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Efecto de la estimulación eléctrica percutánea del campo nervioso sobre el control de los síntomas/la actividad del sistema nervioso en pacientes con diabetes tipo 1 o 2 (PENFS)

28 de septiembre de 2026 actualizado por: Thomas V. Nowak, Indiana University

Efecto de la estimulación eléctrica percutánea del campo nervioso (PENFS) sobre el control de los síntomas y la actividad del sistema nervioso autónomo en pacientes con diabetes mellitus

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether stimulation of the vagus nerve can improve nausea and vomiting in diabetic gastroparetic patients.

Descripción general del estudio

Descripción detallada

The vagus nerve is one of the main determinants of gastrointestinal motility and gastric emptying. It has been speculated that neuropathy of the vagus nerve is the cause of the delay in gastric emptying in gastroparesis, the symptoms of which include nausea, vomiting, weight loss, early satiety, abdominal pain and bloating.

Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (PENFS) has been approved by the FDA to treat adolescents with functional abdominal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome. In this study, the impact of PENFS on gastroparesis symptoms will be evaluated.

After informed consent is obtained, participant eligibility will be assessed at a Screening Visit. A Hemoglobin A1C level (HgbA1c) will be drawn for this purpose. Eligible participants will then return for 5 Study Visits at which, they will:

  • Complete will complete 4 questionnaires
  • Lie in a supine position and have ECG electrodes applied to the chest and/or arms, palmar skin electrodes placed on the fingers of the non-dominant hand to measure galvanic skin response (GSR) and sympathetic nerve activity, and a chest strap to record respiratory activity. Once the equipment is placed, electrocardiogram (ECG) and GSR will be recorded for 20 minutes in the supine position. After the 20 minutes, participants will be asked to sit while ECG and GSR are recorded for 2 additional minutes. Participants will then stand for an additional 2 minutes of ECG and GSR recordings.
  • Have a PENFS device applied to the left ear (the device will be applied at the first four study visits, and not at the fifth). The device will remain in place for 5 days after each visit.

Each participant will have a PENFS device applied at the study visits, however, participants are randomized to whether they will receive active stimulation during the study. The device will remain in place for 5 days after each visit. On the morning of Day 6 after each study visit, the participants will remove the PENFS device and return it at the next study visit.

Participants will also complete a daily diary to document symptoms over the previous 24 hours. Prior to each study visit, participants will be asked to refrain from caffeine on the day of the visit and to refrain from nicotine use for 24 hours prior to the visit.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

60

Fase

  • No aplica

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

  • Nombre: Maureen Schilling, BS
  • Número de teléfono: 317-278-2064
  • Correo electrónico: maschi@iu.edu

Ubicaciones de estudio

    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, Estados Unidos, 46202
        • Indiana University Hospital
        • Investigador principal:
          • Thomas V Nowak, MD
        • Contacto:
          • Maureen Schilling, BS
          • Número de teléfono: 3172782064
          • Correo electrónico: maschi@iu.edu

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 a 60 años (Adulto)

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Todos

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Wiling to have one teaspoon (5 ml) of blood drawn.
  • Willing to have electrodes placed in the external ear.
  • Diagnosed with gastroparesis for twelve months or longer
  • Diagnosed with diabetes either Type 1 or Type 2
  • Documented delayed gastric emptying (>10% retention of the test meal at four hours) on a standardized scrambled-egg scintigraphy gastric emptying test performed in the last two years.
  • Upper GI endoscopy indicating no mechanical obstruction performed in the last five years.
  • Symptoms of nausea and vomiting consistent with clinical diagnosis of gastroparesis (as opposed to other causes of nausea and vomiting such as mechanical obstruction, acute viral illness, chemotherapy, psychogenic vomiting.
  • Documented Hb A1c within three months of screening or at the time of screening (<=8.0)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to provide consent
  • Pregnant females
  • Medical records indicate intestinal pseudo-obstruction
  • Diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia
  • History of prior gastric surgery
  • History of vagotomy
  • History of organ transplantation
  • History of seizures
  • Diagnosed with primary swallowing disorders
  • Subjects who are dependent on drugs like Marinol for their condition
  • Those diagnosed with psychogenic vomiting and not related to gastroparesis
  • Medically unstable subjects
  • Those at high surgical risk
  • Subjects taking narcotic analgesics daily.
  • Those with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (Hgb A1c>8) within three months of screening or at the time of screening.
  • Subjects diagnosed with hemophilia, psoriasis vulgaris are excluded
  • Those having a cardiac pacemaker will be excluded from the study.

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: Único

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Comparador activo: ACTIVE (electrical charge)

The PENFS device is placed behind the patient's left ear and connected to stimulation needles on the auricle. The appliance transmits low-frequency electrical impulses throughout the auricle.

The IB-Stim is a percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulator (PENFS) system intended to be used in patients 11-18 years of age with functional abdominal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The IB-Stim is intended to be used for 120 hours per week up to 3 consecutive weeks, through application to branches of Cranial Nerves V, VII, IX and X, and the occipital nerves identified by transillumination, as an aid in the reduction of pain when combined with other therapies for IBS.

Otros nombres:
  • IB-STIM
Comparador falso: Sham percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation (no electrical charge)

The PENFS device is placed behind the patient's left ear and connected to stimulation needles on the auricle. The appliance will not transmit any electrical impulses.

SHAM (no electrical charge)

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Change in Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index Daily Dairy
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5

A modified version of the GASTROPARESIS CARDINAL SYMPTOM INDEX - DAILY DIARY (GCSI-DD) will be used. The questionnaire evaluates 4 gastroparesis symptoms (nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, upper abdominal pain) and asks participants to rate the severity of symptoms over the past 24 hours on a scale from 0 (none) to 4 (very severe). Additionally, vomiting episodes are reported (0 for none, 1 for one episode, 2 for two episodes, 3 for three episodes, or 4 for four or more episodes). Lower total scores indicate fewer or less severe symptoms.

Baseline, Week 5
Change in Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorder Symptoms
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5

Scores are calculated by averaging the scores for each item in the subscale, with scores ranging from 0 (none or absent) to 5 (very severe). Optimal outcome would be a score of zero, no episodes/symptoms.

Baseline, Week 5

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Change in Heart Rate Variability
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5

Heart Rate Variability is reported on a 0-100 scale.

Baseline, Week 5
Change in Anxiety
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5

The General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-7 scale is from 0-21, where 0= no anxiety and 21=severe anxiety

Baseline, Week 5
Change in the measure of depression
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-8 is a questionnaire that measures self-reported depressive systems. PHQ-8 uses a range from 0-24, where 0=no depressive symptoms and 24=severe symptoms.

Baseline, Week 5
Change in Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorder Symptoms by Diabetes Type
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5

Scores are calculated by averaging the scores for each item in the subscale, with scores ranging from 0 (none or absent) to 5 (very severe). Optimal outcome would be a score of zero, no episodes/symptoms.

Baseline, Week 5
Change in Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index Daily Diary by Diabetes Type
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5

A modified version of the GASTROPARESIS CARDINAL SYMPTOM INDEX - DAILY DIARY (GCSI-DD) will be used. The questionnaire evaluates 4 gastroparesis symptoms (nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, upper abdominal pain) and asks participants to rate the severity of symptoms over the past 24 hours on a scale from 0 (none) to 4 (very severe). Additionally, vomiting episodes are reported (0 for none, 1 for one episode, 2 for two episodes, 3 for three episodes, or 4 for four or more episodes). Lower total scores indicate fewer or less severe symptoms.

Baseline, Week 5

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Thomas V Nowak, MD, IU School of Medicine/IU Health

Publicaciones y enlaces útiles

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Publicaciones Generales

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)

10 de febrero de 2027

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

1 de febrero de 2029

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

1 de febrero de 2029

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

9 de septiembre de 2024

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

14 de enero de 2025

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

20 de enero de 2025

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

1 de octubre de 2026

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

28 de septiembre de 2026

Última verificación

1 de septiembre de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

NO

Descripción del plan IPD

All data and devices will be stored containing only the study subject number and dates of device usage. Sharing this data will not involve any IPD.

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.

Sí

producto fabricado y exportado desde los EE. UU.

Sí

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