Clinical trials: Electric Stimulation
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
MiACLR: Michigan Initiative for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation
This clinical trial evaluates interventions to maximize muscle function and improve cartilage health following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Trial name
- MiACLR (NCT03626857)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), Eccentric Exercise (ECC)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis, Pain
TMS Treatment for Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis
The researchers aim to study the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on chronic visceral pain in patients with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis.
- Trial name
- NCT00250484
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury
Effect of Prolonged Electrical Stimulation on Neural Plasticity in Spinal Cord Injury
Electrical stimulation (pulses of electricity applied over the skin of your wrist) and activity-based hand exercise have been shown to improve motor skill and strength in individuals with stroke and have recently been shown to…
- Trial name
- NCT00387673
- Testing
- Somatosensory Stimulation and Massed Practice Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Abortion in First Trimester
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Pain Control During First Trimester Abortion
High-frequency, high-intensity transcutaneous electrical nerve-stimulation (TENS) is an inexpensive and non-invasive pain control approach.
- Trial name
- NCT03187002
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), Moderate IV Sedation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Hallucinations, Auditory, Psychosis
Improving Hallucinations by Targeting the rSTS With tES
Hallucinations are a core diagnostic feature of psychotic disorders. They involve different sensory modalities, including auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, and gustatory hallucinations, among others.
- Trial name
- NCT05165654
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cystic Fibrosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Neuromodulation for Children With Cystic Fibrosis Experiencing Chronic Abdominal Pain
Chronic abdominal pain is extremely common in individuals with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Therapy for chronic abdominal pain is very limited and generally consists of osmotic laxatives or drugs that are used to treat irritable bowel…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05515250
- Testing
- Use of neurostimulation device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Parkinson's Disease
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Parkinson's Disease
The use of low level electrical stimulation when applied over the head, also called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), is being tested by several groups of researchers to see if tDCS can improve movements of persons…
- Trial name
- NCT01100762
- Testing
- Cranial Electric Stimulation (CES), Treadmill, CES and Treadmill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Spinal Cord Injury
Resistance Training and Testosterone After Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this proposal is to investigate the efficacy of a complimentary approach of evoked resistance training and testosterone replacement therapy on the changes in body composition and metabolic profile after SCI.
- Trial name
- NCT01652040
- Testing
- Resistance Training and Testosterone Patches, Testosterone Patches
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Neurotoxicity
Electrical Stimulation Therapy Using the MC5-A Scrambler in Reducing Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Electronic stimulation using a MC5-A Scrambler may help relieve pain in patients who develop peripheral neuropathy while undergoing chemotherapy treatments for cancer.
- Conditions
- Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Neurotoxicity, Pain, Peripheral Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT00952848
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, Sensory Neuropathy Scale instrument, Quality of Life instrument
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Epilepsy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Epilepsy
The goal of the present clinical trial is to determine whether low frequency (0.5 Hz) rTMS can induce long term depression in epileptogenic cortex and thus suppress cortical excitability at the epileptic focus.
- Trial name
- TMS (NCT02757547)
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation - Active Arm
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Electrical Geodesics, Inc.
Stroke
The Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Impairment of the Painful Post-Stroke Shoulder
Examination of the effects of short-term use of TENS and t-NMES on passive pain-free ROM of the painful post-stroke shoulder. Treatments are compared with no stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT03683901
- Testing
- TENS, t-NMES, No stimulation
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury
Ventilatory Support to Improve Exercise Training in High Level Spinal Cord Injury
The investigators have an existing exercise program (N>70) with a unique population of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who have been enrolled in FES-RT for at least 6 months. Roughly half have high level SCI.
- Trial name
- NIV-Ex (NCT02865343)
- Testing
- Non-invasive Ventilation(NIV)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
The purpose of this study is to elucidate whether combination of usual pulmonary rehabilitation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation of quadriceps may improve exercise capacity in patients affected by chronic obstructive…
- Trial name
- NCT00677690
- Testing
- neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
Spinal Cord Injury
Acute Effect of Ventilatory Support During Exercise in Spinal Cord Injury
The investigators have an existing exercise program (N>70) with a unique population of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who have been enrolled in Functional Electrical Stimulation - Rowing Training (FES-RT) for at least…
- Trial name
- NIV-Ex-CS (NCT03267212)
- Testing
- Non-invasive ventilation(NIV), Functional Electrical Stimulation Row Training (FESRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Pain
Safety of Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation of Acupuncture Points (NESAP) in Infants
This research study represents a pilot, open arm study that will evaluate the safety of using Non-invasive Electrical Stimulation of Acupuncture Points (NESAP) in 42 newborn infants less than 3 days of age who require heel sticks…
- Trial name
- NCT01495286
- Testing
- EMPI Select Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Abdominal Obesity
Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Waist Circumference in Adults
This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, controlled study was designed to investigate the efficacy of electrical muscle simulation (EMS) for treatment of waist circumference (WC) reduction in abdominal obese adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02970812
- Testing
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation, Inflammation
Transcutaneous Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Suppress Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In previous experimental studies, the investigators found that low-level vagus nerve (VN) stimulation (LLVNS), at voltages substantially below that which slowed the…
- Trial name
- TREAT-AF (NCT02548754)
- Testing
- Parasym device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Cerebral Palsy
Contralaterally Controlled FES for Hand Opening in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial of an intervention to improve arm function in children ages 6 to 17 with cerebral palsy and upper limb hemiparesis.
- Trial name
- NCT02925455
- Testing
- Contralaterally-controlled functional electrical stimulation, Hand therapy video games
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Covid19, Muscle Atrophy
Electrical Stimulation for Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients
Unfortunately, hospital-acquired weakness is highly prevalent among COVID-19 hospitalized patients, who often require prolonged bed-rest or paralytics for an extended period of time in order to maintain oxygenation.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- Phase I (NCT04685213)
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
Analysis and Suppression of Tremor During Grasp Using Ultrasound Imaging and Electrical Stimulation
Individuals experiencing tremors face difficulty performing activities of daily living caused by involuntary oscillation of the muscles in the hands and arms.
- Trial name
- Tremor (NCT05308368)
- Testing
- Ultrasound Imaging, Electromyography, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University