Effect of T6 Dermatome Electrical Stimulation on Gastroduodenal Motility in Healthy Volunteers
Overview
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Study type
InterventionalDescribes the nature of a clinical study. Types include:
- Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results.
- Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices.
- Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best.
Study IDs
Site IRB
- Rochester, Minnesota: 17-004101
NCT ID: NCT03316105
Sponsor Protocol Number: 17-004101
About this study
The investigators are doing this research study to find out the effect of T6 Dermatomal Electrical Stimulation (delivered by a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) unit) on stomach motor activity.
Participation eligibility
Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy volunteers with BMI ≤34.99 kg/m^2 residing within 125 miles of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN; these will be healthy individuals with no unstable psychiatric disease and not currently on treatment for cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, hematological, neurological, or endocrine (other than hyperglycemia on diet) disorders.
- Women of childbearing potential will be using an effective form of contraception, and have negative pregnancy tests within 48 hours of the test day.
- Subjects must have the ability to provide informed consent before any trial-related activities.
- Eligible individuals will be asked to avoid taking additional medications and supplements for one week before and after the test day, unless reviewed and approved by the study team.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Abdominal surgery other than appendectomy, Caesarian section or tubal ligation.
- Positive history of chronic gastrointestinal diseases, systemic disease that could affect gastrointestinal motility, or use of medications that may alter gastrointestinal motility.
- Positive history of spinal cord injury and/or chronic back pain.
- Significant untreated psychiatric dysfunction based upon screening with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Inventory (HAD). If such a dysfunction is identified by a HAD score >11 on either Anxiety or Depression or difficulties with substance or eating disorders, the participant will be excluded and given a referral letter to his/her primary care doctor for further appraisal and follow-up.
- Intake of medication, whether prescribed or over the counter (except multivitamins), within 7 days of the study. Exceptions are birth control pill, estrogen replacement therapy, thyroxine replacement therapy, low dose analgesia or anti-inflammatory medications (Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen) and any medication administered for co-morbidities as long as they do not alter gastrointestinal motility.
- Subjects may also be excluded from participation for other factors at the discretion of the principal investigator.
Participating Mayo Clinic locations
Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.
| Mayo Clinic Location |
Status |
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Rochester, Minn.
Mayo Clinic principal investigator Michael Camilleri, M.D. |
Closed for enrollment |
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