Clinical trials: Upper Extremity Trauma
Identification of Home Fall Hazards
Comparison of Home-based Video, Paper/Print Checklist and Professional Home Assessment in Detection of Fall Hazards at Home
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and potential impact of video analysis of footage taken with a GoPro camera video in comparison to a homeowner checklist or gold standard home assessment as a means of…
- Trial name
- NCT02775604
- Testing
- Video based/Therapists' rating of comprehensive-home-fall-hazard-checklist (vt-CHFHC), Paper based/Patient self-rating of comprehensive-home-fall-hazard-checklist (pp-CHFHC)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Evaluation of a Motorised Prosthetic Knee
The study will investigate the effect over time of the Power Knee (Össur) on performance during daily activities in people with a unilateral transfemoral amputation, will determine subjective feelings and gait kinematics over…
- Trial name
- MOKI-B (NCT05407545)
- Testing
- Current prosthesis, Active Prosthesis (PowerKnee)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Distal Radius Fracture
Hematoma Block for Distal Radius Fracture
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of ultrasound guided hematoma block versus traditional "blind" hematoma block for analgesia in distal radius fracture reduction.
- Trial name
- Hematoma Block (NCT02346929)
- Testing
- ultrasound guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Core Stabilization Training in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (SIS) is one of the most common shoulder problems. The core region is considered a kinetic link that facilitates the transfer of torque and angular momentum between the upper and lower extremities…
- Trial name
- NCT05966298
- Testing
- Core stabilization training, Standart Rehabilitation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Distal Radius Fracture
Early Mobilization Following Volar Locking Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures
The overall purpose of this study is to establish the utility of early mobilization in improving patient satisfaction following plate and screw fixation of wrist fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT05033938
- Testing
- Early Mobilization Protocol, Late Mobilization Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health
Elbow Tendinopathy, Golfer's Elbow
Piezowave for Treatment on Lateral and Medial Elbow Tendinopathies
Within the outpatient rehabilitation clinic, therapists provide therapeutic interventions to treat patients with various tendinopathies, including lateral and medial epicondylosis.
- Conditions
- Elbow Tendinopathy, Golfer's Elbow, Medial Epicondylitis, Lateral Epicondylitis
- Trial name
- NCT04241484
- Testing
- Piezowave 2
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Upper Limb Function, Upper Limb Pain
Upper Limb Functional Index
To translate and validate the Upper Limb Functional Index into Albanian for use in the Albanian-speaking population.
- Conditions
- Upper Limb Function, Upper Limb Pain, Upper Limb; Injury, Superficial, Multiple, Upper Limb Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- ULFI-A (NCT06834919)
- Testing
- Observational
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Radius Fracture Distal
Complications in Distal Radius Fracture
BACKGROUND. Distal radius fractures (FRD) are up to 17% of all diagnosed fractures and are the most commonly treated fractures in adult orthopedic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03311633
- Testing
- Percutaneous pinning time
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carlos A Acosta-Olivo
Distal Radius Fracture
Evaluating Validity of Ultrasonography in Determining Distal Radius Fracture Reduction
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether ultrasonography guidance compare with the simple radiography aids in determining the adequacy of distal radius fracture reduction.
- Trial name
- NCT01823692
- Testing
- ultrasonography
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Prevention
Early Mobilisation of the Distal Radius Fracture
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the effectiveness of early therapy in 14 patients with a distal radius fracture DRF resulting from injury, as the study group.
- Trial name
- NCT06258928
- Testing
- Functional examination
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Amputation, Traumatic
Studying Electromyographic Activity in Patients With Upper Limb Amputations
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which the Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface ( i.e. reinnervation of partial muscle grafts by residual peripheral nerves) enables both the generation of…
- Trial name
- NCT02956603
- Testing
- Fine wire EMG electrodes
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Athletic Injuries
Validity of an Upper Extremity Physical Performance Test Battery in Healthy Athletes
This project comprises two studies; a cross-sectional study and a prospective study. 1. The cross-sectional study aims to develop and validate a new sport-specific test battery (PROMs, analytical and physical performance tests)…
- Trial name
- VAL_PPT_H (NCT06153121)
- Testing
- Physical performance test - Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST), Physical performance test - modified Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (m-CKCUEST), Physical performance test - Seated Seated Single Arm Shot Put Test (SSASPT)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Distal Radius Fracture
Retrograde Elastic Nailing With Pollar K-wire in Metaphyseal Diaphyseal Fracture of Distal Radius in Pediatric Patients
Distal radius fractures are the most common fractures in the pediatric population . It accounts for 35% of all pediatric fractures .
- Trial name
- NCT07162142
- Testing
- elastic nailing with pollar K.wire
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
Distal Radius Fractures
Impact of Early ADL Education on Outcomes Post DRF ORIF
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT). This RCT which will study the effect of performing daily activities early after a distal radius fracture being treated with surgical intervention of open reduction and internal…
- Trial name
- NCT06251206
- Testing
- ADL/Postoperative Instruction, Postoperative Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Tibial Fractures, Surgery
Clinical Validation of the C-Arm Rotational View (CARV) to Avoid Rotational Malalignment After Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures.
Tibia shaft fractures are common long bone fractures in the field of Orthopaedic Trauma. In the USA, a total of 492.000 tibial fractures were reported per year by the National Center of Health Statistics (NCHS).
- Conditions
- Tibial Fractures, Surgery, Complication,Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT05459038
- Testing
- C-Arm Rotational View (CARV)
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Radius Fracture Distal, Hematoma
Systemic Absorption of Lidocaine After Hematoma Block
This study will measure in children how much numbing medicine, lidocaine, is absorbed into the bloodstream after it is injected into a blood clot (hematoma) around a forearm fracture for pain control when the broken bone is moved…
- Conditions
- Radius Fracture Distal, Hematoma, Lidocaine, Pediatrics
- Trial name
- NCT04359017
- Testing
- Lidocaine 1% Injectable Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Basilar Thumb Arthritis, Wrist Fracture
Measurement of Grip and Pinch Forces Needed for Activities of Daily Living, Work and Prehistoric Stone Tool Production
Very little is known about the pinch and grip forces that are critical for activities of daily living (ADL) or work. Human success in evolution is a result of the combination of great brain power and great hand ability to…
- Conditions
- Basilar Thumb Arthritis, Wrist Fracture, Measure Pressure Distribution and Resultant Forces Needed
- Trial name
- NCT03316768
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Wound Healing
Wound Healing in Healthy Volunteers
The skin plays a critical role in protection where it acts as a barrier from damage and pathogens between the external and internal environments.
- Trial name
- NCT03433820
- Testing
- Observation of wound healing
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Human Drug Research, Netherlands
Lateral Epicondylitis, Prevention
Effects of 8 Weeks of Two Exercise Programs on Risk Factors Associated With Epicondylitis in Amateur Padel Players
Background: The physical demands of padel can increase the risk of injuries, particularly lateral epicondylitis in the elbow. Key risk factors include deficits in forearm muscle strength and rotator cuff weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT07667491
- Testing
- Strenght exercises
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Allied Health Sciences of Porto (ESTSP) - Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP)
Upper Limb Injury
The RISMUS Cohort Study: Risk Among Music Students.
This observational cohort study involves repeated cross-sectional observations in order to identify those factors associated with increased risk of PRMDs among music students.
- Trial name
- RISMUS (NCT03622190)
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Margaret University