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Remote Electrical Stimulation for Pain and Depression Treatment in Cirrhosis

NCT06932783 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-03-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is being done to better understand how the study team can treat pain for people with cirrhosis and depression.

Enrolled participants on this feasibility study will be randomized to Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation (TEA) or sham TEA.

Conditions

  • Cirrhosis

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation (TEA)

Participant will apply TEA at home twice a day (approximately 45 minutes am/pm) for 8 weeks. The top electrode will be placed at ST36 (via acupuncture point) and the electrode patch will be placed vertically. Additionally, participants will agree to allow medical records to be collected, complete various surveys and have follow-up after treatment (approximately 9-10 weeks).

DEVICE

Sham Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation (TEA)

Participant will apply sham TEA at home twice a day (approximately 45 minutes am/pm) for 8 weeks. Sham TEA will be performed via one point on the leg and not on any meridian or acupoints that were used in previous gastrointestinal studies and did not yield any significant effects. Additionally, participants will agree to allow medical records to be collected, complete various surveys and have follow-up after treatment (approximately 9-10 weeks)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Elliot Tapper, MD · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-22
Primary Completion
2027-07-31
Completion
2027-07-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06932783 on ClinicalTrials.gov