Clinical trials: Work Injury
Chorioamnionitis, Cerebral Palsy
Early Identification of Brain Insult in Chorioamnionitis
Premature breaking of the amniotic fluids during pregnancy caries high risk for infection of the amniotic fluid. One of the results of chorioamnionitis is brain injury of the fetus.
- Trial name
- NCT01778725
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Hyperthermia, Fatigue; Heat
Work Design Interventions for Older Workers During Consecutive Days in the Heat
The goal of this project is to compare different ways to schedule a workday to see if older workers should follow a specific work protocol to reduce strain on the heart and muscles across two consecutive days of work.
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Fatigue; Heat, Work-Related Condition
- Trial name
- NCT07046026
- Testing
- Standard work pace, Additional rest breaks
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress
Initial Stay Times and Heat Mitigation Controls for Uncompensable Occupational Heat Stress - Part III
Occupational heat stress directly threatens workers' ability to live healthy and productive lives. Heat exposed workers are at an elevated risk of experiencing impaired work performance and cognitive function leading to a greater…
- Conditions
- Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress, Heat Exposure, Heat Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT06630832
- Testing
- Simulated work in the heat with no cooling during rest breaks, Simulated work in the heat with partial cooling during rest breaks, Simulated work in the heat with full cooling during rest breaks
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Premature Birth, Cerebral Palsy
Neuro-biomechanical Determinants for Motor Behavior in High-risk Infants
This project focuses on motor development, muscle growth and muscle activity. Using advanced, instrumented tests such as , the link between muscles and the movement characteristics will be studied.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Cerebral Palsy, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Brain Injuries
- Trial name
- BAMBI (NCT06111898)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 348 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
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
Preterm, Patent Ductus Arteriosus
NeoDoppler: New Ultrasound Technology for Continuous Monitoring of Cerebral Circulation Pilot
Non-invasive tools for monitoring of course of disease are important and necessary in the treatment of pre-term/premature infants and sick neonates.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Sepsis, Asphyxia
- Trial name
- CE-NeoDoppler (NCT06646250)
- Testing
- NeoDoppler - CE certified
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Work Injury, Work-related Illness
Effectiveness of Exercises Given Along With Ergonomics Training in Textile Workers
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of ergonomic training and exercise training given to workers in a textile factory.
- Trial name
- NCT06484569
- Testing
- Control, exercise and cranio sacral therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Rehabilitation, Working Memory
The Neural Substrates for Working Memory Training
This study aims to conduct a contrast study on the characteristics of functional and structural connectivity of neural networks of working memory in patients with acquired brain injury versus normal controls, using resting-state…
- Trial name
- WMT (NCT03012269)
- Testing
- Working memory training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Rehabilitation Research Center
Job Stress, Workplace Stress
Breath Regulation and Yogic Exercise An Online Therapy for Calm and Happiness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study will examine the feasibility of conducting an online Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in frontline hospital and long term care healthcare staff in managing COVID-19 patients in London, ON.
- Conditions
- Job Stress, Workplace Stress, Compassion Fatigue, Psychological Trauma
- Trial name
- BREATH (NCT04368676)
- Testing
- Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY), Health Enhancement Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Labor, Pelvic Floor Disorder
Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Before Induction of Labour and Labour Outcome
Pregnancy and vaginal birth are the main causes of pelvic floor disorders such as urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
- Conditions
- Labor, Pelvic Floor Disorder, Labor Stage, Second, Induced Labor
- Trial name
- LEVATOR-IOL (NCT07797387)
- Testing
- Three-dimensional transperineal pelvic floor ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Fractures, Bone, Serious Fall-related Injuries
Working to Increase Stability Through Exercise
The investigators propose a 36-month multi-center randomized effectiveness trial to compare the impact of an Enhanced Usual Care (Control) intervention, with Exercise Coaching (Exercise), on Serious Fall-Related Injuries (SFI) in…
- Trial name
- WISE (NCT02714257)
- Testing
- Enhanced Usual Care plus Exercise Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Spine Injury
Trunk Extension Endurance Among Physical Therapy Students
College students from physical therapy department will be assigned into four groups. Participants will be tested for trunk extensors endurance and will be given endurance training program to do at home for 6 to 8 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT03107676
- Testing
- trunk extensors endurance training
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
Psychological Well-being, Secondary Traumatic Stress
The Effect of Web-Based Compassion-Focused Structured Writing Programs on Well-Being in Midwives Working in Delivery Rooms
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of a web-based compassion-focused writing program and a reflective writing program on psychological well-being, self-compassion, postpartum trauma-related stress…
- Conditions
- Psychological Well-being, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Occupational Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07699887
- Testing
- Compassion-Focused Writing Program, Reflective Writing Program
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Risk of Heat Stress
Occupational Heat Stress on Workers' Productivity
Workplace heat exposure affects billions of people during their everyday work activities. Occupational heat stress impairs workers' health and capacity to perform manual labour.
- Trial name
- NCT04160728
- Testing
- Work/ rest scenario, Hydration scenario, Clothing scenario
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Petros Dinas
Musculoskeletal Strain, Ergonomics
Ergonomic Challenges for Surgeons; The Problem and Solutions
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are highly prevalent among surgeons. Despite growing awareness, there remains a lack of detailed data on the specific postures that contribute to ergonomic risk, particularly within…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Strain, Ergonomics, Posture
- Trial name
- NCT06938958
- Testing
- Video and Motion Analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Inflammatory Cytokines Associated With Perinatal Brain Injury
This observational study assessed whether measurements of certain pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the blood (either singly or in combination) at birth and/or up to day of life 21 can predict cerebral palsy at…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- Cytokines (NCT01035697)
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,067 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Fever After Misoprostol Administration for the Treatment of Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage
This study will evaluate side effects after sublingual misoprostol (600 mcg) as a first-line treatment for primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to suspected uterine atony.
- Trial name
- NCT01080846
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Occupational Exposure, Musculoskeletal Pain
Can Work be Organized to Become More Health Promoting for Employees in Home Care Services?
This is a two-group, cluster randomized controlled trial designed to assess a health promoting intervention in the home care sector.
- Conditions
- Occupational Exposure, Musculoskeletal Pain, Work-related Injury, Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- GoldiCare (NCT05487027)
- Testing
- Goldilocks work principle
- Where
- 11 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Thermally Neutral Condition With Light-intensity Work, Thermally Neutral Condition With Moderate-intensity Work
Evaluating Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Acute and Chronic Heat Stress on Maternal and Fetal Health
This study examined the effects of environmental heat and physical work on maternal thermoregulation and fetal physiology in late pregnancy.
- Conditions
- Thermally Neutral Condition With Light-intensity Work, Thermally Neutral Condition With Moderate-intensity Work, Warm Condition With Light-intensity Work, Warm Condition With Moderate-intensity Work
- Trial name
- GaHPS (NCT07326176)
- Testing
- Heat and Physical Work Exposure Protocol
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Preterm, Ventilator Lung; Newborn
Evaluation of Nasal Non Invasive Ventilation in Management of Neonates With Respiratory Distress Using Lung Ultrasound
This study aims to evaluate the effect of non-invasive ventilation (nIPPV) , (nCPAP), and nasal high flow cannula (NHFC) as a primary mode of ventilation in preterm neonates <37 gestational week with moderate to severe RD using…
- Trial name
- NCT06550219
- Testing
- Nasal humidified heated high flow cannula (NHHHC), Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), Nasal continuous positive airway pressure NCPAP
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University