Clinical trials: Electric Stimulation
Venous Thrombosis
A Comparison of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Intermittent Pneumatic Compression in Terms of Lower Limb Blood Flow
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a life threatening condition and a serious concern among hospitalized patients, with death occurring in approximately 6% of cases.
- Trial name
- NCT01886612
- Testing
- Duo-STIM neuromuscular electrical stimulator, AV Impulse System Model 6000
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Muscle Fatigue, Functional Electrical Stimulation
Recumbent Cycling and Functional Electrical Stimulation for Lower Limb Rehabilitation
This study evaluates two different control strategies for a rehabilitation device that combines recumbent leg-cycling with functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the quadriceps muscle.
- Conditions
- Muscle Fatigue, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- BiciFES (NCT07873424)
- Testing
- Fatigue-Feedback FES Control Strategy, Standard FES Control Strategy
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Council of Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina
Healthy
Electrical Stimulation With Different Currents: the Effects on Force, Tolerance and Fatigue in Healthy Subjects
Muscle strength is the amount of force generated by muscle contraction. It could be measured with an isometric dynamometer. This is a validated tool that could be used to measure Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) and…
- Trial name
- NCT03340337
- Testing
- Neo-Russian, Aussie, RBS
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud Fundación H.A. Barceló
Tinnitus
Impact of Neurostimulation on Patterns of Brain Electrical Activity in Patients With Tinnitus
Relating the electroencephalogram findings of patients with tinnitus before and after a therapeutic modality is still scarce in the literature, especially with neuromodulatory methods, more specifically with Transcranial Direct…
- Trial name
- NCT03036137
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Paraíba
Healthy, Nerve Block
HFAC Stimulation (30-50 Kilohertz) in Healthy Volunteers (High Frequency Alternating Current Stimulation)
High-frequency alternating current (HFAC) stimulation (between 1 kilohertz (kHz) and 100 kHz) on the peripheral nerve has been shown in basic animal research to produce a rapidly reversible nerve block without nerve damage.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Nerve Block, Pain
- Trial name
- HFA (NCT05230836)
- Testing
- High-frequency alternating current stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Muscle Fiber Atrophy, Type II
The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
The purpose of this project is to test the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) that produces 40 % of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) in increasing muscle size and improvement in muscle force output…
- Trial name
- NMES (NCT00765739)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, voluntary strengthening exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Inter-individual Variability
Using Electroencephalography (EEG) and Transcranial Current Stimulation (tCS) to Study and Modulate Cognition Study
Inter-individual variability in responsiveness to interventions poses great challenges for translational neuroscience, and health care in general.
- Trial name
- NCT03293316
- Testing
- Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Fractures, Closed
The Use of NMES With Pelvic Fracture Rehabilitation
The purpose of the study is to investigate if using an electrical stimulation machine to see if it can help strengthen the muscles around the hip during the first three months post pelvic fracture will help with the early stages…
- Trial name
- NCT03298425
- Testing
- Treatment NMES
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust
Vestibulopathy
Therapeutic Effects of Electrical Vestibular Stimulation (EVS) on Balance and Gait
The aim of the study to is determine the safety, feasibility, efficacy, and persistence of non-invasive EVS to improve balance and gait performance in healthy individuals across the lifespan.
- Trial name
- VST (NCT06846047)
- Testing
- electrical vestibular stimulation (EVS)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neursantys Inc
Spinal Cord Injuries
Trunk Task-oriented Training Combined With Functional Electrical Stimulation in Spinal Cord Injured Individuals
The objectives of the study are to evaluate trunk task-oriented training combined with function electrical stimulation (FES/T-TOT) efficacy on sitting balance and functional independence, and to understand the mechanisms of…
- Trial name
- NCT05196204
- Testing
- Trunk-oriented task training combined with functional electrical stimulation, Trunk-oriented task training alone
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The Effect of Deep Breathing and Transcutaneus Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Heart Rate Variability
This interventional study aims to investigate the effect of deep breathing (DB) and transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy participants and patients with rheumatoid…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- NCT05157334
- Testing
- Non-invasive auricular electrical transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation, Deep breathing
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Healthy
Electrical Stimulation With Different Currents and Electromagnetic Fields
Muscle strength is the amount of force generated by muscle contraction. It could be measured with an isometric dynamometer. This is a validated tool that could be used to measure Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) and…
- Trial name
- NCT05500300
- Testing
- Neo-Russian, Aussie, RBS
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimonides University
Cognition
Acupoint Stimulation Improves Cognition Under Hypoxia
Cognitive impairment is common in people who suffer from hypoxia. Acupuncture and related techniques can be used to improve hypoxia and treat cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- TREACLE (NCT06521632)
- Testing
- transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhihong LU
Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor
Sensory-specific Peripheral Stimulation for Tremor Management
The purpose of this study is to understand the neurophysiological mechanisms of peripheral electrical stimulation (PES) in modulating supraspinal tremorogenic input to motoneurons.
- Trial name
- NCT04501133
- Testing
- Peripheral electrical stimulation, Single pulse TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Tetraplegia, Tetraparesis
Reach and Palmar Grasp in Tetraplegics With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation: Assessment and Training.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the tetraplegics movement strategies, assisted by Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), on the reach and palmar (RP) grasp to different weights objects.Tetraplegics had their RP grasp…
- Trial name
- NCT02969772
- Testing
- Assessment of upper limb variables, Training protocol
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Enio Walker Azevedo Cacho
Cerebral Palsy
Universal Exercise Unit Versus Functional Electrical Stimulation On Genu Recurvatum In Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Summary: Inclusion Criteria: Children aged four to eight years. Grade of spasticity ranging from 1 to 1+ on the Modified Ashworth scale. Classified as Level I or II on the Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS).
- Trial name
- NCT06332729
- Testing
- universal exercis unit, functional electrical stimulation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahmoud Reda Elsharkawy
Multiple Sclerosis
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Multiple Sclerosis
First the investigators will examine if the blood flow in the brain is different in patients with Multiple Sclerosis compared to healthy volunteers. HOW? The blood flow of the subjects is imaged by use of a special MRI-technique.
- Trial name
- TEMS (NCT06966128)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Electrical Stimulation, Neuromodulation
Percutaneous High Frequency Alternating Current Stimulation in Healthy Volunteers
High-frequency alternating currents of greater than 1 kHz applied on peripheral nerves has been used in animal studies to produce a motor nerve block.
- Trial name
- NCT04346719
- Testing
- 10 kHz stimulation (Myomed 932, Enraf-Nonius), 20 kHz stimulation (Myomed 932, Enraf-Nonius)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis
Effects of Lower Body EMS Training in Postmenopausal Women
This study evaluates the effects of a 8-week lower body Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) training program on body composition, muscle function, and arteriosclerosis markers in postmenopausal women.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis, Arterial Stiffness, Blood Pressure, Postmenopausal Women
- Trial name
- LB-EMS-PMW (NCT07385534)
- Testing
- Lower-body Electromyostimulation (LB-EMS) device, Lower Body Resistance Training
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University
Stroke
Non-Invasive Brain Signal Training to Induce Motor Control Recovery After Stroke
The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the benefits of combination motor learning training and brain computer interface training for restoring arm function in people with stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00746525
- Testing
- Surface functional electrical stimulation (FES), Motor learning, Brain computer interface (BCI) training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center