Clinical trials: Electric Stimulation
Parkinson Disease
Safety and Efficacy of Motor Cortex Stimulation in the Treatment of Advanced Parkinson Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine whether motor cortex stimulation, a mildly invasive surgical procedure, is safe and effective in advanced stage Parkinsonian patients who display side effects with dopaminergic treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00159172
- Testing
- Motor cortex stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Neuropathic Pain, Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
High-frequency Alternating Current Stimulation for Neurophatic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
To investigate the safety and effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical stimulation with 40 kHz alternating currents combined with standard treatment compared to placebo electrical stimulation plus standard treatment for…
- Trial name
- NCT07359677
- Testing
- Active group 40 kHz
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Cancer, Lung
Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Post-operative Lung Cancer
Among all cancers, lung cancer is the most common disease on the planet, accounting for 13% of the cases, and leading the number of deaths from malignant diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT03903276
- Testing
- rehabilitation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Overactive Bladder Syndrome
Comparison of Posterior Tibial Nerve Electrical Stimulation Protocols for Overactive Bladder Syndrome
INTRODUCTION: Overactive bladder syndrome is defined by The International Continence Society as urgency, with or without incontinence, usually with increased urinary frequency and nocturia.
- Trial name
- NCT01912885
- Testing
- TENS 1-1, TENS 1-2, TENS 2-1
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Spinal
Modeling, Optimization, and Control Methods for a Personalized Hybrid Walking Exoskeleton
The central objective of this study is to validate new algorithms that coordinate between functional electrical stimulation (FES) and the exoskeleton during sitting-to-standing, walking, and standing-to-sitting movements.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Spinal, Paraplegia, Incomplete
- Trial name
- NCT04453943
- Testing
- Exoskeleton Walking - with or without FES, Exoskeleton Sitting to Standing - with or without FES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Sciatica
Efficacy of Sciatic Nerve Electrical Stimulation and Therapeutic Exercise in the Management of Low-back Related Leg Pain
This clinical study focuses on people who experience long-term low-back related leg pain (commonly called sciatica). This type of pain is often associated with nerve irritation or compression in the lower spine and can cause…
- Trial name
- NCT07373808
- Testing
- Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Real Dry Needling (without Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Hypertension, Renal Denervation
Renal Nerves Stimulation Study
Study design: Investigator initiated, single centre, feasibility study Main objectives are twofold: 1. To investigate the feasibility of RNS in patients with therapy resistant hypertension, which is assessing the functional…
- Trial name
- RNS (NCT02496117)
- Testing
- Electrical mapping, nerve stimulation checked renal denervation procedure, Electrial mapping, nerve stimulation guided renal denervation procedure
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Diagram B.V.
Pain Intensity
The Effect of Transauricular Electrical Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Temporal Summation of Pain in Patients With Back Pain
The effect of transauricular electrical vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) will be studied on temporal summation of heat pain (TSP) in 30 patients with chronic low-back pain and in 30 heathy volunteers.
- Trial name
- TVNS_TSP_LBP (NCT04503889)
- Testing
- Transauricular electrical vagal nerve stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation of P6 to Prevent Postoperation Nausea and Vomiting
The purpose of this study is to access the effect of TEAS of P6 in the prevention of PONV in women scheduled for gynecologic laparoscopic surgery with general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- TEASP6PPONV (NCT02096835)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, Tropisetron, Dexamethasone
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
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
Multiple Sclerosis, Electric Stimulation
Effectiveness of Personalized Alternating Current Stimulation for Treating Cognitive Impairment in CNS Demyelination Patients
Background: Central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseases often lead to significant cognitive impairment, presenting a critical challenge in patient management.
- Trial name
- NCT06968039
- Testing
- Neuroelectrics StarStim 32
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Atrial Fibrillation, Inflammation
Transcutaneous Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Suppress Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In previous experimental studies, the investigators found that low-level vagus nerve (VN) stimulation (LLVNS), at voltages substantially below that which slowed the…
- Trial name
- TREAT-AF (NCT02548754)
- Testing
- Parasym device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
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
Spinal Cord Injury
Investigation Into Optimal FES Training Characteristics After Spinal Cord Injury
The aim of this study is to investigate two different modalities of functional electrical stimulation (FES) leg exercise in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The primary outcomes being compared are 1.
- Trial name
- NCT03621254
- Testing
- [LO-LONG], [HI-SHORT
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Urinary Calculus
The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Patients After Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery
This study is designed to evaluate the effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on pain, nausea, vomiting, and quality of recovery in patients undergoing Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS).
- Trial name
- RIRS TENS (NCT07405502)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Bozok University
Stroke Sequelae, Motor Disorders
Clinical Validation of a Hybrid BCI-controlled FES for Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke
The RECOMMENCER project aims at developing and testing a novel hybrid Brain Computer Interface device based on cortico-muscular connectivity, that will be employed to activate Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) of upper limb…
- Trial name
- RECOMMENCER (NCT05511207)
- Testing
- RECOM - hBCI training, CTRL - upper limb training with FES
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Donatella Mattia
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the upper airway muscles in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
- Trial name
- NCT04932486
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Sunrise
Muscle Wasting in Critically Ill
The Effect of Muscle Stimulation and Amino Acid Intake on Protein Metabolism During Critical Illness
The goal of this clinical trial is to study how whole-body electrical stimulation combined with amino acid intake affects muscle health in ventilated ICU patients.
- Trial name
- SPICE I (NCT07430969)
- Testing
- NMES, Amino acid bolus (20g), Standard enteral nutrition
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Low Back Pain
TENS Treatment Plus Ibuprofen for the Treatment of Acute Back Pain in the ED
Patients presenting to the ED with a chief complaint of acute low back pain and whom the providing physician feels symptomatic treatment is appropriate in the ED will be screened for inclusion in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT02611583
- Testing
- TENS
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Anxiety Depression
Study of the Synergistic Effects of Biofeedback and Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Anxio-depressive Disorders
Anxio-depressive disorders are characterized by a difficulty in regulating the negative or aversive emotions adequately. These dysfunctions have been linked to a deficit in prefrontal cortex activity.
- Trial name
- NCT04189354
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (t-DCS) device
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Tatiana Besse-Hammer