Clinical trials: Upper Extremity Surgery
Tennis Elbow
Platelet Rich Plasma vs Open Surgery in the Treatment of Tennis Elbow
Chronic Lateral Epicondylar Tendinopathy is a debilitating condition that is associated with repetitive use of the forearm extensor muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT02755727
- Testing
- Platelet Rich Plasma Injection, Open Surgical Release
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Wrist Fracture, CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes)
EFFECTIVENESS OF GRADED MOTOR IMAGERY TO PREVENT CRPS IN PATIENTS WITH DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE AFTER SURGERY
The study would like show that patients who follow a protocol with GMI are less probability to develop CRPS
- Conditions
- Wrist Fracture, CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes), Distal Radius Fracture, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03937492
- Testing
- GMI protocol, Standard Rehabilitation Protocol
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ergoterapia Manoegomito Sagl
Cystoscopes, Baxter Anaesthesia Brand of Desflurane
Comparing Desflurane to Sevoflurane for the Effect on Recovery Time in Patients Undergoing Urological Cystoscope Surgery
This is a single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind, double-arm trial including 68 subjects scheduled to undergo urological cystoscope surgeries under general anesthesia (GA) with intubation through a laryngeal mask…
- Conditions
- Cystoscopes, Baxter Anaesthesia Brand of Desflurane, Sevoflurane
- Trial name
- NCT01219881
- Testing
- Desflurane, Sevoflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Amputation, Surgical
Improving Prosthetic Arms for Amputee: A Better Fit and More Functionality
This research and development will improve upon and investigate the potential validity of an innovative new transradial socket and harness design (the KSH system) that offers an alternative to standard hard sockets and rubber…
- Trial name
- KSH (NCT05990062)
- Testing
- K-Socket-Harness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention
Follow Up Study to Evaluate a Non-Surgical Device for Adult Male Circumcision for Screen Failure Subjects
It is well known from a range of observational and epidemiological studies that the lifetime risk of acquiring HIV among males can be significantly reduced via circumcision by 53%-60% and by up to 73% in post-trial observation.
- Conditions
- Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention, Screen Failure Subjects, Narrow Foreskin
- Trial name
- RMC-05 (NCT02281435)
- Testing
- PrePex™ device
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Rwanda
Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Study Evaluation of Recombinant Hirudin in Prophylaxis of Post-Operative Deep Vein Thrombosis
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of r-Hirudin RB variant 15 mg in DVT prophylaxis post major orthopedic operations
- Trial name
- Thromb-001 (NCT05847205)
- Testing
- r-Hirudin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MinaPharm Pharmaceuticals
Healthy
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Trial Comparing Epinephrine Versus Phenylephrine as a Vasoconstrictor in Regional Anesthesia for Upper Extremity Surgery
The study involves research, the purpose of which is to compare three different drug mixtures (Epinephrine, Phenylephrine 25 µg, or Phenylephrine 50 µg). Specifically, how long each medicine lasts will be studied.
- Trial name
- NCT00225043
- Testing
- Epinephrine/phenylephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Bone Fracture, Humerus Fracture
Effects of Photobiomodulation on Functional Recovery of Proximal Humerus Fractures
Among the various complications of the postoperative evolution of proximal humerus fractures (PHF) are pain and joint stiffness, generating significant functional limitation in the affected limb.
- Conditions
- Bone Fracture, Humerus Fracture, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT06113614
- Testing
- Physiotherapy, Photobiomodulation, Simulation of photobiomodulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Hand Injuries, Upper Extremity Injury
Lower Tourniquet Pressure Study
This study design is a prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial evaluating the quality of bloodless surgical field with lower tourniquet pressures based on systolic blood pressure (SBP) compared to standard…
- Trial name
- NCT04994405
- Testing
- Tourniquet Pressure
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Vascular Diseases
Minimal Inflation Tourniquet Pressure Using Induced Hypotension
Limb occlusion pressure (LOP) and arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) are the terms that mean the lowest tourniquet pressure required to stop the arterial blood flow into the limb distal to the cuff.
- Trial name
- NCT04055779
- Testing
- estimation method for arterial occlusion pressure, the limb occlusion pressure
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef 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
End-stage Lung Disease
Perioperative Recovery Outcomes of a Spontaneous Breathing-Preserving Strategy in Salvage Lung Transplantation
The goal of this prospective, multicenter, single-arm clinical study is to learn whether a breathing-preserved anesthesia-surgical strategy can improve early recovery and perioperative survival in adults undergoing rescue/bridge…
- Trial name
- NCT07384533
- Testing
- Lung transplantation that preserves spontaneous breathing function
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Distal Radius Fracture
What is the Rate of Surgical Treatment in Adult Patients With Displaced Distal Radius Fractures Managed According to the Danish National Clinical Practice Guidelines? - A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Through this study we aim to investigate the rate of DRFs initially treated with successful closed reduction (to an acceptable position, then immobilized in a plaster cast), that re-displace and end up requiring surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05722808
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nordsjaellands Hospital
Septal Deformity, Nasal Obstruction
A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Surgical Material for Nasal Septoplasty
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate safety and efficacy of TnR mesh for patients who need nasal septoplasty for septal deformity with nasal obstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT03088618
- Testing
- Nasal septoplasty
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- T&R Biofab Co., Ltd.
Opioid Abuse (Disorder), Opioid Analgesia
Reducing Opioid Use After Upper Extremity Surgery: Testing Lower Prescriptions and Pill Quantity
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate strategies for optimizing postoperative multimodal pain regimens and reducing opioid dependency in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery.
- Conditions
- Opioid Abuse (Disorder), Opioid Analgesia, Opioid Analgesic Adverse Reaction, Opioid Consumption
- Trial name
- NCT07750639
- Testing
- Naproxen, Acetaminophen, oxycodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Hand Injuries/Disease Requiring Surgery to the Hand
A Study Investigating Ways to Make Local Anaesthetic Hand Surgery Less Painful - Reducing Tourniquet Associated Pain
Hand surgery requires a reduced blood flow to the hand during the operation, which is achieved using a tourniquet (tightly inflated circumferential cuff) around the upper arm. However this tourniquet is painful.
- Trial name
- ReTAP (NCT01611064)
- Testing
- Oxygen, Medical air
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Brachial Plexus Block
Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block During Upper Limb Surgeries
Comparative Study Between Ketamine-Bupivacaine Versus Bupivacaine With Intravenous Ketamine Infusion In Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block During Upper limb Surgeries The techniques of regional anesthesia have become very…
- Trial name
- NCT05315271
- Testing
- Bupivacaine-ketamine injection, Bupivacaine injection with intravenous ketamine infusion
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Ischemia
Optimal Time Delay of Epinephrine Injection With "One-per-mil" Tumescent Solution
The aim of this study is to know the characteristic of "one-per-mil" tumescent solution in regards of the optimal time delay to achieve optimal visualization of operation field in hand and digit surgery. Hypothesis: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT02033681
- Testing
- "One-per-mil" Tumescent Solution Injection, Saline Solution
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Healthy
Timing of Subcutaneous Tranexamic Acid Injection in Mohs Micrographic Surgery
This study will compare postoperative bleeding after subcutaneous tranexamic acid (TXA) is administered during Mohs surgery either after tumor clearance and before reconstruction or after reconstruction and before bandage…
- Trial name
- NCT07807371
- Testing
- Subcutaneous TXA injection before reconstruction, Subcutaneous TXA injection after reconstruction
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cooper Health System
Hand Surgery, Wrist Surgery
The Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Nerve Blocks for Hand and Wrist Surgery
Patients undergoing hand, wrist, and elbow surgery may experience pain after surgery. The orthopedic surgeon may provide prescription pain medications after surgery to assist with pain control.
- Conditions
- Hand Surgery, Wrist Surgery, Elbow Surgery, Fracture Fixation
- Trial name
- NCT06806410
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine (LB), Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania