Clinical trials: Electricity; Effects
Stress
Effects of TEAS on Stress Response During Extubation of General Anesthesia in Elderly Patients
Elderly patients have an increased risk of stress responses during extubation after general anaesthesia for an elective supratentorial craniotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02533388
- Testing
- Hwato Electronic Acupuncture Treatment Instrument
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
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
Reduction of Blood Flow
Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Metaboreflex Activation in Healthy Individuals
Cardiovascular exercise adjustments are required during in order to redistribute blood flow from non-exercising vascular areas to active muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT02448030
- Testing
- Functional electric stimulation, Isometric exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
Effects of Whole-body Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise on Adults With Myasthenia Gravis
During this pilot study, the investigators will examine the effects of whole-body electrical muscle stimulation exercise (WB-EMS Exercise) on neuromuscular junction (NMJ) transmission and fatigability in adults with Generalized…
- Trial name
- NCT06064695
- Testing
- Whole-body Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
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
Electrical Stimulation of the Brain
Effects of Direct Current Brain Stimulation on Cognition
This study will examine the effects of direct current (DC) electrical polarization of the brain on thinking speed, reaction time, mood, and brain waves in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT00048698
- Testing
- TMS, EEG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Post Menopausal, Resistance Exercise
Feasibility of Lower-Body EMS Resistance Training in Postmenopausal Women
This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates whether combining lower-body electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) with resistance training is feasible and beneficial for physically inactive postmenopausal women, who experience…
- Conditions
- Post Menopausal, Resistance Exercise, Body Composition, Autonomic Function
- Trial name
- LB-EMS-Pilot (NCT07628790)
- Testing
- Lower-Body EMS combined with Resistance Training, Resistance Training
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National 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
Vaping, Lung Diseases
The e-BILD Study: Effects of E-cigarettes on Lung Health in Teenagers.
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS/e-cigarettes/vaping) are increasingly popular among teenagers around the world. The safety and potential adverse effects of ENDS in this population are largely unknown.
- Trial name
- e-BILD (NCT05105555)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Healthy
Electrical Currents on Hypoalgesia
The objective of this study is to compare the hypoalgesic effects of TENS, Interferential current and Aussie current in pressure pain threshold and sensory discomfort in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01950728
- Testing
- Interferential current, Aussie Current, TENS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fabio Massao Matuzawa
Pain, Acute
Antinociceptive Effect of Transauricular Electrical Vagal Nerve Stimulation
This investigation is going to study whether electrical tVNS applied at the cymba of auricular conchae reduces central sensitization of experimentally induced pain in comparison with electrical sham stimulation applied at the…
- Trial name
- TVNS_TSP (NCT04448990)
- Testing
- TENS eco 2 Transauricular vagal nerve stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Stroke
Applicability of Techniques of Lung Expansion
The survival of patients with lesions in the central nervous system is usually accompanied by physical and mental sequelae. These impairments favor the prolonged restriction to the bed, which may contribute with changes in…
- Trial name
- NCT02613832
- Testing
- EPAP, Breath Stacking
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Stroke Sequelae, Movement Disorders
Programmed Flexor-extensor Alternating Electrical Acupiont Stimulation on Limb Functional Reconstruction After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to study the effect mechanism of programmed flexor-extensor alternating electrical acupiont stimulation on upper limb functional reconstruction after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT05333497
- Testing
- the fourth programmed generation of low-frequency acupoint electric stimulation therapy instrument, the fourth generation of low-frequency acupoint electric stimulation therapy instrument
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yang Liu
Healthy, Mild Cognitive Impairment
tES Effects on Associative Memory Performance
Previous studies showed that transcranial electric stimulation (tES) applied over the prefrontal cortex improves cognitive performance in healthy elderly adults as well as in patients suffering from mild cognitive impairment or…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03351452
- Testing
- real anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, real transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Anesthesia, Pain
Sevoflurane's Effect on Neurocognition Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of acute pain on long-term memory and conditioned physiologic responses in the presence and absence of low dose sevoflurane.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Pain, Amnesia
- Trial name
- SENS (NCT06044740)
- Testing
- Sevoflurane, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Keith M Vogt
Muscle Strength
Effects of EMS Training on Muscle Strength
The goal of this study is to determine the effects of EMS induced muscle strengthening on muscle strength and muscle bulk in young healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06086743
- Testing
- Experimental Group, Control Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Drug Effect
Acute Effects of Pharmacological Neuromodulation on Leg Motor Activity in Patients With SCI Treated With EES
In a current first-in-man study, called Stimulation Movement Overground (STIMO) (NCT02936453; CER-VD: 04-2014; Swissmedic: 2016-MD-0002), epidural electrical stimulation (EES) of the spinal cord is applied to enable individuals…
- Trial name
- STIMO-PHARMA (NCT04052776)
- Testing
- Buspirone, Levodopa-Carbidopa, Buspirone + Levodopa-Carbidopa
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Muscle Mass Loss
Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Mass in ECMO Patients
The goal of this clinical trial study: is to determine the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in critically ill patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- Trial name
- NMES-ECMO (NCT07566702)
- Testing
- NMES, Conventional physiothrapy program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Bone Mass, Effects of Vibration
Effects of Unilateral WBV on Muscleactivity of Contralateral Hip Adductor
The aim of this study is to investigate effects of femur exposed to unilateral vibration on the rest muscle electrical activity of contralateral hip adductors and contralateral soleus H-reflex in young adult men.
- Trial name
- WBV-BM (NCT01419782)
- Testing
- Whole-body vibration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital
Muscle Weakness Condition, Therapy Effect
Vibrational-proprioceptive Resistance Exercise Training Versus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training in Elderly People With Muscle Weakness
Study the structural behaviours of weak muscle of elderly and evaluate the efficiency of two different types of training.
- Trial name
- MOBIL (NCT01679977)
- Testing
- Vibrational-proprioceptive Resistance Exercise Training, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation