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TEA Synchronized With Natural Breathing for EPS

30 de octubre de 2026 actualizado por: MetroHealth Medical Center

Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation Synchronized With Natural Breathing for Epigastric Pain Syndrome

The goal of this study is to assess the acceptance and usability as well as safety of the AutoSTEA device is in treating epigastric pain syndrome in adults. It will also explore preliminary clinical and mechanistic signals. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does the AutoSTEA device ease epigastric pain symptoms?
  • Is the AutoSTEA device safe and feasible for patients to use at their home?

Participants will:

  • Use the device for 30-60 minutes at home each day for 4 weeks
  • Have a phone check-in four times through the trial (once a week).
  • Answer the daily and weekly questionnaires which consist of questions regarding symptoms, device usability, and adverse events experienced.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Aún no reclutando

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

40

Fase

  • Fase 1

Contactos y Ubicaciones

Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.

Estudio Contacto

Ubicaciones de estudio

    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, Estados Unidos, 44109
        • MetroHealth Medical Center
        • Contacto:
      • Parma, Ohio, Estados Unidos, 44130
        • MetroHealth Parma Medical Center
        • Contacto:

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

18 años y mayores (Adulto, Adulto Mayor)

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Todos

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Diagnosed with epigastric pain syndrome according to Rome V Criteria
  • Experienced epigastric pain at least 3 days a week for at least 3 months
  • Must have normal esophagogastroduodenoscopy performed in last 2 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any history of gastritis, gastric/duodenal ulcers, or other organic upper GI diseases
  • Current drug or alcohol abuse
  • Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant
  • History of major abdominal surgery
  • History of severe mental illness
  • Total knee-replacement surgery or above-the-knee amputation
  • Any unstable or uncontrolled medical disorders
  • Current use of proton pump inhibitors, anti-nausea medications, or other functional dyspepsia treatments UNLESS regimen has remained unchanged and stable over last 3 months
  • Current use of anti-depressants or NSAIDs
  • Having any implanted electrical devices (pacemakers, defibrillators, neurostimulators, or any other implanted electrical devices).
  • Not being fluent in English
  • Having prior significant experience/knowledge with acupuncture

Plan de estudios

Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.

¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Tratamiento
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Cuadruplicar

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Otro: Treatment First Arm

This arm will receive the experimental treatment for 4 weeks.

The AutoSTEA device is a device that detects the user's respiration wave and synchronizes each breath to deliver electrical stimulation at acupuncture points via skin surface electrodes. With this automated synchronization device, patients can inhale and exhale with an uninterrupted and normal respiration pace while receiving the TEA treatment, largely simplifying the treatment procedures, improving patients' compliance, and enhancing the effectiveness of the method.

Otro: Sham first arm

This arm will first receive the sham treatment for 4 weeks.

The sham treatment is the same as the AutoSTEA device except that it doesn't synchronize with users breathing. It still does deliver the same electric shocks.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Patient's Symptom Response to the Treatment as Assessed by Functional Dyspepsia Symptom Diary
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of treatment in four weeks

This questionnaire will be filled out daily, and it describes the physical dyspepsia symptoms experienced by the patient in the last 24 hours. It is done on a scale from 0-10, with 0 meaning they have not experienced a symptom at all, and 10 being they have severely experienced a symptom.

From enrollment to the end of treatment in four weeks
Patient's Symptom Response to the Treatment as Assessed by Nepean Dyspepsia Index Questionnaire
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment until the end of treatment at 4 weeks

Assess how well a patient's dyspepsia symptoms respond to the treatment. This will be done using the Nepean Dyspepsia Index Questionnaire. One will be filled out weekly, where patients describe how much their dyspepsia symptoms have affected their daily lives. The scale for this will be 0-4, with 0 being no effect on their daily life and 4 being extreme effect on their daily lives.

From enrollment until the end of treatment at 4 weeks
Patient's Operating Experience with the Device as Assessed by Usability and Comfort Questionnaire
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of treatment in four weeks

Assess how easy the device is for patients to use in their home. This will be done using the usability questionnaire. This questionnaire will be filled out daily and the user will rate on a 0-5 scale how easy and comfortable the device was to use. 0 would signify the device being extremely difficult and extremely uncomfortable to use, while 5 would signify the device being extremely easy and extremely comfortable to use.

From enrollment to the end of treatment in four weeks
Patient's Operating Experience with the Device when Self-Administered at Home as Assessed by the Weekly Safety and Adverse Events Questionnaire
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of treatment in four weeks

Assess any adverse effects the device may have when used by patients in their home. This will be done using the device safety questionnaire. The safety questionnaire is to be filled out weekly, with any adverse event that is experienced being reported. These adverse events (if applicable) will be rated in severity on a 0-5 scale, with 0 being no experienced adverse event and 5 being extremely severe (requiring medical attention).

From enrollment to the end of treatment in four weeks

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Assess Patient Compliance with Device as Assessed by Daily Device-Use Log
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of treatment in four weeks

Patients will keep a device-use log that is filled out daily. They will write how many sessions they use the device for and how long each session was.

From enrollment to the end of treatment in four weeks
Electrogastrogram (EGG) Measure
Periodo de tiempo: Once during the initial visit and once during the final visit (weeks 0 and 4).

The patient will undergo an EGG. The myoelectrical activity of the stomach will be measured by cycles per minute (CPM), which is the frequency of electrical slow waves generated by the smooth muscles of the stomach. A CPM of under 2.5 or above 3.75 will be considered abnormal.

Once during the initial visit and once during the final visit (weeks 0 and 4).
Electrocardiogram (ECG) Measure
Periodo de tiempo: Once during the initial visit and once during the final visit (weeks 0 and 4).

Patients will undergo an ECG. This will measure their heart rate variability (HRV) by tracking the interval in milliseconds between each heartbeat. What is considered normal or abnormal will vary greatly depending on the patient.

Once during the initial visit and once during the final visit (weeks 0 and 4).

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Colaboradores

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

1 de enero de 2027

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

1 de enero de 2030

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

1 de julio de 2030

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

25 de agosto de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

30 de octubre de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

4 de noviembre de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

4 de noviembre de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

30 de octubre de 2026

Última verificación

1 de agosto de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • STUDY00000910

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

NO

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

producto fabricado y exportado desde los EE. UU.

Sí

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