Clinical trials: Immobilization
Brain and Nervous System, Intracranial Neoplasm
Using a Head and Neck Maskless Immobilization Device For Patients With Intracranial Tumors
This pilot clinical trial studies how well head and neck maskless immobilization device works in immobilizing patients with head and neck cancers or intracranial tumors undergoing radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Brain and Nervous System, Intracranial Neoplasm, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03076255
- Testing
- Computed Tomography, Medical Device, Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Distal Radius Fracture
Four or Six Weeks of Immobilization in the Conservative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Population?
The purpose of this study is to compare if there are differences in wrist function and pain after a distal radius fracture treated conservatively with immobilization for 4 or 6 weeks in elderly patients after six months of…
- Trial name
- NCT05370365
- Testing
- Below elbow cast
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Metacarpal Fracture
Syndactyly Versus Closed Reduction in 5th Metacarpal Neck Fracture
This study aims to compare the functional results of two different therapeutic approaches in patients that present with a 5th metacarpal neck fracture.
- Trial name
- NCT03434587
- Testing
- Syndactyly, Reduction and inmobilization
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Hand Injuries, Action Observation
Effects of Early Sleep After Action Observation and Motor Imagery After Metacarpal Fracture Surgery
The study aimed to investigate the effects of early sleep after action observation and motor imagery (AOMI) training sessions on manual dexterity in patients with hand immobilization after surgical fixation for metacarpals and…
- Conditions
- Hand Injuries, Action Observation, Motor Imagery
- Trial name
- NCT06306885
- Testing
- Action observation plus motor imagery followed by sleep, Action observation plus motor imagery, Control
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Healthy
Forearm Immobilization, Metabolic Health, and Nutrition
The present study will investigate the impact of dietary branched chain amino acid restriction on muscle atrophy, insulin sensitivity and muscle protein synthesis following short-term forearm immobilization
- Trial name
- NCT04626401
- Testing
- Forearm immobilization
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Walking Cast Right Leg Immobilisation Effects, Aircast Right Leg Immobilisation Effects
The Effects of Lower Right Limb Orthopedic Immobilization on Driving Performance
Abstract Background: Effects of orthopedic immobilizations of the lower right limb on driving performances are unknown. Therefore, clinicians and legislators cannot put forth recommendations for road safety for patients requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT00950729
- Testing
- Driving with running shoes, Plaster cast, Driving with Aircast
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Age-associated Muscle Loss
AMG 745 in Subjects With Age-associated Muscle Loss
Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Dose Ranging Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AMG 745 in Age-associated Muscle Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00975104
- Testing
- AMG 745 0.3 mg/kg, AMG 745 1.0 mg/kg, AMG 745 3.0 mg/kg
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Laryngeal Mask, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
A Comparison of Ambu® AuraGain™ Laryngeal Mask Airway and I-gel in Adult
The supraglottic airway device(SAD), as an alternative to the endotracheal tube is inserted into the oral cavity and seals the upper esophagus and the surrounding tissue, effectively securing airway.
- Trial name
- NCT03544749
- Testing
- Ambu® AuraGain™, I-gel
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Distal Radius Fracture
Well-arm Exercise in Distal Radius Fractures
A single center randomized control study. Patients >18 years with isolated distal radius fractures treated non-operatively will be randomly assigned to either the treatment group (exercise of contralateral "well" arm) or control…
- Trial name
- NCT04089709
- Testing
- Well-arm Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Venous Access, Endovascular Procedures
Postprocedural Bed-Rest Strategies After Transfemoral Venous Interventions
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether shorter periods of immobilization and bed rest after femoral venous interventional procedures can be safely used in adult patients undergoing peripheral venous interventions…
- Conditions
- Venous Access, Endovascular Procedures, Early Ambulation, Femoral Vein
- Trial name
- TVI-COMFORT (NCT07807787)
- Testing
- 2-hour Immobilization and Bed Rest, 4-hour Immobilization and Bed Rest, 8-hour Immobilization and Bed Rest
- Volunteers
- 1,550 people
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
Head and Neck Cancer
Optimising Patient Experience in Head and Neck Radiotherapy
This study is a phase III, randomized, single-centre, multiple arm trial examining the set-up accuracy of three different types of immobilization methods for head and neck cancer patients receiving radical radiation therapy.
- Trial name
- OPEN (NCT06327139)
- Testing
- Conventional 5 point closed face immobilisation mask., 5 point open face immobilization mask, 3 point open face immobilization mask
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Irish Research Radiation Oncology Group
Muscle Loss
The Effect of Creatine on Muscle Loss
The primary aim of this study is to determine the effect of creatine supplementation on muscle mass loss during short-term immobilisation in healthy, young people.
- Trial name
- CML (NCT01894737)
- Testing
- Creatine supplementation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Muscle Weakness
Mitigating Neural Hypoexcitability and Weakness During Disuse in Women
Clinical trial The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how muscle weakness and atrophy develop during short periods of arm immobilization and whether a type of exercise called cross-education can help reduce these effects in…
- Trial name
- MiND (NCT07166198)
- Testing
- Wrist immobilization, Resistance training, Resistance training rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kansas State University
Acromioclavicular Joint Injury, Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation
Contralateral Resistance Training During Immobilization in Patients With Acromioclavicular Joint Injury
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of contralateral eccentric and concentric resistance training performed during the immobilization period following acromioclavicular joint injury.
- Trial name
- CROSS-ACD (NCT07628361)
- Testing
- Contralateral Eccentric Resistance Training, Contralateral Concentric Resistance Training
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional Andres Bello
Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Weakness
Evaluating Muscle Function After Ankle Surgery
Patients who are forced to rest or reduce activity as a result of illness, injury, or surgery often experience resulting muscle weakness.
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Weakness, Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT00060970
- Testing
- Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Forearm Fracture
The Effectiveness of Cross-training on an Immobilised Forearm
The cross-training phenomenon is the increase in muscle strength in the contralateral limb when one limb is exercised. Limited studies have shown that it prevents immobilisation-induced muscle weakness in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT06562218
- Testing
- isokinetic strengthening exercise, conventional exercise programm
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Dilara Ekici Zincirci
Shoulder Fracture
Efficacy of Shoulder Mobilisation Versus Conventional Immobilisation for Nonsurgically Proximal Humerus Fracture
Background: Nonsurgical proximal humerus fracture is common, causing prolonged disability, for which the time to begin rehabilitation is not well determined.
- Trial name
- NCT00326794
- Testing
- mobilisation (rehabilitation)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Immobilization, Muscle Disuse Atrophy
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation During Immobilization Due to Ankle Fractures
Rationale: Situations such as fractures of the lower extremity can necessitate a prolonged period of immobilization in otherwise healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- ANKL-ES (NCT02469506)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Fracture Finger
Buddy Taping Compared to Splint Immobilization for Displaced Paediatric Finger Fractures
Fracture immobilization with Buddy taping is not inferior to Splint immobilization for non-displaced extra-articular paediatric finger fractures. However, whether the same applies for reduced finger fractures is unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT04068935
- Testing
- fracture immobilization after reduction of displaced finger fractures
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Rotator Cuff Tear
Effect of Postoperative Immobilization on Healing After Rotator Cuff Arthroscopic Repair
The study aims to establish whether one month postoperative immobilization compared early passive motion after rotator cuff arthroscopic repair in small or medium ruptures with double row technique has any healing significance.
- Trial name
- NCT01502098
- Testing
- Postoperative early passive motion, Sling
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires