Clinical trials: Electricity; Effects
Fibromyalgia
Cranial Electrical Stimulation Effects on Symptoms in Persons With Fibromyalgia
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of mild cranial electrical stimulation on pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, perceived stress, blood pressure, and functional status in persons with fibromyalgia.
- Trial name
- NCT00928720
- Testing
- CES device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Healthy Volunteers (Intended Indication: Chronic Kidney Disease)
A Study to Assess the Effect of Verinurad on the Electric Activity of the Heart
This study will be conducted to investigate the safety of verinurad in healthy volunteers in combination with allopurinol 300 mg, compared with placebo in particular its effect on electrocardiogram (ECG), with focus on the QT/QTc…
- Trial name
- NCT04256629
- Testing
- Verinurad, Allopurinol
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
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
Dialysis
Effects of Exercise by Neuromuscular Stimulation in Dialysis Patients
The investigators propose a pilot feasibility study to determine if exercise delivered by passive electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis improves physical fitness and…
- Trial name
- NCT03517553
- Testing
- EMS users in ESRD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure
Adaptive CRT Effect on Electrical Dyssynchrony
The purpose of this study is to better understand how adaptive cardiac resynchronization therapy (aCRT) might benefit patients. aCRT works by sometimes giving stimulation to only the left side of the heart, rather than to both…
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Left Bundle Branch Block
- Trial name
- aCRT-ELSYNC (NCT02543281)
- Testing
- Adaptive cardiac resynchronization therapy, Conventional Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Larisa Tereshchenko
Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure
The Use of Ranolazine for Atrial Fibrillation and Diastolic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of ranolazine in the prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation in post-cardioversion patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction.
- Trial name
- RAD HF (NCT01887353)
- Testing
- Ranolazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Gingival Recession, Generalized
Electrical Stimulation Effect on Coronally Advanced Flap
The objective of this study is to evaluate clinically and through the concentration of inflammatory markers, the results of 6 months of electrical stimulation associated with coronally advanced flap for treatment of gingival…
- Trial name
- NCT02987231
- Testing
- CAF, ES
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Fibromyalgia
The Clinical Effect of Low-Intensity Electromagnetic Field Neurostimulation in Fibromyalgia Syndrome Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether persons treated with a low-intensity, noninvasive form of cortical electrical stimulation experience a reduction in symptoms of fibromyalgia different than persons receiving a…
- Trial name
- NCT01180244
- Testing
- Noninvasive cortical electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- McLaren Regional Medical Center
Healthy
Electrical Stimulation With Different Currents: the Effects on Force, Tolerance and Fatigue in Healthy Subjects
Muscle strength is the amount of force generated by muscle contraction. It could be measured with an isometric dynamometer. This is a validated tool that could be used to measure Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) and…
- Trial name
- NCT03340337
- Testing
- Neo-Russian, Aussie, RBS
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud Fundación H.A. Barceló
Handgrip Strength
Direct Current Cathode and Anode Effects and Changes in Handgrip Strength. Evaluation Through a Dynamometer Test
The design aims to investigate the value of direct current, specifically the polar effects this has, and its influence on neuromuscular changes described in the literature.
- Trial name
- NCT02884427
- Testing
- Cathode stimulation, Anode stimulation
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quiropraxia y Equilibrio
Hemiplegia, Stroke, Acute
Effects Of Sensory Training and Electrical Stimulation on Sole of The Foot Sensations in Patients With Acute Hemiplegia
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the sole of foot sensory education and electrical stimulation on proprioceptive and cortical senses in patients with acute hemiplegia.
- Conditions
- Hemiplegia, Stroke, Acute, Sensory Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04252092
- Testing
- Sensory training, Electrical stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
Effect of Auricular Vagal Nerve Electrical Stimulation on Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
This study is to assess if respiratory-gated auricular vagal nerve stimulation (RAVANS) can improve symptoms of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome
- Trial name
- RavLyme (NCT04938687)
- Testing
- respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation (RAVANS)
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Effects of Electrical Stimulation and Vitamin D Supplementation on Bone Health Following Spinal Cord Injury.
Neurogenic osteoporosis is a common complication of spinal cord injury (SCI) that is associated with low impact bone fractures. It is concerning that more than 46,000 Veterans affected with SCI and are at risk of osteoporosis and…
- Trial name
- NCT05008484
- Testing
- NMES, Vitamin D, Passive movement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee
A 12-Week Home-Based Electrical Stimulation Program for Strength in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this research is to investigate if a 12-week program of stimulation assisted activities can combat disuse atrophy for individuals diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
- Trial name
- NCT05765435
- Testing
- 12-week exercise and walking program, NMES, FES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Cionic, Inc.
Perceived Social Isolation
Effects of Pregnenolone on Perceived Social Isolation
No studies to date have examined the effects of pregnenolone on hypervigilance for social threat in individuals with perceived social isolation (PSI).
- Trial name
- NCT02826577
- Testing
- Pregnenolone 175mg, Pregnenolone 400mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Multiple Sclerosis
Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Versus Cycling Only on Walking and Quality of Life in MS
This study will seek to determine the benefits that FES-LE cycling has over cycling alone on walking performance and quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis.
- Trial name
- MSCycling (NCT02606604)
- Testing
- RT 300: Lower Extremity Cycling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Healthy, Brain Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Task Performance in Healthy Adults
The objective of this randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study is to evaluate the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on complex cognitive task performance in healthy adult volunteers.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognition
- Trial name
- BRAIN-STIM (NCT06995560)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Stroke
Effects of an Overground Propulsion Neuroprosthesis in Community-dwelling Individuals After Stroke
This interventional study evaluates the effects of an overground propulsion neuroprosthesis that delivers adaptive neurostimulation assistance to the paretic plantarflexors and dorsiflexors of people post-stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT06459401
- Testing
- Propulsion Neuroprosthesis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Pain
Unmodulated 5 Kilohertz Currents Versus TENS: Effect on Pain Thresholds, Tactile Threshold, and Nerve Conduction
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the transcutaneous application of unmodulated 5 Kilohertz (KHz) alternating currents are effective in decreasing the thermal and mechanical experimental pain and cause changes in…
- Trial name
- NCT02320838
- Testing
- 5 KHz, TENS
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Spinal Cord Injury, Neurogenic Bladder
The Effects Upon the Bladder of Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects upon the bladder of electric stimulation of the leg's tibial nerve in people with acute spinal cord injury with an intervention called transcutaneous tibial nerve…
- Trial name
- NCT02573402
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston