Clinical trials: Electric Stimulation
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
Pain
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Relief During the Active Phase of Labor
The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for pain relief in the early active phase of labor.
- Trial name
- NCT01600495
- Testing
- Experimental TENS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Spinal Cord Injuries
Musculoskeletal Plasticity After Spinal Cord Injury
Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience metabolic syndrome, diabetes, obesity, pressure ulcers, and cardiovascular disease at far greater rates than the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT02622295
- Testing
- Single-session electrically induced exercise, Electrically-induced exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Richard K Shields
Shoulder Pain
Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain
Post-stroke shoulder pain is defined as pain in the shoulder area that starts after a person has had a stroke. The SPR System is an investigational device that is being studied for the relief of post-stroke shoulder pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01094301
- Testing
- The SPR System
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Abdominal Pain
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation for Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
This is a prospective, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled pilot study evaluating the efficacy of percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation for the treatment of adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Abdominal Pain, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
- Trial name
- NCT04428619
- Testing
- Peripheral Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (PENFS) Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Low Frequency Electrical Stimulation of the Fornix in Intractable Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (MTLE)
The primary aim of the current proposal is to evaluate safety and tolerability, in terms of neuropsychological effects of low frequency electrical stimulation of the fornix (LFSF) in participants with medically-intractable Mesial…
- Trial name
- MTLE-DBS (NCT02383407)
- Testing
- Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Epilepsy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Epilepsy
The goal of the present clinical trial is to determine whether low frequency (0.5 Hz) rTMS can induce long term depression in epileptogenic cortex and thus suppress cortical excitability at the epileptic focus.
- Trial name
- TMS (NCT02757547)
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation - Active Arm
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Electrical Geodesics, Inc.
Labour Pain
Acupuncture With Manual and Electrical Stimulation to Reduce Labour Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of manual acupuncture and electro-acupuncture on labour pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01197950
- Testing
- Manual Acupuncture, Electro Acupuncture
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- University of Skövde
Respiratory Failure
Electrical Stimulation in Patients With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Muscle atrophy and diaphragm dysfunction are common complication in patients with prolong mechanical ventilator (PMV) and is associated with increased rate of weaning failure and days of hospitalization.
- Trial name
- NCT02227810
- Testing
- electrical stimulation (high frequency), electrical stimulation (low frequency)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Resistance Training and Testosterone After Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this proposal is to investigate the efficacy of a complimentary approach of evoked resistance training and testosterone replacement therapy on the changes in body composition and metabolic profile after SCI.
- Trial name
- NCT01652040
- Testing
- Resistance Training and Testosterone Patches, Testosterone Patches
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Endometrial Diseases, Pain, Postoperative
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation During Outpatient Endometrial Biopsy
The purpose of this study is to see whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (or TENS) reduces pain during an endometrial biopsy.
- Trial name
- NCT05472740
- Testing
- TENS 7000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cerebral Palsy
Contralaterally Controlled FES for Hand Opening in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial of an intervention to improve arm function in children ages 6 to 17 with cerebral palsy and upper limb hemiparesis.
- Trial name
- NCT02925455
- Testing
- Contralaterally-controlled functional electrical stimulation, Hand therapy video games
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Stroke, Acute, Stroke
Treatments for Recovery of Hand Function in Acute Stroke Survivors
Impaired hand function is one of the most frequently persisting consequences of stroke. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether two different types of treatment improve recovery of hand function after stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute, Stroke, Hemiparesis, Hemiplegia
- Trial name
- NCT00565045
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Head Cancer, Neck Cancer
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Head and Neck Cancer Pain (HNC) (TENS & HNC)
The overall goal of this study is to examine the effect of a single dose of TENS on mucositis pain and function secondary to head and neck radiation therapies.
- Conditions
- Head Cancer, Neck Cancer, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01194466
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Jennifer E. Lee
Stroke
Effect of Bilateral TENS With TOT on Upper Limb Function in Patients With Chronic Stroke
On the basis that the combined use of Uni-TENS and TRT is an effective intervention in upper limb recovery, and the advantage of Bi-TENS eliciting extra neural pathway in the intact hemisphere to facilitate the motor recovery…
- Trial name
- NCT03112473
- Testing
- Task-orientated training, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Stress, Anxiety
Cereset Research Long-Term Healthcare Worker Study
Randomized, controlled study of long-term maintenance Cereset Research after an initial 4-session intervention bolus versus usual care control following an initial 4-session intervention bolus.
- Conditions
- Stress, Anxiety, Autonomic Dysregulation, Acoustic Stimulation
- Trial name
- LT-HW (NCT05994261)
- Testing
- Cereset Research
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Stroke
Enhancing Function Using the RF Microstimulator Gait System Following Stroke 2008
The purpose of the study is to investigate new Technology for recovery of ankle walking function after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00864708
- Testing
- radio frequency-controlled (RF) Microstimulator (RFM) Gait System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Spinal Plasticity to Enhance Motor Retraining After Stroke
The objective of this project is to study the effects of an emerging noninvasive neuromodulation strategy in human stroke survivors with movement-related disability.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- NCT03645122
- Testing
- Paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation (PCMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Arthritis
Evaluation of Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Therapy for Pain Relief Following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
Evaluation of Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Therapy for Pain Relieft Following Total Knee Arrhtoplasty (TKA)
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Arthritis, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01641471
- Testing
- EMPI Select TENS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Stroke
Treatment of Hand Dysfunction After Stroke
Many stroke survivors exhibit persistent upper limb motor deficits and a non-functional upper limb. There is some promising information that suggests motor learning (ML) in conjunction with functional electrical stimulation (FES…
- Trial name
- NCT00508521
- Testing
- Functional Electrical Stimulation, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs