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Saving Life and Limb: FES for the Elderly With PAD

NCT02384980 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2016-08-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will take the first step to improve public health for millions of Americans with Peripheral Arterial Disease who have extreme difficulty walking due to leg pain. The investigators will assess a proof of concept, home administered, functional electrical stimulation (FES) system to resolve pain, improve walking, and enhance quality of life.

Conditions

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease

Interventions

DEVICE

FES (Gait MyoElectric Stimulator)

Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) will be tested in a group of peripheral arterial disease patients using the Gait MyoElectric Stimulator. The FES device will be applied to the calf and shin muscles on both of the patients legs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • MultiCare Health System Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David G. Embrey, PT, PhD · Principal Investigator

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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