Pilot Study for Peripheral Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of the Quadriceps Muscle

Spinal Cord Injuries Clinical Trial

Official title:

Pilot Study for Peripheral Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of the Quadriceps Muscle: Healthy or Deprived of Central Nervous System Control

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05888714
• Other study ID #: CAAE 64324122.0.0000.0068
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
• Contact: André T. Sugawara, MD, PhD
• Phone: 55-11-5180-7897
• Email: andre.sugawara[@]hc.fm.usp.br
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Feasibility study of a new medical device that will evaluate the usability and effectiveness of a cycle ergometer device associated with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (FES cycling). The study's objective is to evaluate the effect of the application of functional electrical stimulation of the new device on participants' quadriceps muscle strength in comparison to a medical device with similar characteristics and to a control group. Secondarily, the study will compare the usability of the two medical devices as evaluated by the participants and the therapists who apply the treatment, as well as the participants' satisfaction with the treatment, identifying possible adverse effects.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 15
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Spinal cord injury, brain injury or acquired muscle weakness
• Managed chronic diseases
• No contraindications to the practice of physical exercise
• Ability to communicate in oral and written Portuguese

Exclusion Criteria:

• Amputation of lower limbs at any level
• Unstable or acute fractures of lower limbs
• Contraindication for the practice of physical activity
• Open wounds in the lower limbs
• Consent withdraw

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Brain Injuries
• Muscle Atrophy
• Muscular Atrophy
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Device:
• Experimental FES cycling
Using the experimental, new FES cycling device, provide neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the gluteal, quadriceps and hamstring muscles at sufficient intensity to cause muscle contraction and push the cycle ergometer pedals for 30 minutes, for 16 treatment sessions (twice a week, for 8 weeks), in addition to conventional physical therapy for muscle strengthening.
• Comparator FES cycling
Using the comparator, marketed FES cycling device, provide neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the gluteal, quadriceps and hamstring muscles at sufficient intensity to cause muscle contraction and push the cycle ergometer pedals for 30 minutes, for 16 treatment sessions (twice a week, for 8 weeks), in addition to conventional physical therapy for muscle strengthening.

Other:
• Conventional physical therapy
Conventional physical therapy for muscle strengthening, for 16 treatment sessions (twice a week, for 8 weeks).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Instituto de Medicina Física e Reabilitação, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo	São Paulo	SP

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital	Agência Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Industrial (Brazilian Agency For Industrial Development)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

References & Publications (13)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in knee joint extensors peak torque (Newton-Meters)	Quadriceps muscle strength, measured by isokinetic dynamometry	Change from baseline knee joint extensors peak torque at end of intervention, completed 8 weeks after initiation
Primary	Change in knee joint flexors peak torque (Newton-Meters)	Quadriceps muscle strength, measured by isokinetic dynamometry	Change from baseline knee joint flexors peak torque at end of intervention, completed 8 weeks after initiation
Primary	Change in thigh perimeter (centimeters)	Quadriceps muscle integrity, measured by thigh volumetry	Change from baseline thigh perimeter at end of intervention, completed 8 weeks after initiation
Primary	Change in rectus femoris thickness (centimeters)	Rectus femoris muscle structural integrity, measured by ultrasound	Change from baseline rectus femoris thickness at end of intervention, completed 8 weeks after initiation
Primary	Change in vastus intermedius thickness (centimeters)	Vastus intermedius muscle structural integrity, measured by ultrasound	Change from baseline vastus intermedius thickness at end of intervention, completed 8 weeks after initiation
Secondary	System Usability Score	Systems usability, measured by self-referred survey (0-100, the higher the score, the better the outcome)	System usability at end of intervention, completed 8 weeks after initiation
Secondary	Patients Perception of Treatment Outcomes Score	Satisfaction, measured by self-referred survey (6-30, the higher the score, the better the outcome)	Patients perception of treatment outcomes at end of intervention, completed 8 weeks after initiation
Secondary	Adverse effects inventory	Qualitative evaluation of adverse effects, if any	Adverse effects at end of each treatment session with the assigned intervention, completed 30min after session initiation