Status unknownNCT01911312Updated Jul 30, 2013

Evaluation of Thermal-Aided Muscle Stimulation

An interventional study of Thermal-aided muscle stimulation and Body Temperature Stimulation in Weakness and Atrophy, sponsored by Niveus Medical, Inc.. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-07-30.

Sponsored by Niveus Medical, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jul 2013), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

Phase: Not applicable
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 20
Allocation: Randomized
Ages: 18 Years and older
Sex: All

Study summary

An investigation into the relative effectiveness of thermal-aided muscle stimulation vs. body temperature muscle stimulation for eliciting muscle contraction in the quadriceps

Conditions studied

Weakness
Atrophy

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In context

Atrophy

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Lead sponsor

Niveus Medical, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: 18 Years and older
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: Yes

Inclusion criteria

Subject does not meet any exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Age \< 18 years
Subject is pregnant
Subject has an implanted pacemaker/defibrillator
Subject diagnosed with epilepsy
Subject has implanted metallic femoral rods
Subject is chair- or bed-bound
Subject has neuromuscular disease or abnormalities
Subject BMI > 45
Evidence of disease or condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may compromise the conduct of or results of the study

Study design

Phase: Not applicable
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Crossover assignment
Masking: None (open label)
Enrollment: 20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

Experimental
Intervention
Device: Thermal-aided muscle stimulation
Active comparator
Body Temperature Control
Stimulation performed with body temperature control
Device: Body Temperature Stimulation

Interventions

DeviceThermal-aided muscle stimulation
Thermal-aided muscle stimulation is applied to subject quadriceps (one leg) with Niveus Medical Muscle Stimulation System 110
DeviceBody Temperature Stimulation
Body temperature stimulation is applied to subject quadriceps (one leg) with Niveus Medical Muscle Stimulation System 110

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Muscle Contraction Force
Measured in Newtons
Time frame: At 30 s intervals for 20 minutes

Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting

Melchor Pavilion
Mountain View, California 94040, United States
- Bahman Nouri, MD · Contact · 650-962-4690
- Bahman Nouri, MD · Principal investigator
Recruiting

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 30, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT01911312
Lead sponsor: Niveus Medical, Inc.
Responsible party: Sponsor
First posted: Jul 30, 2013
Start date: Jul 2013
Primary completion: Sep 2013 (estimated)
Last update: Jul 30, 2013

Study contacts

Brian Fahey, PhD

Contact

brian@niveusmedical.com

650-336-7922

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