testing on the HTL-Strefa's safety lancets
- Trial name
- NCT03811444
- Testing
- Haemolance Plus safety lancet, Prolance safety lancet, MediSafe Solo safety lancet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HTL-Strefa S.A.
ACL Injury Prevention
Effect of Specific ACL Injury Prevention Training in Female Handball Players
The anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries rates in female handball are high, particularly among adolescents. Therefore, the primary purpose of this randomized control trial is to explore the effects of an 8-week ACL injury…
- Trial name
- NCT05955599
- Testing
- ACL Injury Prevention Training, Control - Shoulder Injury Prevention Training
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre
Medical Device Site Erosion
Nursing Interventions on Prevention Medical Device Related Pressure Injury (MDRPI)
This study aims to assess the effect of implementing nursing interventions on preventing medical device related pressure injury in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- MDRPI (NCT06513936)
- Testing
- The skin care Bundle, Routine care
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Damanhour University
Surgical Site Infection
Antibiotics for Prevention of SSI in Obese Women Undergoing CS
Effect of cephalexin plus metronidazole on SSI better than cephalexin alone in obese women undergoing CS
- Trial name
- NCT03736187
- Testing
- Cephalexin
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder
Training of Falling Techniques on Landing Mechanics
The overall purpose of this study is to quantify the effect and retention of one-week training of falling techniques on landing biomechanics associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading compared to soft-landing…
- Conditions
- Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder, Knee Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04768088
- Testing
- Falling Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Fall Prevention, Fall Injury
Safe Landing Strategy in Older Adults
The purposes of this project to examine whether older adults can learn safe landing strategy during a fall. The research hypotheses are three-fold: 1) To determine whether older adults can learn a safe landing strategy to reduce…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Fall Injury, Fall Safety
- Trial name
- NCT03540082
- Testing
- Tuck and Roll Group, Fall Exposure
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fractures, Sprain
Epidemiology of Incidents and Accidents in Sport. Influence of Moisture.
sports accidents and incidents are relatively frequent. We hypothesize that the pursuit of good hydration, including days without training or competition could prevent their occurrence
- Conditions
- Fractures, Sprain, Stress Fractures, Aches
- Trial name
- NCT02346786
- Testing
- eau minérale d'Aix-Les-Bains, tap water
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Rhumatologique et Thermal
Athletic Injuries
Implementation of the I-PROTECT Model
Evidence-based injury prevention training is highly effective in reducing sport-related musculoskeletal injuries in youth. However, this training has so far had limited public health impact because it is not widely or properly…
- Trial name
- I-PROTECT (NCT04481958)
- Testing
- I-PROTECT
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Car Seats, Injuries
Evaluating Models for Dissemination of Injury Prevention Information in the Pediatric Emergency Department Setting
This study examines the Pediatric Emergency Department as a location for increasing safe car seat practices by parents who are not restraining their children appropriately in motor vehicles.
- Trial name
- NCT00476255
- Testing
- Enhanced Standard Care (ESC), Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Tick Bites
The Tick App: Changing Behaviors With Educational Messaging
The goal of this work is to evaluate the use of ecological momentary assessments as a tool to assess risk and risk factors for tick encounters and tick-borne diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT06880692
- Testing
- Educational Materials delivered via the Tick App
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Injury;Sports
Neuromuscular Cognitive Training
This project will utilize a quasi-experimental, multiple baseline pretest-posttest design where participants will complete postural stability assessments, physical performance assessments, and questionnaires to evaluate…
- Trial name
- I-THINC (NCT05459363)
- Testing
- I-THINC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ke'La H Porter