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Effekt av perkutan elektrisk nervfältstimulering på symtomkontroll/nervsystemaktivitet hos patienter med diabetes typ 1 eller 2 (PENFS)

28 september 2026 uppdaterad av: Thomas V. Nowak, Indiana University

Effekt av perkutan elektrisk nervfältsstimulering (PENFS) på symtomkontroll och autonoma nervsystemets aktivitet hos patienter med 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.

Studieöversikt

Detaljerad beskrivning

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.

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

60

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studiekontakt

  • Namn: Maureen Schilling, BS
  • Telefonnummer: 317-278-2064
  • E-post: maschi@iu.edu

Studieorter

    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, Förenta staterna, 46202
        • Indiana University Hospital
        • Huvudutredare:
          • Thomas V Nowak, MD
        • Kontakt:
          • Maureen Schilling, BS
          • Telefonnummer: 3172782064
          • E-post: maschi@iu.edu

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

18 år till 60 år (Vuxen)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

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.

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Behandling
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Enda

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: 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.

Andra namn:
  • IB-STIM
Sham Comparator: 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)

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change in Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index Daily Dairy
Tidsram: 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
Tidsram: 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

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change in Heart Rate Variability
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 5

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

Baseline, Week 5
Change in Anxiety
Tidsram: 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
Tidsram: 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
Tidsram: 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
Tidsram: 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

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Utredare

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

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Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Beräknad)

10 februari 2027

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

1 februari 2029

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

1 februari 2029

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

9 september 2024

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

14 januari 2025

Första postat (Faktisk)

20 januari 2025

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

1 oktober 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

28 september 2026

Senast verifierad

1 september 2026

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IPD-planbeskrivning

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.

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