Clinical trials: Electric Stimulation
Sore Throat After Thyroid Surgery
Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Postoperative Pharyngeal Pain
Thyroid surgery is a common type of surgery in thyroid and breast surgery, mainly used to treat benign and malignant thyroid diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT07117123
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, No electrical stimulation
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Stroke
Effect of a PBT Combined With FES on Reactive Balance Persons With in Stroke
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of a 4-week perturbation-based balance training with and without targeted Neuromuscular electrical stimulation on neuromechanic gait fall risk predictor and reactive…
- Trial name
- NCT06237972
- Testing
- 4-week Perturbation-based balance training, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Bariatric Surgery, Obesity, Morbid
Use of Electroanalgesia in Pain and Pulmonary Function.
It is a consensus in the literature that changes in lifestyle and carbohydrate-rich diet are part of a context that has led to an obesity pandemic.
- Trial name
- NCT04800640
- Testing
- Experimental: Electroanalgesia
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
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
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders
The aim of the present study was to carry out a pilot project comparing the effectiveness of two therapeutic approaches to temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) in adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT01187316
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, Physiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pernambuco
Schizophrenia
Overnight Thalamic TES-TI to Modulate Sleep Spindles in Individuals With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Matched Healthy Controls
This study to find out whether a type of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation called transcranial electrical stimulation with temporal interference (TES-TI) can temporarily change brain activity during sleep-especially sleep…
- Trial name
- ONSETS (NCT07680114)
- Testing
- TES-TI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy
Wearable Garment vs Gel Electrodes for Electrical Muscle Stimulation
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether textile-based electrodes can provide neurostimulation that is comparable in comfort and effectiveness to traditional hydrogel electrodes in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07050784
- Testing
- Hydrogel electrodes, Dry polymer-textile electrodes with Skin Lotion A, Dry textile electrodes with gel pads attached to the electrode
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Myant Medical Corp.
Chronic Neck Pain, Telerehabilitation
Telerehabilitation With Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Chronic Neck Pain:
Nonspecific chronic neck pain (NCNP) is defined as non-specific neck pain lasting more than three months. It is a very common disease that causes a great obstacle in the daily life activities of individuals in the society.
- Conditions
- Chronic Neck Pain, Telerehabilitation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06206343
- Testing
- TENS application, Tele-rehabilitation treatment program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Hemiparesis;Poststroke/CVA
Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation Assisted Cycling in Patients With Hemiparesis After Stroke
To determine whether active cycling assisted by functional electrical stimulation (FES) Is more effective than active cycling on cardiovascular fitness in post stroke hemiparesis
- Trial name
- AVCyclES (NCT06230796)
- Testing
- FES-cycling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UGECAM Rhône-Alpes
Diabetes, Heat
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation and Controlled Heat in People With and Without Diabetes
The investigators would like to see if the combination of TENS and controlled heat in a boot increases blood flow to the foot more than baseline or heat alone in people with and without diabetes.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Heat, Perfusion; Complications
- Trial name
- TENS (NCT07063524)
- Testing
- Electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Michigan University
Weight Loss
Effect of T6 Dermatome Electrical Stimulation on Gastroduodenal Motility in Healthy Volunteers
The investigators are doing this research study to find out the effect of T6 Dermatomal Electrical Stimulation (delivered by a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) unit) on stomach motor activity.
- Trial name
- NCT03316105
- Testing
- Elira Investigational TENS device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Healthy
Interhemispheric Plasticity in Humans
This study will determine how the brain controls movements by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles. Researchers want to know if strengthening a hand muscle will increase the strength of the same muscle in the other…
- Trial name
- NCT00120666
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Aging
Spinal Excitation to Enhance Mobility
Older adults with compromised walking ability have higher rates of morbidity and mortality, more hospitalizations, poorer quality of life, and are less likely to remain independent in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT03667573
- Testing
- tsDCS Dosage (A), tsDCS Dosage (B), textured shoe insoles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke
Changes of Swallowing Function and Oropharyngeal Muscle Mass on Sonography After Comprehensive Swallowing Therapy and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia
1. The inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of sonography. 2. To explore that sonography is a clinically practical tool for assessing the changes of oropharyngeal muscles mass. 3.
- Trial name
- NCT04728737
- Testing
- swallowing therapy, IOPI therapy, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Acute Mechanisms of Cervical Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord
The purpose of this study is to examine how delivery of subthreshold electrical stimulation of the spinal cord alters the excitability of neural pathways and consequently movement performance in healthy and spinal cord injured…
- Trial name
- NCT04843137
- Testing
- Cervical Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Venous Thrombosis
A Comparison of the Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Intermittent Pneumatic Compression on Blood Flow in the Lower Limb
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
- NCT01894997
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulator, AV Impulse System Model 6000
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Functional Electrical Stimulation for Upper-limb Rehabilitation After Stroke
The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of tDCS combined with FES on upper limb rehabilitation of post-stroke subjects with moderate and severe compromise.
- Trial name
- NCT02818608
- Testing
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), Combination of Transcranial direct brain stimulation (tDCS) and FES
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Photobiomodulation, Fatigue
Photobiomodulation Effects on Fatigue and Muscle Damage Induced by NMES
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is widely used to improve muscle strength and mitigate atrophy. However, its clinical efficacy is often limited by early neuromuscular fatigue, muscle damage, and discomfort, which…
- Conditions
- Photobiomodulation, Fatigue, Discomfort, Electrical Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT07602933
- Testing
- Active Photobiomodulation, NMES-evoked fatigue protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Spinal Cord Injuries, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
A Novel System for Quasi Real-Time Tracking of Neuromuscular Responses During NMES
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) remains as one of the effective rehabilitation modalities for addressing recovery of neuromuscular function after a spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT05243576
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Polyneuropathies, Septic Shock
Electrical Muscle Stimulation in the Development of Acquired Weakness in Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
The aim of this study is to compare the effect of EMS and conventional physical therapy on strength and muscle mass and development in adult patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Conditions
- Polyneuropathies, Septic Shock, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT03765489
- Testing
- electrical muscle stimulation, conventional physical therapy
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile