Could a wrist stimulator boost brain recovery after injury?
NCT ID NCT07413562
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if a gentle electrical pulse to the wrist nerve can safely help thinking and memory in people with recent traumatic brain injury. About 30 adults aged 18-64 with moderate injury will receive either real or sham stimulation. The goal is to see if this simple, non-invasive approach is feasible and shows promise for easing cognitive symptoms.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 30 people
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- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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18 to 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 18-64 years. 2. Admitted within 3 days post-injury with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 9-12 at admission, accompanied by imaging abnormalities. 3. Presence of cognitive dysfunction assessed within 1-week after injury, with a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≤26. 4. Pre-injury Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score = 0 as reported by family members. 5. With a pre-injury education of ≥6 years, able to comprehend instructions and cooperate in completing scale assessments, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and magnetoencephalography (MEG) examinations. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Requirement for emergent neurosurgical intervention during treatment including surgery, intracranial pressure monitoring device placement, or drainage catheter insertion. 2. Unstable vital signs or hemodynamics, or presence of unstable cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic system disorders. 3. Pre-existing central nervous system conditions causing cognitive decline: traumatic brain injury, intracranial infection, brain tumor, epilepsy, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, carbon monoxide poisoning, and alcohol abuse. 4. Inability to complete assessments or examinations due to severe visual or auditory impairment, severe psychiatric or behavioral disorders, MRI contraindications, and MEG intolerance. 5. Short life expectancy due to critical illnesses. 6. Right forearm with extensive skin lesions or scars, right median nerve injury, brachial plexus injury, cervical spinal cord injury, or intolerance to MNS. 7. Pregnant or lactating women. 8. Participation in other ongoing clinical trials.
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Locations
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100070, China
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