Clinical trials: Upper Extremity Injury
Upper Extremity Spasticity, Stroke
Efficacy of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in Persons Receiving Botulinum Neurotoxin for Upper Extremity Spasticity
FES is a form of treatment with a device to aid movement in people who have had damage to their brain or spinal cord. Small electrical impulses are used to excite/stimulate the nerves that supply paralyzed muscles.
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Spasticity, Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury
- Trial name
- Botox + FES (NCT00462449)
- Testing
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) through the Ness H200
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Post-traumatic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Use of Compression Glove to Prevent Complications After Distal Radius Fractures: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Distal radius fractures (DRF) are the most common type of fracture in the human body, and a large proportion of DRFs result in complications.
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Edema
- Trial name
- NCT01118715
- Testing
- Compression glove
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- J&M Shuler
Upper Extremity Dysfunction
Movement Enhancing Device for Children
The purpose of this study is to assess: 1) how infants move their bodies to explore, play, and solve problems, 2) if this is different in a high-risk group of infants, and 3) if these abilities can be advanced in a high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT01959581
- Testing
- Movement Enhancing Device
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Acute Lung Injury, End Stage Lung Disease
Voxelotor for Improving Oxygen Saturation in Adults
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of voxelotor for increasing oxygen saturation in 20 patients with hypoxemia.
- Trial name
- Voxelotor (NCT05289570)
- Testing
- Voxelotor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Spinal Cord Injury
Neural Adaptation After Tendon Transfer and Training in Tetraplegia
The number of people in the United States who have survived SCI is estimated to be approximately 273,000 persons. Around 50% of the injuries are to the cervical spine resulting in tetraplegia.
- Trial name
- NCT02768103
- Testing
- task-based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia
Rehabilitation of the Upper Extremity With Enhanced Proprioceptive Feedback Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine if tetraplegic individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) who remain unable to move their arms normally 1 year after their SCIs are able to sense and move the affected arm(s)…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia, Paresis, Plegia
- Trial name
- NCT00833105
- Testing
- AMES treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury
ECoG Direct Brain Interface for Individuals With Upper Limb Paralysis
The purpose of this research study is to demonstrate that individuals with upper limb paralysis due to spinal cord injury, brachial plexus injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and brain stem stroke can successfully achieve…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT01393444
- Testing
- Implantation of ECoG sensors on the brain surface
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Cervical Transcutaneous SCS for TBI
The goal of this study is to test the effects of non-invasive electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (called transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, or tSCS) on arm and hand movement in people with motor impairments after a…
- Trial name
- NCT07147816
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord (tSCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Roberto de Freitas
Elbow, Tennis
Percutaneous US Guided Elbow Tenotomy With the TenJet HydroSurgery System
To evaluate the acute and long-term clinical outcomes of tenotomy with the TenJet System in patients with elbow tendinosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03487250
- Testing
- TenJet System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- HydroCision, Inc.
Acute Injury of Upper Extremity
Impact of Keeping a Personal Recovery Diary on Upper Extremity Disability
Primary null hypothesis: Keeping a personal diary has no effect on upper-extremity disability (assessed w/ PROMIS [Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System] upper extremity) 8 weeks after injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02361580
- Testing
- Diary
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Humeral Fractures
Glenohumeral Cortisone Injection
The objective of this project is to determine if giving a cortisone injection to patients with proximal humerus fractures who have stiff shoulders recover their range of motion.
- Trial name
- NCT04216017
- Testing
- kenalog, Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Nervous System Disorders
Dysport® Adult Upper Limb Spasticity Extension Study
The purpose of this research study is to assess the long term safety of Dysport® in hemiparetic subjects with upper limb spasticity due to stroke or traumatic brain injury over repeated treatment cycles.
- Trial name
- NCT01313312
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- 34 sites in United States, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Acquired Brain Injury
Effects of Combined Spinal Direct Current Stimulation on Upper Limb Recovery in Acquired Brain Injury
This study will compare different polarities of transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation combined with robotic-assisted arm training (RAT) in adults with acquired brain injury (ABI).
- Trial name
- NCT03100370
- Testing
- tsDCS-Anodal Stimulation, tsDCS-Cathodal Stimulation, Robotic-assisted training of arm and hand functions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Upper Extremity Fracture, Upper Extremity Dislocation
Progressive Splinting Status Post Elbow Fractures and Dislocations
The purpose of this study is to help determine if a static stretching brace in addition to physical therapy decreases the incidence of secondary operations, increases range of motion, and individual patient function.
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Fracture, Upper Extremity Dislocation, Fractures, Comminuted, Elbow Fracture
- Trial name
- JAS (NCT00580866)
- Testing
- JAS Brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Hand Injuries, Wrist Injuries
Study of A Long Lasting Local Anesthestic for Hand, Wrist or Finger Surgery
The purpose of this study is to compare Exparel, a new, long-lasting numbing medication and a shorter-acting nerve block to a traditional single-shot nerve block in patients having hand, wrist or finger surgery.
- Conditions
- Hand Injuries, Wrist Injuries, Finger Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02058303
- Testing
- Exparel Forearm block, Bupivacaine supraclavicular block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jose Soberon, MD
Lateral Epicondylitis
Phase II Study of the Effects of rhPDGF-BB Injection on Lateral Epicondylitis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor (rhPDGF-BB) Injection is effective in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow).
- Trial name
- NCT01746420
- Testing
- rhPDGF-BB Injection
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- BioMimetic Therapeutics
Acute Kidney Injury
A Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy and QoL Study of Human recAP in the Treatment of Patients With SA-AKI
The purpose of this study is to determine whether recombinant Alkaline Phosphatase (recAP) is effective and save, and to determine the most effective dose, in the treatment of patients with acute kidney injury caused by sepsis.
- Trial name
- STOP-AKI (NCT02182440)
- Testing
- recAP
- Where
- 58 sites in United States, Austria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- AM-Pharma
Distal Radius Fracture
Motor Imagery in Rehabilitation After a Distal Radius Fracture
The aim of this study is to determine whether motor imagery training during the immobilisation period in patients with a distal radius fracture, results in an improved functional outcome compared to patients who do not perform…
- Trial name
- MIDRF (NCT01921062)
- Testing
- Motor imagery
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Clinical Investigation of the Discovery™ Elbow System
The purpose of this study is to perform a five-year, multi-center prospective evaluation of the Discovery™ Elbow System for outcome and durability.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Avascular Necrosis, Humeral Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT00698867
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Biomet Orthopedics, LLC
Distal Radius Fractures
Do Generic Volar Locking Plates Provide Similar Outcomes at a Reduced Cost?
Across orthopedics, the investigators will be using the generic volar locking plates for patients undergoing open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the distal radius using a block schedule, meaning one month we the…
- Trial name
- NCT06343467
- Testing
- Generic Volar Locking Plate, Conventional Volar Locking Plate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute