Clinical trials: Needle Injury
Glove Perforations, Needlestick Injuries
A Trial of Blunt Needles for the Reduction of Needlestick Injuries During Cesarean Section
The objective of this study was to determine if blunt needle use during cesarean section closure protects against glove perforation and percutaneous injury to the surgeon and surgical assistant.
- Trial name
- NCT00844636
- Testing
- Sharp needle, Blunt needles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Chronic Tendinopathy
Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy (PNT) Versus Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) With PNT in the Treatment of Chronic Tendinosis
Tendinopathy is a clinical syndrome of chronic pain and tendon degeneration that impairs a person's ability to perform daily activities and recreation.
- Trial name
- NCT01833598
- Testing
- PNT + PRP, PNT alone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Physical Therapy Modalities, Pain Measurement
How to Reduce Dry Needling Pain in Treatment of Trigger Points of Muscle Triceps Sural in Ankle Post Fracture Patients
Ankle fractures are one of the main causes of hospitalization due to injuries in Chile, which also have a discharge and partial load time of approximately 12 weeks in the recovery process.
- Conditions
- Physical Therapy Modalities, Pain Measurement, Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial, Ankle Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT05193695
- Testing
- Treadmill exercise
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Becerra, Pablo
Cardiac Arrest, Needle Stick
Needle Stick Injuries in Emergency Medical Service Practice
During the pandemic era, medical personnel should wear full protective suits. However, they limit the performance of medical procedures. One of the main questions is whether to use double gloves.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Needle Stick, Injuries, Glowe
- Trial name
- NCT04363788
- Testing
- double gloves
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Lazarski University
Needle Injury
Investigation and Analysis of the NIS Protection Level and Influencing Factors of Clinical Nurses
To investigate and analyze differences in the incidence of needle stick injuries and the influencing factors among clinical nurses in different economic regions.
- Trial name
- NCT06733779
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 17,164 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
Accuracy of Needle Placement Into The Subacromial Space of The Shoulder
This study attempts to determine the most accurate route for injection of the subacromial bursa in patients with rotator cuff tendonitis. Typically, in medical practice, one of the routes of injection is used.
- Trial name
- NCT01330641
- Testing
- Injection of Subacromial Bursa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Education Training, Nursing Skills
"Effectiveness of Basic Nursing Educational Interventions on Primary Healthcare Paramedics: A Quasi-Experimental Approach"
Expected Significance of the Study: Improved Patient Outcomes: Paramedics often serve as the first point of contact for patients in primary healthcare settings.
- Conditions
- Education Training, Nursing Skills, Primary Healthcare, Education, Nursing
- Trial name
- NCT06523907
- Testing
- Intervention Basic Nursing skills, Control Present Knowledge about basic nursing skill
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SINA Health Education and Welfare Trust
Needlestick Injuries
Blunt Needles do Not Reduce Needlestick Injuries to Doctors During Suturing After Child-Birth
The hypothesis for this study is that use of blunt tipped needles used during the repair of an episiotomy (tear in the vagina after childbirth) will result in fewer needlestick injuries to the surgeon.
- Trial name
- NCT00536289
- Testing
- Blunt needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 438 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Prospective Comparison of Adductor Canal Block Performed With a Multiport Versus Single Bevel Needle
Early ambulation after knee replacement surgery is made possible in large part by providing safe and effective pain control. Peripheral nerve blocks are increasingly used for postoperative analgesia since they can provide…
- Trial name
- NCT02786888
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Pain, Spinal Cord Injuries
Randomized Comparative Trial for Persistent Pain in Spinal Cord Injury: Acupuncture vs Aspecific Needle Skin Stimulation
Pain is one of the most common problems in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and persistent pain (that can be of different origin: nociceptive, neuropathic or mixed) is often poorly responsive to pharmacological therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03170557
- Testing
- Traditional chinese acupuncture, Aspecific needle skin stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute S.p.A.
Needle Stick
Simulated Clinical Use Testing on Safety Lancets (Test A)
A simulated clinical use testing on the HTL-Strefa's safety lancets
- Trial name
- NCT03807635
- Testing
- ergoLance safety lancet, Acti-Lance safety lancet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HTL-Strefa S.A.
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Injection Site Reactions
Study to Evaluate the Need of Needle Change for Application of Intramuscular, Subcutaneous and Intradermal Injection.
Comparing the pain intensity on a numeric scale (0-10) with intramuscular and subcutaneous injection between a retractable fixed syringe needle and the technique involving needle exchange; Comparing bruise formation following…
- Trial name
- NCT01271608
- Testing
- needle exchange
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,240 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital M'Boi Mirim
Median Sternotomy
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Dermal Injections of JVS-100 Given to Adults Receiving Median Sternotomy
This study will investigate the safety and efficacy of using JVS-100 to accelerate wound healing and reduce scar formation in subjects receiving surgical incisions ("sternotomies") during cardiovascular surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01657045
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- SironRX Therapeutics, Inc.
Rotator Cuff Tear
Arthroscopic Trans-osseous Rotator-Cuff Repair Using the Giant-Needle and Grand-Knot Technique.
The purpose of this study is to compare a novel, cost-effective arthroscopic trans-osseous rotator cuff repair technique, known as the 'Grand-Knot' technique, against the standard repair using all-suture anchors.
- Trial name
- NCT07327437
- Testing
- Grand-Knot Technique, All-Suture Anchors (Y-Knot RC)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Sherif Hamdy Zawam
Dupuytren's Disease, Surgical Incision
Tolerance and Efficacy Study of Second-line Surgery After Percutaneous Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's Disease.
As part of a graduated medical-surgical strategy, and in our practice, surgery for Dupuytren's disease appears as a second-line treatment indicated in a situation of failure after treatment with percutaneous needle…
- Trial name
- URAM3 (NCT04164953)
- Testing
- Surgical treatment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Epicondylitis
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in Chronic Epicondylitis
Background Tendinopathy is a difficult problem to manage and can result in significant patient morbidity. Currently, the clinical use of PRP in painful tendons is widespread but its efficacy remains controversial.
- Trial name
- B-PRPtendon (NCT01945528)
- Testing
- US-guided tenotomy with PRP, US-guided tenotomy with lidocaine
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Jose Ignacio Martin
Spinal Anesthesia, Intracranial Pressure Change
Effect of Spinal Needle Type on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
The optic nerve sheath is a continuation of the dura mater, extending along the subarachnoid space surrounding the optic nerve. Consequently, changes in intracranial pressure cause an augmentation or contraction in the diameter…
- Conditions
- Spinal Anesthesia, Intracranial Pressure Change, Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter, Orthopedic Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT06497634
- Testing
- 25 PP, 25 Q, 27 Q
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital
Bleeding, Hypoxia
Video-guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy (PCT) Versus Conventional PCT: Comparing Safety and Efficacy
The purpose of this study is to compare the feasibility, safety, efficacy and ease of performance of a video-assisted PCT (via an endotracheal tube embedded with a mini video-camera) with the standard ("blind") PCT technique.
- Conditions
- Bleeding, Hypoxia, Atelectasis, Pneumothorax
- Trial name
- NCT01012518
- Testing
- Standard PCT, Video-guided PCT
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Thyroid Diseases, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury
Endotracheal Tube Versus Transcartilage Needle Electrodes for Nerve Monitoring in Thyroid Surgery
Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy is most commonly performed with surface electrodes embedded in the endotracheal tube (ETT).
- Conditions
- Thyroid Diseases, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Thyroid Nodule
- Trial name
- TRANSCOMP (NCT07902349)
- Testing
- Transcartilage needle electrode recording, Endotracheal tube surface electrode recording
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Abscess, Cellulitis
Incision and Drainage Versus Needle Aspiration in Soft Tissue Abscesses
The incidence of skin and soft tissue infections has increased dramatically over the last decade, in part due to increased prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).
- Trial name
- NCT01085929
- Testing
- Incision and Drainage, Ultrasound Guided Aspiration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester