Clinical trials: Electrical Stimulation of the Brain, active
Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
Comparison of Gait Metrics in Patients With Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Multiple Sclerosis
People with neurological conditions often have difficulty walking, including problems such as foot drop. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a treatment that uses electrical signals to activate muscles and support walking.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT07492602
- Testing
- Functional Electrical Stimulation, Normal care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Post-Concussion Syndrome, COVID Long-Haul
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (PENFS) in Patients With Post Concussion Syndrome (PCS)
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of Auricular Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (a Neurostim device) on children with pain and Post Concussion symptoms.
- Conditions
- Post-Concussion Syndrome, COVID Long-Haul, COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04978571
- Testing
- percutaneous electrical nerve-field stimulation, PENFS, percutaneous electrical nerve-field stimulation, PENFS (COVID active device)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Orange County
Alcohol Use Disorder
A Pilot Study of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Boost the Efficacy of Psychotherapy in a Community Sample of People Who Drink Alcohol
The goal of this small (n=75) proof-of-concept randomized clinical trial is to test the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) during motivational interviewing (MI) sessions with participants who drink at…
- Trial name
- tACS-MI (NCT04770025)
- Testing
- High-density transcranial alternating current stimulation, Motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Mind Research Network
Parkinson Disease
Continuous Electrical Neuromodulation of the Globus Pallidus Intern in Parkinson's Disease by the Directional Electrode CARTESIA™
Many patients have benefited from the implantation of brain stimulation electrodes for the treatment of various motor signs of Parkinson's disease in the phase of motor fluctuations.
- Trial name
- NEC-Parkinson (NCT05626608)
- Testing
- Classical ring stimulation, Stimulation in directional mode
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
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
Stroke, Overactive Bladder (OAB)
Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Therapy in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder Developing After Stroke
This study is a prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical stimulation (posterior tibial nerve stimulation, PTNS) in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB)…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Overactive Bladder (OAB), Tibial Nerve
- Trial name
- NCT07740668
- Testing
- posterior tibial nerve stimulation, PTNS
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy
Temporal Interference Brain Stimulation for Adults With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Undergoing Stereo-EEG Monitoring
This study evaluates whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called Temporal Interference (TI) can reduce epilepsy-related abnormal brain activity and influence sleep-related brain rhythms in adults with focal…
- Trial name
- NCT07764718
- Testing
- Temporal Interference Stimulation, Direct Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Mechanism and Application of DBS in the Treatment of PD
Project name: The mechanism and application of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's disease Objective: To test the hypothesis that electrical stimulation of substantia nigra regulates cognitive dysfunction in…
- Trial name
- NCT06400017
- Testing
- microelectrode stimulation of DBS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Stroke Patients With Hemiplegia or Hemiparesis in the Subacute Stage
The Effect of Combined Transcranial Pulse Current Stimulation (tPCS) and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Lower Limb Motor Function in Subacute to Chronic Stroke Patients With Hemiplegia (COMPENSATOR-Stroke)
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of high frequency tPCS + TENS compared to Sham device stimulation + TENS (Control) in lower limb motor function recovery in stroke patients with hemiplegia or hemiparesis in the…
- Trial name
- COMPENSATOR (NCT06999876)
- Testing
- The AscenZ-VIII Stimulator (Investigational Medical Device)
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- National University Health System, Singapore
Cerebral Palsy Children, Healthy Adults
Evaluating the Effects of an Electrical Stimulator on Improving the Walking Ability of Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this study is to see if gentle electrical stimulation can help children with cerebral palsy (CP) walk more easily. This stimulation, called neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), sends small pulses to muscles to…
- Trial name
- CP (NCT06811545)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Cerebral Palsy
Investigating New Methods to Study Movement in Children and Young Adults With Movement Disorders.
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disorder that affects children. People with CP have weak muscles; they may have trouble controlling the movements of their arms and legs.
- Trial name
- NCT06498596
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Leap Motion-Based Exercises in Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders resulting from a permanent but non-progressive lesion in the developing brain, which affects the development of movement and posture and may lead to activity limitations.
- Trial name
- NCT07311018
- Testing
- Leap Motion-Based Exercise Program, NMES, Conventional Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Parkinson Disease (PD)
Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Parkinson´s Disease
This study aims to determine whether electrical stimulation of the ear, when combined with physical and speech therapy, can improve symptoms in subjects diagnosed with Parkinson´s disease, by comparing two different application…
- Trial name
- tVNS_PD (NCT07588191)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) of Vagus Nerve, Conventional Physical therapy, Conventional Speech Therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Coruña
Median Nerve, Coma
The Safety and Efficacy of Median Nerve Electrical Stimulation for Improving Neurological Function Prognosis in Patients With Cardiac Arrest
Median nerve stimulation (MNS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, has been widely adopted in clinical arousal therapies and multiple clinical investigations have attested to the efficacy of this technique; nevertheless…
- Conditions
- Median Nerve, Coma, Post Cardiac Arrest Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06696690
- Testing
- MNS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Tang Ziren
Refractory Epilepsy, Neuromodulation
Characterising the Network-Specific Effects of Piriform Cortex Stimulation Via SEEG
The prospective study aims to characterize the network-specific modulatory effects of piriform cortex stimulation in patients undergoing stereotactic EEG for drug-resistant epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07305311
- Testing
- SEEG recordings and SPES
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Peripheral Facial Palsy, Pulsed Radiofrequency
Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interface Combined With Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Peripheral Facial PalsyStimulation in the Treatment of Peripheral Facial Palsy
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of treating peripheral facial palsy using a non-invasive brain-computer interface combined with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
- Conditions
- Peripheral Facial Palsy, Pulsed Radiofrequency, Brain-Computer Interface, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT07327710
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface （BCI）, Pulsed Radiofrequency （PRF）, Standard Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
Stroke
Effects of Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Robot and Trans-Spinal Electrical Stimulation in Poststroke Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical efficacy and neurological progress of combined training using trans-spinal electrical stimulation (tsES) and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)-driven robotics on…
- Trial name
- NCT07112911
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation; Rehabilitation Robot, Occupational Therapy with Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Neurogenic Dysphagia, Traumatic Brain Injury
Register Study: Implementation of Pharyngeal Electrostimulation Therapy for the Treatment of Acute Neurogenic Dysphagia
Neurogenic dysphagia occurs with disruption of neurological systems or processes involved in the execution of coordinated and safe swallowing.
- Conditions
- Neurogenic Dysphagia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Dysphagia
- Trial name
- R:IphEst (NCT05190718)
- Testing
- Pharyngeal electrostimulation
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
Adults (Male and Female Subjects) With Tobacco Dependence
Direct Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Tobacco Addiction (tDCS)
In summary, there are currently many therapeutic tools for achieving some degree of control or even cessation of tobacco addictive use.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT04209153)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder, Stroke
Electrical Stimulation Exercise for Individuals With Lower Limb Paralysis
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an exercise training intervention (24-36 sessions) to improve muscle strength and endurance in the lower limbs of individuals with paralysis.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07768761
- Testing
- Exercise with Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center