Clinical trials: NMES
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia and Intervention Physical Therapy
To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction (BFR) in improving muscle mass, strength, functional performance, and quality…
- Trial name
- NCT07013604
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) Group,Resistance + BFR Group
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pharos University in Alexandria
Low Back Pain
Percutaneous Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic low back pain is a common musculoskeletal condition affects the general population. Low back pain constitutes a major burden to health care system and society.
- Trial name
- PNMESlowback (NCT04243915)
- Testing
- Percutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation (PNMES) plus motor control exercise program, TENS plus motor control exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Patellofemoral Pain
Objective this study is to analyze the effects of an intervention protocol with neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the vastus medialis obliquus and gluteus medius (GM) associated with exercises on electromyographic activity…
- Trial name
- NCT03918863
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Trauma, Rehabilitation
NMES and Pelvic Fracture Rehabilitation
Objectives: The acute care of pelvic fractures has improved recently however there are no formal guidelines for rehabilitation of these types of fractures. Patients have long periods of non-weight bearing causing muscle wastage.
- Trial name
- NCT03278834
- Testing
- Neuromuscular muscle stimulation machine- Strength Setting, Neuromuscular muscle stimulation machine - TENS Setting
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust
Stroke, Swallowing Disorder
The Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Swallowing Functions in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia
In our study, our aim is to evaluate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation added to traditional dysphagia therapy in stroke patients with dysphagia, on functional oral intake status, dysphagia-related symptoms…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Swallowing Disorder, Dysphagia, Stroke, Complication
- Trial name
- NCT04421937
- Testing
- Procedure: Traditional Dysphagia Therapy (TDT), Procedure: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation with TDT
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Cerebrovascular Stroke, Muscle Weakness
Mirror Therapy and Cross-Education of Muscle Strength
This study was conducted to determine whether mirror therapy has an additive effect on cross-education of the strength of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in patients with hemiplegia.
- Trial name
- NCT04887376
- Testing
- Mirror frame, Control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Knee Osteoarthritis, Postoperative Rehabilitation
Paraspinal NMES and Spinopelvic Alignment After Knee Arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a widely performed surgical procedure for patients with severe knee osteoarthritis. Following TKA, changes in lower extremity alignment and gait mechanics may influence the spinopelvic sagittal…
- Trial name
- NCT07741162
- Testing
- Standard Postoperative Rehabilitation Program, Quadriceps Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Paraspinal Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Personalised Modeling and Simulations for the Differential Diagnosis of Dynapenia: Study on Patients With Osteoarthritis
The ForceLoss study aims to develop personalised modeling and simulation procedures to enable the differential diagnosis for the loss of muscle force, namely dynapenia.
- Trial name
- ForceLoss II (NCT05795348)
- Testing
- Personalised Musculoskeletal Modeling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Chronic Venous Disease
Surface NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers
This study aims to determine if the use of surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation, applied to various motor points on the lower limb to elicit muscle contraction when combined with compression bandaging accelerates the rate…
- Trial name
- NCT01801891
- Testing
- VASGARD stimulator, Compression bandaging
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Professor Stewart Walsh
Healthy
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Isokinetic Training
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) associated to an isokinetic training program in both young healthy men and women.
- Trial name
- NCT00512018
- Testing
- NMES, Isokinetic exercise
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Rectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Body Composition Manipulation in CoLorectal cancEr (BiCyCLE): Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
Muscle is lost as part of the rectal cancer disease process. Surgery to treat rectal cancer and its subsequent immobility leads to increased muscle loss.
- Conditions
- Rectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colo-rectal Cancer
- Trial name
- BiCyCLE-NMES (NCT04065984)
- Testing
- Microstim 2v2 Stimulator
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Muscle Weakness or Atrophy, Mechanical Ventilation Complication
NMES Role to Prevent Respiratory Muscle Weakness in Critically Ill Patients and Its Association to Changes in Myokines.
Particularly, muscle respiratory wasting will occur early (18 to 69 hours) in up to 60% of patients with mechanical ventilation (MV), leading rapidly to diaphragmatic weakness, which is associated with prolonged MV use, longer…
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness or Atrophy, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Electrical Stimulations
- Trial name
- NCT05536531
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Atrophy, Muscular
Protein Intake Plus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Mass in Hospitalized Elderly
This study aims to investigate the effects of supplementation of protein plus sessions of electrostimulation on muscle mass, length of hospital stay, readmission and mortality of hospitalized elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT05008705
- Testing
- Protein supplementation, Neuromuscular electrostimulation.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness
Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Mass and Strength in Critically Ill Patients After Cardiothoracic Surgery
The purposes of this study are 1) to determine whether neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is effective in preventing loss of muscle mass and strength and 2) to observe the time variation of MLT and strength from…
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Muscle Wasting, Muscle Loss
- Trial name
- Catastim 2 (NCT02391103)
- Testing
- Compex 3 Professional (CefarCompex Medical AB) stimulator
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Muscle Wasting
The Effect of Repeated Whole-body NMES Sessions With or Without Protein Intake on Muscle Protein Synthesis During 3 Days of Bed Rest in Healthy Young Volunteers
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effect of whole-body electrostimulation with protein intake on muscle protein synthesis, muscle mass and function during bed rest in healthy young adults (18-35 years).
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT07062562)
- Testing
- NMES, Protein bolus (20g), Standard nutrition
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Concomitant Application of TENS and NMES on Chronic Stroke
Stroke is a cerebrovascular disorder that can lead to permanent disability and a decline in quality of life. Chronic stroke patients often experience decreased balance control, which negatively affects activities of daily living…
- Trial name
- TENS NMES (NCT06619262)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Neuromuscular and Muscular Electrical Stimulation, Exercise program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital
Reverse Shoulder Replacement
EMG Biofeedback and NMES of Deltoid in Patients With rTSA
The effect of NMES and surface electromyography (sEMG) biofeedback on the deltoid and associated scapular muscles in scapular kinematics and muscle activation in individual post rTSA
- Trial name
- NCT06873022
- Testing
- neuromuscular electrical stimulation, biofeedback
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Electrical Stimulation for Recovery of Ankle Dorsiflexion in Chronic Stroke Survivors
Ankle dorsiflexor weakness (paresis) is one of the most frequently persisting consequences of stroke. The purpose of this exploratory study is to compare two different treatments -- Contralaterally Controlled Neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiparesis, Lower Extremity Paresis
- Trial name
- NCT01029912
- Testing
- Electrical stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Healthy
Electrical Stimulation With Different Currents and Electromagnetic Fields
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
- NCT05500300
- Testing
- Neo-Russian, Aussie, RBS
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimonides University
Knee Osteoarthritis
Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on neuromuscular and functional parameters in elderly with knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT02061410
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimlation (NMES)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul