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Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation and Controlled Heat in People With and Without Diabetes
Led by Western Michigan University · Updated on 2025-07-14
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
85 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators would like to see if the combination of TENS and controlled heat in a boot increases blood flow to the foot more than baseline or heat alone in people with and without diabetes. This may help people with diabetes and a diabetic wound that will not heal.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation and Controlled Heat in People With and Without Diabetes
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male or Female aged between 45-75 years old
- Clinical diagnosis of Type I or Type II diabetes
- Controlled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c 64 7%)
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnancy
- Current smoker
- Diagnosed neuropathy
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Allergy to tape or electrodes
- Diagnosis of dementia
- History of knee joint replacement
- Significant joint pain that may limit wearing a boot for 60 minutes
- Contraindications to TENS including pacemakers, dermatological conditions, or abnormal knee sensation
- Severe medical or neurological conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, arteriosclerosis obliterans, cerebrovascular accident, lumbar disc disorders, or rheumatoid arthritis
- Fear of electrical stimulation
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49008
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Research Team
M
Massood Atashbar, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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