Clinical trials: Lower Extremity
Lower Limb and Combined Lower Limb and Upper Limb Spasticity Due to Cerebral Palsy
Long-term Open-label Study of Botulinumtoxin Type A to Treat Spasticity of Leg(s) or Leg(s) and Arm in Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether injections of Botulinum toxin type A into muscles of the leg(s) or of leg(s) and one arm are safe in treating children/adolescents (age 2-17 years) long-term with increased muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT01905683
- Testing
- IncobotulinumtoxinA (16-20 Units per kg body weight)
- Where
- 43 sites in Austria, Czechia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
IL-1RA Treatment in Patients With Acute ACL Tear and Painful Effusions
Injury to the knee during sports participation often involves partial or full detachment of the anterior cruciate ligament (abbreviated as ACL). ACL tears cause pain, swelling and inflammation.
- Trial name
- EASI ACL (NCT02930122)
- Testing
- anakinra (150mg), Saline intraarticularly
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Cale Jacobs, PhD
Recurrent Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Stage I Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma AJCC v7
Preoperative Thalidomide With Radiation Therapy For Patients With Low-Grade Primary Soft Tissue Sarcoma or Thalidomide With Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy For Patients With High-Grade or Intermediate-Grade Primary Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Arm, Leg, or Body Wall
Thalidomide may stop the growth of soft tissue sarcoma by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Stage I Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma AJCC v7, Stage II Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma AJCC v7, Stage III Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT00089544
- Testing
- Dacarbazine, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Filgrastim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Restless Legs Syndrome
REQUIP RLS Post Marketing Surveillance
post-marketing surveillance to monitor safety and efficacy of ropinirole during using of treatment for RLS
- Trial name
- REQUIP RLS PMS (NCT01327339)
- Testing
- Ropinirole
- Volunteers
- 755 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
ACL, ACL Injury
Acupuncture ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)
Acupuncture research in regards to PONV has been fairly well established, however, studies about perioperative pain control and acupuncture are a little more murky.
- Conditions
- ACL, ACL Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
- Trial name
- NCT03711734
- Testing
- Acupuncture + Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Patellar Instability, Patellar Dislocation
Torsion of the Tibial Tuberosity, a New Factor of Patellar Instability?
Patellar instability (recurrent patellar dislocation) can occur at any age. It is most often seen in young subjects, especially among adolescents. It is commonly accompanied by anatomical factors.
- Trial name
- NCT03304119
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Deficiency of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Comparison of Three Methods for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to determine the difference in quality of life outcome at two years, in patients undergoing an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction procedure with either a patellar…
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Deficiency of Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Chronic Instability of Knee, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00529958
- Testing
- Patellar Tendon, Hamstring Tendon, Double-Bundle
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Cerebral Palsy, Muscle Spasticity
Dysport® Pediatric Lower Limb Spasticity Follow-on Study
The purpose of this research study was to determine the long term safety and efficacy of repeated treatments with Dysport® used in the treatment of lower limb spasticity in children with dynamic equinus foot deformity due to…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Muscle Spasticity, Children
- Trial name
- NCT01251380
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Chile and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Tear of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Trial Evaluating Postop Pain and Muscle Strength Among Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Ambulatory ACL Reconstruction
Despite the apparent multifaceted benefit in differentiating blockade sites and duration of nerve blockade, the efficacy of continuous adductor canal blockade utilized specifically in ACL reconstruction has not been extensively…
- Trial name
- NCT02584452
- Testing
- Mepivacaine, adductor canal continuous nerve catheter, Normal Saline as bolus followed by bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Electrical Stimulation and Eccentric Exercise for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
Quadriceps muscle weakness is a common consequence of ACL injury. This muscle weakness is considered to result from neural inhibition preventing full muscle contraction and is referred to as arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI).
- Trial name
- NCT01555567
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation, Eccentric Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Knee Injury
Needleless Jet Injected (J-Tip) Lidocaine in Children Undergoing Regional Anesthesia Prior to Knee Arthroscopy
Purpose of this study is to investigate the pain outcomes and satisfaction of pain relief for pediatric patients receiving needleless jet-injected (J-Tip) lidocaine prior to regional anesthesia with femoral and/or sciatic nerve…
- Trial name
- NCT02649322
- Testing
- J-Tip, Syringe and 25 gauge needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Orlando Health, Inc.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Twice Weekly Steroids and Exercise as Therapy for DMD
The study team will determine the potential of low dose twice weekly prednisone and whether exercise training can synergize to delay disease progression and improve muscle strength/physical function in boys with Duchenne muscular…
- Trial name
- NCT04322357
- Testing
- Prednisone, Exercise Training on standard steroid regimen, Exercise training on twice-weekly steroids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Pediatrics, Muscle Spasticity
BOTOX® Treatment in Pediatric Lower Limb Spasticity
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of BOTOX® (botulinum toxin Type A) in pediatric patients with lower limb spasticity.
- Conditions
- Pediatrics, Muscle Spasticity, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT01603628
- Testing
- botulinum toxin Type A
- Where
- 53 sites in United States, Hungary and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Allergan
Ankle Injuries
Investigation of Corticosteroid Versus Placebo Injection in Patients With Syndesmotic Ligament Injury or High Ankle Sprain
This study evaluates the use of corticosteroids acutely as an adjuvant treatment of the high ankle sprain. Subjects will receive either a corticosteroid or a local anesthetic injection.
- Trial name
- NCT02892500
- Testing
- bupivacaine hydrochloride and betamethasone sodium phosphate, bupivacaine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Clubfoot
Clubfoot Tenotomy Trial
Infants undergoing Ponseti treatment for idiopathic clubfoot often require percutaneous tendoachilles lengthening (TAL) after serial casting.
- Trial name
- ClubTT (NCT04766684)
- Testing
- Jet injection of 1% lidocaine, 4% liposomal lidocaine cream
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
ACL Injury, Post Operative Pain
iPACK for Post-op Pain Following ACL Reconstruction
This study will consist of patients 12 years and older undergoing ACL reconstruction using a quadriceps or bone-patella tendon bone (BTB) graft.
- Trial name
- NCT05498870
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block (ACB) Only, Adductor Canal Block (ACB) + iPACK Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Deformity, Defect, Congenital
Observational Study on JuniOrtho Plating System for Deformities and Fractures Treatment in Lower Limb
Orthofix Srl put the JPS on the European market (2019) by the mean of a pre-market clinical evaluation made under the Medical Device Directive (MDD) requirements that were based on the analysis of the scientific literature of…
- Conditions
- Deformity, Defect, Congenital, Trauma
- Trial name
- JPS (NCT05245617)
- Testing
- JuniOrtho™ Plating System™
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Orthofix s.r.l.
Clubfoot
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Non-pharmacologic Analgesic Techniques for Casting of Clubfoot Infants
While it has been shown that sucrose or milk ingestion decreases pain responses in heel sticks, no study up to this point has determined the best intervention for decreasing the pain response during casting for clubfoot…
- Trial name
- NCT02395185
- Testing
- Milk bottle administration, Water bottle administration, Sucrose bottle administration
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Sickle Cell Leg Ulcer
Test of the Safety, Effectiveness, & Acceptability of An Improvised Dressing for Sickle Cell Leg Ulcers in the Tropics
One in 300 Jamaicans have HbSS sickle cell disease, and of these, up to 70% will suffer from sickle cell leg ulcers (SCLUs). Of these, 24% will have a chronic SCLU (one lasting longer than 6 months).
- Trial name
- SCLUJamaica (NCT04479618)
- Testing
- Usual Practice, Improvised dressing, Advanced dressing
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Benskin, Linda, PhD, RN, SRN (Ghana), CWCN, CWS, DAPWCA
Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy
Botulinum Toxin Effects on Plantar Ulcer Recurrence
The purpose of this grant is to collect pilot data to assess the amount of botulinum toxin that needs to be injected into the calf muscles of subjects with diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and a plantar ulcer to decrease…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy, Plantar Ulcers
- Trial name
- NCT00845897
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine