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TerminatedNCT04253860Updated Aug 4, 2021

Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Diabetic Neuropathy

A Phase 3 interventional study of Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation in Diabetic Neuropathy Peripheral, sponsored by Centro Universitario de Tonalá. Terminated at 1 site in Mexico. Open to participants aged 45 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-08-04.

Sponsored by Centro Universitario de Tonalá · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Due to pandemic od COVID-19, was difficult recruit patients

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 11 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2019, registered Jan 2020).
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
45 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. Patients with diabetic neuropathy will be randomly assigned to treatment with either TENS or TENS sham three times a week during 90 days. Clinical determinations are: pain, levesls of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and RPC-us

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetic Neuropathy Peripheral

Keywords

  • Diabetic neuropathy peripheral
  • diabetic complications
  • TENS
  • Neuropathic treatments
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In context

Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

1,003 studies on the registry are indexed under Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; 177 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 20 is below the median of 60 across 768 interventional studies indexed under Peripheral Nervous System Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Centro Universitario de Tonalá is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
45 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnostic of type 2 diabetes > 10 years
  • Diagnostic of peripheral diabetic neuropathy less than 5 years
  • HbA1C > 6.5 and \< 9%
  • Plasmatic glucose >140 mg/dL and lees than 350 mg/dL
  • Informed consent signed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Use of implanted pacemaker or heart defibrillator
  • Implanted brain stimulator
  • History of alcohol abuse
  • Use of NSAID, stereoids
  • Subjects with wounds, ulcers in legs
  • Subjects with hepatic, renal o neurologic diseases
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Care provider)
Enrollment
20 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TENS

    Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation will be applied for 30 minutes three times a week during 90 days

    Device: Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation

  • Sham comparator
    Sham

    A sham comparator will be applied for 30 minutes three times a week during 90 days. The device does not emit electrical impulses

    Device: Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation

Interventions

  • DeviceTranscutaneous electrical neurostimulation

    Sessions of 30 minutes of TENS will be applied three times a week during 90 days

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain perception

    Evaluation of neuropathic pain evaluated with VAS

    Time frame: Change from Baseline Pain perception at 90 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Tumoral Necrosis Factor Alpha

    Serum levels of TNF-alpha

    Time frame: Change from Baseline serum levels of TNF-alpha at 90 days

  2. Interleukin-6

    Serum levels of IL-6

    Time frame: Change from Baseline serum levels of IL-6 at 90 days

  3. C Reactive Protein ultra-sensible

    Serum levels of CRP-us

    Time frame: Change from Baseline serum levels of CRP-us at 90 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Guadalajara
    Guadalajara, Jalisco 45425, Mexico
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 4, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04253860
Lead sponsor
Centro Universitario de Tonalá
Collaborators
University of Guadalajara, Diabetes sin Complicaciones S.A de C.V, Mexico
Responsible party
Arieh Roldán Mercado Sesma (Investigator, Centro Universitario de Tonalá) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 5, 2020
Start date
Feb 1, 2019
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2020
Completion
Jul 30, 2021
Last update
Aug 4, 2021

Study contacts

Arieh R Mercado Sesma, PhD
principal investigator · Salud Enfermedad como proceso individual, CUTonalá, Universidad de Guadalajara

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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