Clinical trials: Electrical Stimulation
Female Sexual Dysfunction
Surface Stimulation for Female Sexual Dysfunction
Female sexual dysfunction, including sexual arousal disorder, has a significant clinical impact, affecting millions of women in the United States alone.
- Trial name
- NCT02692417
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Timothy Bruns
Ageing
Effect of a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Device on Overall Facial Appearance
Safety and clinical performance of the BMR Face device (manufactured by Bio-Medical Research)
- Trial name
- NCT01740440
- Testing
- BMR Face
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bio-Medical Research, Ltd.
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
Pain
Does Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation of Acupuncture Points (NESAP) Reduce Heelstick Pain in Infants?
The purpose of the study is to determine whether noninvasive electrical stimulation at acupuncture points (NESAP) and/or 24% sucrose is effective in reducing pain in infants during invasive procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01800318
- Testing
- NESAP, 24% oral Sucrose, Oral water
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Healthy
Maximizing the Impact of Neuroplasticity Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Study 1
Non-invasive neuromodulation, such as transcranial direct current stimulation ( tDCS) , is emerging as an important therapeutic tool with documented effects on brain circuitry, yet little is understood about h ow it changes…
- Trial name
- MINUTES (NCT03896425)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
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
Deglutition Disorders
Treatment of Dysphagia by Using a Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device
The purpose of this study is to determine the synchronized electrical stimulation device effective in the treatment of dysphagia.
- Trial name
- NCT02718963
- Testing
- Synchronized Electrical Stimulation Device
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Stress Related Disorder, Anxiety
Modulation of Fear Extinction Processes Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation on processes associated with fear extinction in healthy humans.
- Trial name
- NCT02723188
- Testing
- DC stimulation (1.5 milliampere, 20 minutes), AC stimulation (1.5 milliampere,1.5 Hertz frequency)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Cervical Electrical Stimulation for ALS
Veterans are at higher risk than non-Veterans of falling ill with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS causes degeneration of motor neurons in both the brain and the spinal cord.
- Trial name
- NCT03411863
- Testing
- CES at rest, CES plus active hand or wrist movements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cochlear Implant
Place-based Mapping in EAS Listeners
Purpose: Investigate monaural and binaural hearing in electric-acoustic stimulation (EAS) users with place-based versus default maps.
- Trial name
- NCT04722042
- Testing
- place-based mapping, default mapping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Endometrial Diseases, Pain, Postoperative
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation During Outpatient Endometrial Biopsy
The purpose of this study is to see whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (or TENS) reduces pain during an endometrial biopsy.
- Trial name
- NCT05472740
- Testing
- TENS 7000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Pilot Study of Personalized Aperiodic Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Antenatal Depression (PandA-tACS)
The purpose of this study is to develop the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of a personalized transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) approach in antenatal depression.
- Conditions
- Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder in Pregnancy, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- PandA-tACS (NCT06979154)
- Testing
- tACS (aperiodic)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Delayed Ejaculation
Penile Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Delayed Ejaculation
The aim of this clinical trial is to test the safety and feasibility of using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of the penile nerves to reduce intra-vaginal ejaculatory latency time in men with delayed…
- Trial name
- NCT04115540
- Testing
- TENS penile nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Haemodynamic Physiology
Electrical Stimulation of the Muscle Pumps of the Leg
The most efficient way of electrically stimulating the calf muscles has not been identified. The investigators aim to investigate this using a matrix of electrical parameters, and measuring the outcome with vascular ultrasound of…
- Trial name
- Muscle Pump (NCT02532556)
- Testing
- Electrical stimulation (Digitimer)
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Suicide, Depression
Cranial Electric Stimulation to Modify Suicide Risk Factors in Psychiatric Inpatients.
This pilot study aims to investigate whether a treatment called cranial electric stimulation or CES can decrease risk factors for suicide. The specific CES device we will use is called Alpha-Stim®.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia
- Trial name
- NCT02846740
- Testing
- Alpha-Stim®., Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and agitated behavior Scale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Aging
CONTROL Walking Study
Older adults often experience substantial deficits in walking ability, especially for walking tasks that are more complex such as obstacle crossing.
- Trial name
- NCT03790657
- Testing
- practice of a complex walking task, Active transcranial direct current stimulation (Active tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Venous Stasis, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Blood Flow Stimulation in the Lower Limbs by Application of Different External Devices
In this study, four different devices which stimulate the blood in the lower extremities are used in ten healthy persons while measuring the blood flow with ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT03420625
- Testing
- Foot IPC, Rapid calf IPC, Slow calf IPC
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
IUD Insertion Pain
Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Pain Reduction During Intrauterine Device (IUD) Insertion in Outpatient Gynecology
Pain with intrauterine device (IUD) insertion is very common and there are few options for patients to help reduce this pain. Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulators (TENS) are a non-invasive procedure that may help reduce the…
- Trial name
- NCT06335823
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Hemiplegia
Neural Prostheses and Gait Performance: Model-Based Strategies
The purpose of this research is to find the optimal patterns of functional electrical stimulation (FES) of muscles in the lower legs that will improve walking ability in those who have had a stroke and at the same time ensure…
- Trial name
- NCT00991406
- Testing
- FES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development